108 SAXIFRAGE. [Saxifraga. 
Var. Srernperci (Willd.)\—S. hirta Smith—IV. On 
Magillycuddy’s Reeks : Mackay Rar. 1806. Sides of rivulets 
near the summit of Magilly-cuddy’s reeks, county of Kerry, 
1805 : Mackay Cat. The commonest form among the upper 
cliffs on the Reeks, ranging there from 1,500 to 3,150 feet : 
Hart 1882.—V. On Brandon (Carroll) Phytol. 1857, p. 76. 
Var. Sponnemica (Gmel.)—S. quinquefida Haworth.— 
IV. Near the lake in the Hag’s Glen, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks 
(fide J. G. Baker) : Druce 1891.—V. On Brandon : Mackay 
Rar. 1806. On a rock on the top of Brandon Mountain, 
1805 : Mackay Cat. From 1,950 feet above Lough Nalacken 
to 2,650 feet on Brandon : Hart 1884, and on cliffs looking 
east on Caherconree, Slieve Mish range (as S. affinis Don, 
(fide J. G. Baker) : Hart 1882 a. 
First record in 1806: Mackay Rar. 
What value the above varieties really possess, is impossible 
at present to decide. In such strongholds of these plants 
as Brandon and the Reeks, where dense tufts of different 
forms flower close together, it is almost certain that some, 
at least, are hybrids, and until this point has been experi- 
mentally investigated, it seems premature to assign specific 
or even varietal rank to them. Elevation and exposure also 
exercise a very marked influence on the growth of these 
plants. 
The distribution of the Hypnoid Saxifrages in Kerry 
appears to be very capricious. While they are abundant on 
the Reeks, they are absent in all their forms from the 
adjoining Purple and Tomies Mountains, although the latter 
are only separated from the Reeks by the narrow Gap of 
Dunloe and offer many suitable localities for their growth. 
Neither have they been found on the fine range of cliffs in 
the Horse’s Glen, Mangerton, nor on the Paps Mountain 
still further east. They occur on the long line of mountains 
between Waterville and Ballaghbeama Gap, but are absent 
from the Glenbeigh (Coomacarrea) Mountains with their 
numerous fine cooms and cliffs. They also appear to be 
quite absent from the wild range separating Kerry from 
Cork to the south of Kenmare Bay, although further in- 
vestigation there is desirable. 
The gemmiferous form of 8S. hypnoides has not, so far, 
been seen in the county. 
[S. oppositirotia Linn. Purple Saxifrage. ‘ Among the 
rocks near Black-stones ’’ (Dr. Smith) Hist. of Kerry, 1756, 
p. 381, No, 89. The mountains and rocks in the neighbour- 
