48 CARYOPHYLLEA. [Spergularia. 
S. media Presl. 8. marginata Kittel. Lepigonum marinum 
Wahlb. L. marginatum Koch. Sea Sandwort. 
Districts I. Il. I. — V. — Vil. — IX. 
Native. Muddy salt marshes. Locally abundant. Peren. 
May—August. 
First record in 1884: Hart, Proc. R.I.A. 
No doubt overlooked in District VIII. Both the smooth 
and glandular forms occur and are frequently found growing 
together. 
S. salina Presl. Lepigonum salinum Kindb. Alsine salina 
Groves. 
Districts I. I. WI. — V. — Vil. VUI. IX. 
Native. Salt marshes and waste places by the sea. 
Common. Ann. or Peren. May—September. 
First record in 1881: Barrington, Proc. R.I.A. 
This plant occurs in Kerry, as elsewhere in Ireland, chiefly 
as the glandular form S. neglecta Kindb. 
S. rupestris Lebel. Lepigonum rupicola Kindb.  Alsine 
rupicola Hiern. 
Districts — II. IT. — V. — VI. VII. IX. 
Native. On cliffs and rocky places by the sea, also on old 
towers and castles by the coast. Common and locally 
abundant. Peren. May—September. 
First record in 1881: Barrington, Proc. R.I.A. 
Occurs also, but very rarely, inland, as on the old Castle 
at Ballymaquin between Abbeydorney and Causeway, about 
five miles from the nearest sea. 
PORTULACESZ. 
MONTIA Linn. 
M. fontana Linn. Water Blinks. 
Districts JI. If. II. IV. V. VI. VII. VIL Ix. 
Native. Mountain streams and other watery places, also 
on damp or mossy ground. Common. Ann. April— 
September. Calcifuge A. 
From sea-level, to 3,100 feet near the summit of Brandon 
(R.W.S.). 
First record in 1881: Barrington, Proc. R.I.A. 
Both forms, M. minor Gmel. and MV. rivularis Gmel. occur, 
the latter being the rarer of the two. ! 
