88 ROSACEA. [Agrimonia. 
Lahard House, Beaufort, 1909: Mrs. Jenner —VIII. About 
Ballyduff and near Cashen Ferry bridge, 1902; not in- 
frequent by roadsides north of Causeway, 1908.—IX. Road- 
side east of Cashen Ferry bridge, 1908 ; about Inch bridge 
north-west of Listowel, near Gortagarrane west of Lisselton 
and in one or two places by the roadside between Listowel 
and Tarbert, 1904: R.W.S. 
First record in 1853: D. Oliver, Phytol., p. 1096. 
[Porzrrum PoLtycamum Waldst. & Kit.—P. muricatum 
Spach.—Burnet.—IV. Abundant over portion of a large 
field near Churchtown House west of Beaufort, 1908 : Miss 
L. Magill—plentiful there over several acres in 1909: 
R.W.S.—still abundant and extending over several fields in 
1912 : Miss Magill —VI. A few plants on a wall and meadow- 
side adjoining the Muckross road about half a mile from 
Killarney, 1887-89, but not seen there recently: &.W.S. 
As the Poterium was first noticed in the Churchtown locality 
only so recently as 1908, it is still impossible to say whether 
it will succeed in establishing itself there. While the Burnet 
was no doubt accidentally introduced in both the localities 
given above, it is interesting to learn that attempts were 
made to introduce this plant into Kerry as a crop nearly 
150 years ago. In Arthur Young’s Tour in Ireland, published 
in 1780 (the tour was made in 1776-78), he alludes on 
p. 116, Vol. II., to the efforts of Mr. Herbert of Muckross, 
to introduce Burnet, Lucerne, Sainfoin, &c., in his “ re- 
clamations ”’ at Muckross, Killarney ; the effort, however, 
failed as the plants were soon choked off by the natural 
grasses; most probably a similar fate will overtake the 
Burnet in its Churchtown station. ] 
ROSA Linn.* 
R. spinosissima Linn. Burnet Rose. 
Districts I. II. I. IV. V. Vi. VIL. VI. IX. 
Native. Sandhills and sandy fields, rocky places and 
mountain cliffs. Common near the sea, more rarely inland 
on lake shores and mountains. Bush. May—June. 
Inland stations are—I. On the north side of Hungry Hill 
at about 1,400 feet, 1894, and from 1,100 to 1,200 feet on 
Turner’s Rock between the old and new Glengarriff roads, 
* Gatherings from localities followed by the sign ! have been named by 
Major Wolley-Dod, 
