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Tlie rock, or rather sliingle, amongst which, these plants grow is a 

 rapidly disintegrating schistose rock. The slopes are very steep and 

 of insecure footing, but with a little care all these plants may easily 

 be viewed, and the risk is rather that of a slide upon gravel than a fall 

 amongst cliffs. 



Croaghpateick:. 

 Summit, 2510 feet. 

 The first twelve of Nephin and Eumex acetosella 

 Juncus squarrosus. j Poa annua. 



Down Sotjth-East. 

 2350 feet. 

 ■ • Carex binervis. 



1850 feet. 

 Eriophorum vaginatum. 



1740 feet. 

 Juniperus nana. | Lycopodium selago. 



1690 feet. 

 Erica cinerea (begins). 



1670 feet. 

 Antennaria dioica. 



Down ]S"oeth. 



1900 feet. 



Viola sylvatica. | Jasione montana. 



Melampyrum pratense. 



1850 feet. 

 IIppee, Limit of Alpine Plants. 



Salix herbacea. 

 Carex flava. 



C. pilulifera. 

 C. binervis. 



1800 feet. 

 Asplenium viride. 



1740 feet. 



Sedum rhodiola. 

 Hedera helix. 

 Euphrasia officinalis 



Polypodium vulgare. 



Oxyria reniformis. 

 Blechnum boreale. 

 Asplenium viride. 



