390 CYPEEACE^. ISeirpus. 



Kerry : H. W. 8. 1888 Sf i8qo. — V. Between Baldoyle and Howth, 

 and between Balbriggan and Hampton : Maok. Bar. 1806 — still in 

 these stations, near Howth., 1892, and near Balbriggan, 1895 ; N.C. 

 Abundant on the North Bull opposite DoUymount, Dublin {More) : 

 Reo. AM. — and in 1893; Hf.C. On Lambay Island (iS. M. Ba/r- 

 rington): Hart 188 jy. Salt marsh, north of Portrane, 1893 ; and 

 between Skerries and Lough Shinny, Dublin, 1895; N.C. — 

 VIII. Near Custrower Bay, Ballinabinch, Connemara : Wade Bar. 

 Near Eillala, Mayo {Moore) : Cyl. — IX. Moutb of DrumclifE river, 

 SUgo, 1882 : T. M. Carry, MS.— XI. Shores of Donegal Bay, at the 

 town of Donegal {Dickie) : Flor. TJlst. Shore at GrlencolumbkUl and 

 at Killybegs {More) : Cyl. By Lough Swilly near Eathmelton : 

 Han't 1880. Abundant by Horn Head bridge : Sart 188 1 p. — 

 XII. On salt and marshy ground occasionally covered at high water 

 near Ballintoy, 1797 ■ Brown MS. — still there in 1895 {Bev. S. A. 

 Brenan) : Ir Nat. z8g6, p. sy. Between Lame and Ballygally, 

 Antrim, 1808 : Templeton, MS. Cushendall and Lame Lough 

 {Moore): Cyl. Plentiful by the Foyle at Brook HaU, Derry: 

 Moore MS. By the Bann above Portstewart, Derry ; at Grroomsport, 

 Jioynx {Stewart) : Flor. N.-E. 



First found in Ireland, near Ballintoy, by Eobert Brown in 

 1797. 



EEIOPHOEUM Linn. 

 1. E. vaginatum Linn. — Ha/re's-tail Cotton-grass. 



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



Lat. 51i°-55i°. Throughout Ireland. l)/pe, British-Scottish. 



Bogs and moors, chiefly in mountain districts ; frequent. Fl. 

 April-May. 



Sea-level in Derry and in Kerry. To 2000 ft. in Derry {Moore) ; 

 to 2100 ft. in Sligo {B.SfV.); to 2800 ft. in Wicklow, and to 

 3000 ft. in Tipperary {Sart). 



2. E. angustifolium Eoth — Narrow-learned Cotton-grass. 

 Silerniei t)ldcpopcaic {Blaw-purrthoch), Bog Bloom — Cannabdn 



mona {Canna-vawn rmma), White-head of the Bog. 

 Disti-icts I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XL XII. 

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

 Boggy and marshy places ; common. Fl. May-June. 

 Sea-level in Derry and in South Cork. To 2200 ft. in Derry 

 {Moore) ; to 2800 ft. in Wicklow {Hart). 



