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Var. insitit1a (Linn.). Bullace——The Kerry stations for 
this bush are usually very suspicious, generally in woods, 
about houses, or in plantations. It nearly always occurs 
very sparingly, and although widely scattered over the 
county is probably not native there. 
P. avium Linn. Wild Cherry. 
Districts I. TI. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VII. IX. 
Denizen. In hedges, woods and about houses. Rather rare. 
A small tree. April—May. 
First record in Cyb. 1866: Moore. 
The Wild Cherry is thinly scattered over the county, 
usually about houses or in other suspicious stations. Several 
trees occur, however, about Killarney and Muckross, notably 
on Brown Island in the Lower Lake, which have all the 
appearance of being native. Even there they may have 
been bird-sown, or even intentionally introduced, as several 
Conifers growing on this island certainly have been. ' While 
probably native in the north of Ireland, this Cherry is very 
doubtfully so anywhere in the south. 
P. Padus Linn. Bird Cherry. 
Districts I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VI. IX. 
Alien. About houses, in hedges and thickets. Rather 
common. Bush or small tree. May—June 
First record in 1901: R.W.S., Topog. Bot. 
This Cherry is quite frequent in the county, nearly always 
about houses or in other obviously suspicious stations. 
[P. Czrasvus Linn.—I. Kenmare (Praeger), Topog. Bot.— 
occurs but very sparingly in the county, and then only 
where planted or bird-sown.] 
SPIRAA Linn. 
S. Ulmaria Linn. Meadow-sweet. 
Districts I. II. WI. IV. V. VI. VIL. VI. IX. 
Native. By streams and ditches, in wet meadows and other 
damp spots. Very common. Peren. June—August. 
~ From sea-level, to 2,200 feet on the Reeks (Hart), and to 
2,800 feet on Brandon (Colgan) 
First record in 1756: Dr. Smith, Hist. of Kerry, p. 85. 
