58 CAEYOPHTLLE^. \_Sagina. 



S. mmritima Don. 

 Districts I. II. — IV. V. VI. — VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. 

 Lat. 51^°-55i°. Coasts of aU Ireland. Type, Britisli. 



Eocks, banks, and sandy and gravelly places by the sea; frequent. 

 Fl. May- August. 



First found in Ireland by Eobert Brown, at BaUycastle, Antrim, 

 in 1795. The plant was first recognized as distinct by Brown who, 

 in 1797, described it in MS. from specimens: "growing in bare 

 spots by the sea side at BaUycastle." Brown's MS. and original Irish 

 specimens of the plant are now preserved in the British Museum. 



Vwr. DEifSA {Jord.) — I. BaUybunnion, Kerry: Stewart i8go. 



8. ciliata Tries. 



Districts I. — III. IV. V. VI. — — — — — XII. 



Lat. 51|-°-55i°. From South to North. Type, English-British. 



Banks, walls, and sand-hills near the sea; rare. Fl. June- 

 August. 



I. ITear Derrynane ; near Upper Lake, KiUamey; Tralee and 

 other stations in Kerry : R. W. S. z88g. — III. Milford Bridge on 

 the Barrow : Hwrt i88j. — IV. On the bridge at Arklow and near- 

 the castle ruin at "Wicklow {More) : Eee. Add. Eosslare, Wexford, 

 1897; Eev. F. S. Marshall. — V. "Walls near the sea about Dublin 

 {More) ; banks above Howth {J. Ball) : Cyl. Walls between 

 Howth church and the station: Flor. Howth. — VI. Near Moeme 

 Head, Clare {Moore) : Cyl. — XII. BaUycastle, Antrim, 1852 {Rev. 

 W. W. NewhouU ^ C. C. BaUngton) : Oj^5.— stiU there in 1882 

 {Stewart): Flor. N.-E. Sand-hills at Newcastle, Down: S.^P. 

 i8g2. 



2. S. procumbens Lion. — Procumbent Rearl-wort. 

 Districts I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X XI. XU. 

 Lat. 61J°-5.5J°. Throughout Ireland. Type, British. 



Waste ground, waUs, pastures, and damp graveUy places; 

 frequent. Fl. May-September. 



Sea-level in N. Antrim and S. Cork. To 1700 ft. in Donegal 

 {Sart) ; to 2500 ft. in Wicklow {Cyb.). 



3. S. subulata Presl — Awl-leaved Pearl-wort. 



Districts I. VI. — VIII. — — XI. xn. 



Lat. 51i°-56i°. West and North. Type, Scottish-British. 



Heaths and dry pastures, also on rooks and in graveUy places 

 near the sea ; rare. Fl. June- August. 



