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Tavelte Beit's. 

 2300 feet. 



Pyrus aucuparia (Goert.) — Corslieye, 1700; Mweelxea, 1400. Seed- 

 lings, or dwarfed above 1000. Frequent below, and well grown 

 at the base of I^ephin. 



IIWEELEE A . 



2250 feet. 



Blechnum loreale (Sm.) — Croaghpatrick, 1740; Ben Gorm, 2150; 

 Twelve Bens, 2000. Only locally plentiful, and does not thrive 



on tbe quartzite. 



Twelve Bejjs. 

 2250 feet. 



Silene ma/ritima (Witb.) — jSTepbin, 1870; Birreencorragb, 2000. A 

 sea-coast plant ascending mountains in tbe maritime counties, like 

 Armeria maritima and Plantayo maritima, and, like tbeni, fond of 

 siliceous soil, or on the quartzite. 



ACHLLL. 



2200 feet. 



Oxalis acetosella (Linn.) — Corslieve, 2000 ; Ben Gorm, 1850 ; Twelve 



Bens, 1900. Common at lower levels from about 1500 feet 



downwards. 

 Jasione montana (Linn.) — Ben Gorm, 2220 ; Croagbpatrick, 1900 ; 



MweeLrea, 2100. ISoi seen so high inGalway; not unfrequent 



below 1500 feet, especially on siliceous soil. 



Best Goem (Mweeleea Gkoup). 

 2150 feet. 



Viola sylvattca (Fries.) — At tbis beigbt \ea\ Peicheniachimia. — Croagb- 

 patrick, 1900. Prequent lower ; apparently dislikes quartzite. 



Maa]siteaska Range. 

 2150 feet. 



Hierammi anyliciim (Fries.) — Nepbin, 1490 ; Acbill, 1430 ; Croagb- 

 patrick, 1650; Mweelrea, 1600 and 1520 to 650 and 350, about 

 Doo Lougb. Maamturk range, 1800 to 1200 ; Twelve Bens, 



