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Lame, W. H. P. Glynn, Glenarm Deerpark, Glendun, Glenariff, Carn- 



lough, Murlough Bay, and Binnagee, R. LI. P. 

 Down. — Tollymore Park, W. Thompson. Rademon Demesne, Cultra, and 



Hillsborough, W. H. P. Rostrevor, Clandeboye Demesne, Craigauntlet, 



Carngaver, and Crawfordsburn, R. LI. P. 

 Louth. — By the Two-Mile River on (Jarlingford Mountain [lobatum form), 



R. LI. P. 

 Armagh. — Near Tynan, W. H. P. On Ferry Hill, above Narrow Water, 



R.L1.P. 

 Donegal. — By the River Erne opposite Cliff, and plentiful on Crockaughrim, 



H. . Hart. Mintiagh, Charles Moore. 

 Tyrone. — Aughnacloy, G. H. Kinahan. Dungannon, W. H. P. 

 Fermanagh. — Not uncommon on the hills, S. A. Stewart. Plentiful in the 



county, W. H. P. 

 Monaghan. — Near Monaghan, W. H. P. 



Cavan. — Not uncommon on the hills of North Cavan, S. A. Stewart. 

 furcans. At Tynan, Co. Armagh, and in Co. Fermanagh, W. H. P. 

 gracile. Co. Fermanagh, W. H. P. 



The varieties lobatum and lonchitioides are of frequent occurrence, but we 



do not consider them very distinct. 



3. P. ANGV1A&E. Soft Shield Fern. 



Woods, glens, and hedgebanks. Plentiful. 



Essentially a lowland fern— excepting one isolated plant, we have never 

 found it at over 500 feet. Our district is very rich in varieties of this 

 species, which, on account of their complicated nature, we have found 

 some difficulty in naming correctly. 



acutum. Glendevis, Co. Antrim, W. H. P. Cultra, Co. Down, R. LI. P. 



acutilobum. See proliferum. 



attenuato-interruptum, Glenarm, Co. Antrim, R. LI. P. 



attenuato-furcans. Cultra, Co. Down, R. LI. P. 



brachiatum. Kilroot, Co. Antrim, W. H. P. 



bractaiato-cristatum. Castlecoole, Co. Fermanagh, W. H. P. 



braebiato-decompositum. Crow Glen, Co. Antrim, W. H. P. Stormont, 

 and Dundonald (Tripinnatum Praeger> Jones), Co. Down, R. LI. P. 



capitatum. Antrim Road and Springfield, Belfast, W. H. P. Holywood, 

 Co. Down, R. LI. P. 



capitatum (Eamulosum, Stansjleld). Glendevis, Co. Antrim, W. Gault, and 

 later, W. H. P. and R. LI. P. Clandeboye, Co. Down ; and Strabane 

 Glen, Co. Tyrone, W. H. P. Cultra, Dundonald, and Stormont, Co. Down; 

 Castle Dobbs, Co. Antrim ; and Lough Sheelin, Co. Cavan, R. LI. P. 



corlaceum. Castlereagh, Co. Down ; and Springfield, Belfast, W. H. P. 



cristatum. Dalchoolin, Co. Down ; and Kilroot, Co. Antrim, W. H. P. 



