Potentilla.'] EOSACEiE. 115 



7. P. palustris Scop.— JfarsA Cmque-foil 



P. comarum Nestl. — Comarum palmtre Linn. 



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



Lat. 51i°-55i°. Throughout Ireland. Type, British- Soottish. 



Marshes, bog-drains, and bog-pools; frequent and locally 

 abundant. Fl. June-July, Calcifuge B. 



Sea-level in N. Donegal and S. Kerry. To 1000 ft. in Donegal, 

 and to 1500 ft. in Tipperary {Sort). 



Much more abundant in the "West and North than in other parts 

 of Ireland. 



ALCHEMILLA, Linn. 

 1. A. arvensis Scop. — Pmrshy Piert. 



District I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. 



Lat 51i''-55J°- Throughout Ireland. Type, British. 



Banks, vaste places, and cultivated ground in light soils ; fre- 

 quent. Fl. May-August. 



Sea-level in IST. Antrim and S. Cork. To 1150 ft. in Down 

 {S. Sf P.) ; to 1300 ft. in Dublin and in Eerry (iV C). 



2. A. vulgaris Linn. — Lady's 



Siberniee bpac65 TTluipe (^Brath-oge-Mwirri), St. Mary's Cloak. 

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

 Lat. 51i°- 55i°. Throughout Ireland. Type, British. 



Pastures, chiefly in hilly or mountain districts ; frequent. 

 Fl. May-July. 



At sea-level in N. Derry ; montane in S. Ireland. To 1700 ft. 

 in Derry, and to 2300 ft. in Wicklow {Hm-t) ; to 2400 ft. in KeiTy 

 {Bruce i8qi). 



The varieties aipesteis {Sohmiit) and itlicattlis {Buser) are 

 reported as frequent in Antrim and Deny : S.SfP. i8gs- 



3. A. alpina Linn. — Alpine LaS,y's Mantle. 



Districts I. — — IV. — — — — — — — — 



Lat. 52i°-53°. Kerry and "Wicklov only. Type, Highland. 



Mountain cliffs ; very rare. Fl. June-July. 



I. "On the mountains of Keri" {LhwycT) : Phil. Trans, xxvii. 

 p. 524. On the cliffs near the summit of Brandon mountain, 



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