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river plants. The alpine flora is poor, when the superior elevation 

 of the hills is taken into account. One species, Simethis bicolor, is in 

 Ireland confined to this division. Another, Lathyrus maritimus, now 

 extinct, had here its only Irish station. A large number of rare or 

 characteristic plants occur^ : — 



Thalictrum alpinum, 5. - 

 Alcliemilla alpina, 2. 

 Saxifi-aga Geum, 3. 

 Saxifraga umbrosa, 11. 

 Carum verticillatum, 6. 

 Asperula cynanchica, 8. 

 Inula critlimoides, 5. 

 Arbutus Unedo, 3. 

 Microcala filiformis, 3. 

 Sibtborpia europsea, 2. 

 Bartsia viscosa, 7. 

 Pinguicula grandiflora, •>. 

 Polygonum viviparuni, 3. 

 Euphorbia bibema, 1 1 . 

 tSisyrincbium angustifolium, 5. 



Simethis bicolor, 1. 

 t Allium Scorodoprasum, o. 

 t Juncus tenuis, 4. 



JN'aias flexilis, 3. 



Eriocaulon septangulare, 7. 



Carex punctata, 5. 



Descbampsia alpina, 3. 



Poa alpina, 2. 



Asplenium lanceolatum, 3. 



Aspidium Loncbitis, 6. 



Isoetes ecbinospora, 4. 



Pilularia globuUfera, 5. 



Cbara canescens, 3. 



XiteUa Xordstedtiana, 2. 



2. Kerry North. 



South-western. Area 923 square miles. Maritime, with a more 

 limited and less broken coast-line than Kerry South. Formed 

 chiefly of MiUstone Grit and Coal-measures, which often rise 

 to over 1000 feet, with a broad irregular band of low-lying Carbon- 

 iferous limestone along the coast. Highest points — Sheve Mish 

 (2796 feet) and Mangerton (2756), both on the boundary line between 

 Kerry N. and S. No large rivers, and no lakes except in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Killarney. The area of mountain land is less than 

 half that in Kerry S., being 15 per cent. FuU half the total 

 surface is under pasture, and one-fifth under crops. Eight per 

 cent, is turf bog. Our very complete knowledge of the flora is 

 almost entirely due to Dr. Scully. 



Flora 705 species. Lowland plants are in general better 



^ The numbers affixed to tbe species sbow the total number of divisions in 

 ■\vhich each certainly occurs, and give an indication of its rarity in Ireland. 



