268 CERATOPHYLLEH. — [Ceratophyllum 
larney Lakes (H. N. Ridley) Journ. of Bot. 1884, p. 92. Still 
abundant in this pool which is used by the Killarnev boat- 
men as a harbour, and thinly scattered over the adjoining 
Ross Bay with which this pool communicates, 1910: 2.W.S. 
First record in 1884: H. N. Ridley, loc. cit. 
This plant appears to be confined in Kerry to one small 
area in the Lower Lake, Killarney. Only two localities are 
known for it in the adjoining county Cork and one in Lime- 
rick ; it is nowhere a common plant in Ireland. 
CONIFER. 
JUNIPERUS Linn. 
J. communis Linn. Juniper. 
Districts — I — — — VI. [VIL] — — 
Native. Rocky and bushy places. Rare and local. Bush. 
May. 
II. Abundant and fine about the south end of the Upper 
Lake, Killarney, 1906: &.W.S.—VI. “ In the mountains of 
Dunkerron and some few about Killarney lake, near Muck- 
ross” (Dr. Smith) Hist. of Kerry, 1756, p. 377, No. 52. 
“* About the Lakes of Killarney particularly on a rock called 
Juniper Island, near Mucruss”: Wade Rar; 1804. Still in 
Muckross demesne and near the east end of the Middle 
Lake ; abundant on some of the islands and on portions of 
both the north and south shores of the Upper Lake, Killarney, 
1888-1912, and [—VII. Frequent in Ballyseedy demesne, 
east of Tralee, 1890—planted]: R.W.S. 
First record in 1756: Dr. Smith, loc. cit. 
As a native plant in Kerry, Juniperus communis is now 
almost confined to the neighbourhood of the Killarney Lakes. 
It occurs there chiefly about the southern half of the Upper 
Lake where many fine old bushes still exist. It is much 
rarer than the closely allied J. nana in both Kerry and Cork ; 
indeed, with the exception of an old and unconfirmed record 
from the “ mountains in Bere ” which should most probably 
be referred to the following, it appears to be unknown 
elsewhere in the south-west of Ireland as a native tree. 
With the Yew, Arbutus and Pyrus rupicola, this bush must 
be numbered among the diminishing species in Kerry. 
J. nana Willd. J. sibirica Burg. 
Districts I. II. WI. IV. V. VI — — — 
Native. Rocky and heathy places and mountain cliffs. 
Rather rare‘and local. A prostrate shrub or low bush. May. 
