Festuca.] GEAMINEiE. 429 



i8g6. — lY. Enniscortliy, Wexford {J. Morrison) ; Arklow and 

 Wicklow [More) : Eee. Add. H'ear Wexford and Grorey : Ma/nhall 

 i8g8. — ^V. Bray ; Golden Ball ; and Donnytrook, Dublin ; More. 

 "Walls at Lispopple, Co. Dublin, sparingly : JSf. C. i8g^. VI. Near 

 Ballyvaughau {Allin) : Reo. Add. GHn, Co. Limerick ; R. W. S. — 

 IX. Banks of the Eobe, a little below Eollymount, Mayo {More) : 

 Cyh. 



Apparently little more than a casual in Districts V. and VI. ; 

 but perhaps often confounded with the following species. 



5. r. sciuroides Eoth — Barren Fescue. 



Vulpia sciuroides Gmel. 



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



Lat. 51i°-55i°. Throughout D-eland. Type, British. 



Dry banks, pastures, waUs, &c. ; frequent. Fl. June. Calei- 

 fuge B. 



Sea-level in N. Deny and 8. Cork. To 960 ft. in Dublin (iV. C). 



6. F. ovina Linn. — Sheep's Fescue. 



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



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



Dry pastures, heaths, seashores, &c. ; common. Fl. June-July. 



Sea-level in N. Antrim and S. Cork. To 2796 feet in Down 

 {Flor. Ulst.) ; to 3000 ft. in Wicklow {Sort); to 3414 ft. in KeiTy 

 [More). 



7. F. rubra Linn. — ( 



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

 Lat. 51i°-55J°. Thi-oughout Ireland. Type, British. 



Dry banks, sandy shores, &c. ; frequent. Fl. June. 



Sea-level in Donegal and S. Cork. To 1600 ft. in -Down 

 (S.^P.). 



Va/r. AEENAEiA {Osleolc) — F. or aria (Dum.) — Frequent on sand- 

 hills. 



8. F. sylvatica Vill. — Reed Fescue. 



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



Lat. 52°-55°. Throughout Ii-eland, almost. Type, Scottish. 



Lowland. Eocky woods and glens ; rare. Fl. July. 



I. Cromaglaun woods, near the lake at Eillaraey {Moore) : 

 Cyh. still there in 1894; R.W.S. Eocky wood near Listowel, 



