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shores of Lough Neagh, Duneane near Randalstown, Slemish, Tardree, 

 Sallagh Braes, Carrickfergus Commons, King's Moss, Belfast Hills (Antrim) ; 

 Moneyreagh, Conlig, Slieve Croob (Down). — S.A.S. 5-6. 



111. POLITRICHUM PIL1FERUM. Schreb. 



Dry turfy banks — common from the Derry and Tyrone Mountains to the 

 Mourne range in Down ; rising to 2,000 feet. 4-6. 



112. P. JUNIPERINUM. Hedw. 



"Frequent on banks in northern glens." — Moore, Herb. Coll. Sc. Dublin. 

 Near Lisburn (Antrim). — Mr. J. Creeth. Ballygally Head (Antrim) ; near 

 Banbridge (Down). — S.A.S. 



113. P. commune. Linn. 



On heaths and bogs— common everywhere. Rising to summit of Slieve 

 Donard (Down) 2,796 feet. 4-6. 



114. P. gracile. Menzies. 



"Turf bogs — common in Ireland." — Moore, Proc. R. I. Acad., Series II., 

 Vol I., No. 8. Tardree (Antrim) ; Conlig (Down). — S.A.S. I have also met 

 with this moss at Tartaraghan, Co. Armagh ; probably passed by as a small 

 form of P. comimine, which it resembles. 



115. Poganatum alpinum. Btidel. 



Heaths and bogs — frequent. " Slemish." — Moore, Herb. Coll. Sc. Dub- 

 lin. Abundant on the Sperrin Mountains in Derry and Tyrone ; bogs at Toome 

 (Derry) ; Knockagh, Belfast Hills (Antrim). 5-7. 



116. P. urnigerum. Bridel. 



Heaths, and sandy and gravelly banks — frequent. "Banks in Glendun, 

 and other places in Co. Antrim." — Moore, Herb. Coll. Sc. Dublin. Near Lis- 

 burn.— Mr. J. Creeth. Knocklayd, Whitehead, Belfast Hills (Antrim) ; Castle- 

 reagh Hill, Slieve Croob, Slieve Donard (Down). — S.A.S. 12-2. 



117. P. ALOIDES. Bridel. 



Dry shady banks, especially in heathy places —common in Derry, Antrim, 

 and Down. 10-3. 



118. P. nanum. Bridel ', nou Weiss. 



Sandy and gravelly banks, and dry heaths— frequent. Old quarry, Castle- 

 dawson (Derry) ; Sallagh Braes, Slieve True, Black Mountain, Derriaghy, 



