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of the road it is associated with the gigantic Asplenium niarinmn above 

 described. All the Wardian cases in Great Britain might be well sup- 

 plied with Adiantum capillus Veneris from Ballynalackan, and what 

 was taken would hardly be missed. 



Osmunda regalis. — Generally abundant. 



Botryclimm lunaria. — Localities, townland of Ballyscanlan, two miles 

 north of Spancel Hill, on road side, south of Ballynalackan ; Lisdoon- 

 varna ; Ardbooly, two miles north of TuUa. The first and last localities 

 were discovered by myself — those of Ballynalackan and Lisdoonvarna 

 by Dr. O'Brien. We both remarked that this fern always grows on dry 

 slopes, the aspect of which seems to be immaterial. The only exception 

 to this rule that I know of was a wet upland bog, west of Ballylongford, 

 county of Kerry, where I found the plant growing in abundance about 

 three years ago. 



Ophioglossum vulgatum. — Very abundant around Ennis, Lisdoon- 

 varna, Kilcarney. It seems to prefer a limestone soil, and generally 

 grows in flat moist meadows or pastures. 



PropessoeKin-aha.n, in commenting on the great interest of Mr. Foot's 

 paper, took occasion to record some additional, and, he believed, hitherto 

 um-ecorded localities for some of the species which had been communi- 

 cated to him since his own paper on the Distribution of Ferns had been 

 read, and also several localities which had occurred to himself during 

 the past summer. 



Botrychium lunaria — Turret Hill, Glin, county of Limerick, 1855 ; 

 discovered by Mr. William Kennedy. Feakle, county of Clare, August, 

 1859 (J. R. K.). This locality is far to the east of Mr. Foot's line. 



Osmunda regalis. — Clare River, one plant (J. R. K.) ; Althea Knock, 

 Althea, county of Limerick (Mr. Gr. Henry Kinahan). 



Ophioglossum vulgatum. — Eastmount, Trenchard (Rev. P. Lyons). 



Polystichum aculeatum (lohatum). — Rockmills, county of Tipperary 

 (J. R. K.). This fern here grows associated with some remarkable forms 

 of Scolopendrium vulgare, Clare River, county of Tipperary ; Lurgan 

 (J. R. K.). 



P. angular e. — Moira, county of Down; Cultra; Colin Glen, Belfast, 

 abundant and fine ; Clare River, county of Tipperary, rare ; BirdhiU, 

 county of Tipperary, abundant. 



Lastrea montana (oreopteris). — Valley, Birdhill, abundant, but local, 

 1859 (J.R. K.) 



SymenophyUum Tmihridgense. — Clare River, Limerick side, in im- 

 mense profusion ; Old Red Sandstone rocks on summits of exposed cliifs. 

 Sparingly near Castlewaller Deer-park, county of Tipperary. This lo- 

 cality is similar to that in which it occurs near Eeakle. H. JFllsoni 

 does not occur here. 



JI. Wilsoni {unilaterale). — Monounta-hill, Eeakle, county of Clare ; 

 on exposed clifi's of old red sandstone, intermixed with S. Tunlridgense. 

 In this locality and that at Castlewaller, the Eilmy-ferns strictly confine 

 themselves to the Old Red Sandstone grits which here overlie the Silurian 



