McArdle — A List of Irish Hepaticcn. 499 



Districts V. VI. . 



Hah. — Floating on stagnant pools, drains, and ditches. 



V. Drain near Newbridge, Co. Kildare, 1897 : Praeger. Ditch 

 near the Grand Canal at Ballyfei^mont near Inchicore, Co. Dublin, 

 August 1893 : Colgan. Ditch by the River Barrow, three miles below 

 Athy, Co. Kildare, 1889: Scully. Abundant in a large pool about 

 half way between Drogheda and Navan, near the railway, right-hand 

 side going from I^avan to Drogheda, 1870: Moore. Braganstown 

 Bog, Co. Louth, 1897 : Praeger. 



VI. Ditch by the side of the Shannon, near Portumna, Co. Gal- 

 way : Moore. Ditches near Passy, Co. Limerick (Harvey) : Moore 

 1876 



Order 4. ANTHOCEBOTACEiE. 



Genus 53. Anthoceros Micheli. 



1. Anthoceros Isevis Linn. 



Anthoceros lievis Linn,, Sp. PL, p. 1606, 1753, Lindenb., Hepat. 

 Eur., p. 112. IS'ees, Europ. Leb., iv., p. 329. Moore, Irish Hepat., 

 p. 670. Pearson, Hepat. Brit. Isles, p. 499, plate 226. 



Districts I. . 



Sab. — On clay banks, fields, and pathways. 



I. "Wet clay bank by the roadside leading fi'om Dingle toVentry, July 

 1873 : Lindberg & Moore. On a pathway in Burnham Wood, Ventry, 

 Sept. 1898 (Lett & McA.) : McA. 1901. 



2. Anthoceros punctatus Linn. 



Anthoceros punctatus Linn., Sp. PL, p. 1606. Eng. Bot., tab. 1537. 

 Moore, Irish Hepat., p. 670. Pearson, Hepat. Brit. Isles, p. 500, 

 plate 227. 



Districts I. II. — IV. V. VIII. XL XII. 



Sah. — In damp fallow fields, ditch banks, and by the sides of 

 streams. 



I. Frequent in Co. Kerry : Moore. Moist banks near Kenmare : 

 Carrington. Brandon, 1829: W. Wilson. Brandon Head, Sept. 1898: 

 Lett & McA. Maghanabo Glen, Co, Kerry, 1875: McA.; 1881, 

 and April 1897 : F. W. M. & McA. 



II. Co, Cork, frequent : Moore. Among paving-stones on the 

 ground at Queen's College, Cork, June 1899 : Prof. Hartog. 



IV. Sugarloaf Mountain (E. P. Wright) : Moore 1876. 



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