Hart — Report on the Botany of Macgillicuddyh Reeks. 577 



hypnoides forms to S. hirta, Sm. This plant is very variable, and 

 occurs in two well-marked forms, the typical plant occurring at 

 greater heights, and usually in more alpine situations and amongst 

 alpine neighbours. Specimens from Baurtregaum, on the Slieve !Mish 

 range Mr. Baker has called S. affinis, Don. It is quite indistinguish- 

 able from the plant of the Eeeks ; but bears sometimes a close resem- 

 blance to S. cces2ntosa, Linn. Unfortunately an inversion of names 

 appeared in my " Pteport^ on the Botany of the Galtee Mountains." 

 I have there said that 8. platypetala is the form usually met with in 

 wetter mossy places at low levels by streams; "while 8. Mrta, var. 

 genuina, the finest cut form with bristle-pointed leaves, is especially 

 characteristic of the bases of the loftier cliffs." These names should 

 be transposed. S. platypetala of the Galtees, this finest leaved form, 

 is very distinct in appearance, more so, I think, than any of the others ; 

 it is named 8. sponheimica, Grm., by Baker, and I have only met with 

 it upon the Galtees. 



~\\^ith regard to the >S'. umhrosa forms ; as we travel westward S. 

 geum becomes more prevalent. On the Galtees S. umbrosa alone 

 occurs ; on the Eeeks >S'. umlrosa is most abundant ; but S. geum 

 is frequent, while >S', Mrsuta occui's. >S'. ge%im, however, never 

 ascends to any great height on the Eeeks, finding its upper limit 

 at 1650 feet in Cumloughra, while 8. Jiirsuta is quite lowland. 

 On the Slieve Mish Mountain, west of Tralee, 8. geum prevails at 

 2500 feet, and is abundant. 



GENEEAL LIST OE PLANTS 

 Observed on the Macgillictjbdx's Eeezs, arranged in descending order. 



SuMani OF Caeea:n' Tuohlll. 

 3414 feet. 



Galium saxatile (Linn.) — On all the summits, and downwards. 



Vaccinium Myrtilkis (Linn.) — On all the summits, and downwards. 



Armeria maritima CWilld.) — Occurs on all the highest points com- 

 monly, and reaches downwards to 1900 feet on the cliffs of 

 Caher, S.W. from Cumloughra; and 1000 feet on the muddy 

 shore of Curraghmore lake. 



Rumex Acetosa (Linn.) — On all the summits, and downwards. 



R. acetosella (Linn.) — IS'ot so common as the last; occurs again at 3070 

 feet, S.W. from Lough Cummeenapeasta, and elsewhere. 



Luzula siilvatica (Bichen.) — "With the last, and on the summit above 

 Lough Cummeenmore at 3070 feet; decreases at 2000 feet, and 

 scarce lower than 1500 feet in Cumloughra. 



2 These Proceedings, antea p. 392. 



