Phleum.'] GEAMINE^. 415, 



2. P. arenarium Linn. — Sea Cafs-tail Grass. 



Districts I. II. — rV. V. VI. IX. — XI. XII. 



Lat. 51f°-55i°- Coasts of all Ireland, probably. Ti/pe, English- 

 British. 



Sandy seashores ; rather rare. Fl. May- June. 



I. Castlegregory, Ken-y {Moore) : Cyl. At Banna sand-hills ;, 

 and abundant at Castlegregory : R. W. 8. i88g. — II. Near Clay 

 Castle, Toughal; and at Ballycotton: Flor. Cork. Sparingly at 

 the mouth of Fannisk river : AUin's Cork. Coast of Waterford 

 ( Carroll) : Cyh. — IV. Murrough of Wicklo-w {Moore) : Cyh. 

 Sand-hills at Arklow and northwards {More) : Rec. Add. Cahore 

 Point ; Haven Point ; and Rosslare, "Wexford : San^t 188^ p^ 

 Shore near Duncannon fort, "Wexford {Br. Barker) : Tenvphton 

 MS. — V. Plentiful between Baldoyle andHowth, 1806 : Mach. Ra/r. 

 Frequent at Sandymount and Portmarnock : Maeh. Cat. On the 

 Cosh and at the Quarry, Howth ; on Ireland's Eye : Flor. Sowth. 

 Abundant at Eush and Portrane, 1893 ; on the North Bull, 1895 ; 

 ISF. C. Grormanstown, Meath {More) : Reo. Add. — VI. Aranmore, 

 Galway Bay {Sart) : Rec. Add. — IX. Strand hill and Bosses, 

 Sligo ; Praeger. — XI. Doaghmore and Grlinsk ; Carrigart ; Glen 

 Bay ; near Ardara ; Ballyvickstocker strand ; between Greencastle 

 and Inishowen Head, and in many other stations in Donegal : BEan-t 

 18'jg, ^c. — XII. On the sands at Newcastle, 1797 {Templeion) : 

 Whitla MS. Dundmm sand-hills and abundant at Portrush 

 {Stewart) : Flor. W.-E. Abundant along the Derry coast from 

 Lough Foyle to Portst|wart {Moore) : Cyh. 



AGE08TIS Linn. 

 1. A. eanina Linn. — Brown Bent. 



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



Lat. 61i°-56i°. Throughout Ireland. Type, British. 



Heaths, moors, and bogs; frequent. Fl. July-August. 

 Calcifuge B. 



Sea-level in Antrim and in Kerry. To 2300 ft. in Down 

 {S. Sc p.) ; to 3400 ft. in Kerry {More). 



Much less abundant in Ireland than the other species of Agrostu 

 and quite rare over considerable areas. 



