436 GEAMINE^. [^Agropyron. 



There are but few trustwortty records available for this critical 

 plant {A. pungens) which may be expected to occur aU round the 

 Irish coasts. 



A. acutum Eoem. & Schult. 



Triticum acutum DC. 



Districts I. II. — IV. V. IX. — XI. XII. 



Lat. 52J°-55°. From South to North. 



Sandy seashores ; frequent. Fl. July- August. 



A large and very glaucous form grows on the Murrough of 

 Wicklow and at the mouth of the Boyne, near Drogheda : Cyb. 



3. A. junoeum Beauv. — Sea Wheat-Grass. 



Triticum junceum Linn. 



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



Lat. 61^°-55i°. Coasts of all Ireland. Type, British. 



Sandy seashores ; frequent and locally abundant. Fl. July- 

 August. 



LEPTUEITS E. Br, 



1. L. filiformis Trin. — Sea Sard- Grass. 



RothmlUa fiUformis Eoth. 



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



Lat. 51^°-55J°. Coasts of all Ireland. Type, English. 



Salt marshes and waste ground near the sea ; not infrequent. 

 Fl. July- August. 



IfAEDUS Linn. 

 1. N. striata Linn. — Mat Grass. 



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



Lat. 51i°-65i°. Throughout Ireland. Type, British-English. 



Heaths, moors, and mountains; frequent. Fl. June-TTuly. 

 Calcifuge A. 



Sea-level in If. Donegal and N. Eerry. To 2449 ft. in Down 

 {S. ^ P.) ■ to 2680 ft. in Mayo {ffart) ; to 2650 ft. in WicMow 

 (if. C.) ; to 3200 ft. in Kerry (More). 



