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Proceedings of the Royal IrisJi Academy. 



Yaccinhmi myrtillus. 

 Callima vulgaris. 

 Lastrea dilatata. 

 Empetnim nignim. 

 Luzula sylyatica. 



, , multiflora. 

 Solidago yirga-aiu'ea. 



Anthoxantlium ocloratum. 

 Carex binerris. 

 Blechmim spicant. 

 Scirpus csespitosus. 

 Carex glauca? 

 Euplu'asia officinalis. 



The following alpine species and varieties belonging to "Watson's 

 ''Higioland type" were obsei'ved. They number twenty-five out of 

 the forty-one known to occur in Ireland, and out of the one hundred 

 and thii'teen occurring in Great Britain : — 





Height in ft. B. & Y_ 



CoiTy's height. 



Thalictruui alpiniun, 



1950 only. 



— 



Arabis petreea, 



1500-1300 



1850? 



Draba incana, 



1950, highest 



1850 to sea level 



,, ,, var. confusa, Ehi 



h., 1700 oniv. 



— 



Silene acaulis, 



1600-1100 



1800-1100. 



Arenaria ciliata, 



1950-1200 



1850-1400. 



Dryas octopetala, . 



1220-800 



1150. 



Epilobium alsinifolium, . 



1200-1000 



— 



Sedum rhodiola, 



1850 



1900-1150. 



Saxifraga oppositifolia, . 



1600-800 



— 



,, nivalis, 



1950 onlv. 



— 



,, aizoides, 



1600-350 



1800-600. 



Hieracium anglicum, 



— 



1300-600. 



,, var. decipiens, Syr 



Qe., — 



— 



,, var. acutif olium, B 



ack., — 



— 



„ ii'icum, (specimen 



poor). — 



1200. 



Oxyria reniformis, 



1950, highest 



1200. 



Polygonum viviparum, . 



1200 only. 500 (BenWhisken) 



Salix herbacea, 



1950-1700 



— 



Juniperus nana, 



1200 



1300-1200. 



Carex rigida, 



2110-1700 



1400? 



Poa alpina, . 



1900-1500 



1850-1700. 



Asplenium viride, . 



1600-700 



1850-100. 



Aspidium lonchitis, 



1600-1150 



— 



Selaginella selaginoides, 



1400-100 



1200-200. 



Scottish Sighland tyi^e : — 







Eubus saxatilis, . 



1650, highest 



1150. 



Circsea alpina, 



1200 



500. 



Saxifi'aga hypnoides, 



1300 



1850-600. 



Crcpis paludosa, . 



1700, highest 





Empetrum nigrum, 



2100 



1900-680. 



Listera cordata. 



2000, highest 



650. 



Salix phyllicifolia, 



1200, about 



1200. 



