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Spiraea ulmaria, Linn. 1700 feet. — Common. 



Achemilla vulgaris, Linn. 1850 feet. — Yery common on the moun- 

 tains. The hairy form, var. montana, Wild., met with 

 occasionally. 

 ,, al-pina, Linn. I^ot seen. — E,ecorded from Ben Bulben in 

 the Flora Sihernica, but only Achemilla conjuncta has 

 been gathered in suspicious situations near the foot of 

 the mountain. 

 Potentilla fragariastrmn, Ehrh. — Common. 



,, tormentilla, Schenk. Top of Trusk, 2113 feet to sea level. 



— Common. 

 ,, procumlens, Sibth. — Common about Grlencar (Yowell.) 

 ,, anserina, Linn. — Common. 

 Comarum palustre, Linn. — Only seen in a bog near Drumcliffi. 

 Fragaria vesca, Linn. — Common. 



JRuhus idcBUs, Linn. 1400 feet to sea level. — Common, especially be- 

 tween Manorhamilton and Glencar. 

 ,, saxatilis, Linn. 1650 feet. — Holes in side of Trusk, Glenade 



cliffs, and on Arroo mountain, Kinlough. 

 ,, discolor, W. and '^., and three other forms. 

 Geum urhanum, Linn. — Occurring frequently on talus. 

 ,, intermedium, Ehrh. — On talus of cliffs of Glenade. 

 ,, rivale, Linn. 1700 feet. — Yery common on the talus of the 

 cliffs. On Ben Bulben and in Glenade a handsome but 

 abnormal form was gathered, looking at a distance like a 

 small red anemone. The stem is short ; the inner calyx 

 segments are sometimes enlarged into leaves. The 

 petals are not only double, but number fifteen to twenty, 

 and vary in size. 



[Two roots cultivated in a garden have since produced flowers, 

 all of the normal form. — JVote added in Press, June, 1885.] 



Pry as octopetala, Linn. 800 to 1220 feet. — Generally distributed all 



over the range. 

 Rosa spinosissima, Linn. 1300 feet. Lough Gill, and occurring fre- 

 quently on cliffs. 

 ,, tomentosa, Sm. — Common in Glencar, and in a few other places. 

 ,, canina, Linn. — Common. 

 ,, arvensis, Huds — The commonest rose in Glencar. 



Crataegus oxyacantha, Linn, 1200 feet. — Common. 



'\Pyrus aria. Hooker. — Goat Island, Lough Gill. 



,, rupicola, Syme, E. B. — One tree seen by Yowell on the ex- 

 posed limestone cliffs over Glencar, 1882. 



,, aucwparia, (aa-eii. 1600 feet on cliffs. — Frequent; small stunted 

 trees grow up to 1850 feet in the large sheltered holes 

 so common in parts of this range. 



