Narthectum.] LILIACEA. 289 
NARTHECIUM Huds. 
N. ossifragum Huds. Bog Asphodel. 
Districts I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VIL. VII. 1X. 
Native. Bogs, peaty moors and swampy ground. Common 
and locally abundant. Peren. July—August. Calcifuge A. 
From sea-level, to 2,750 feet on Mangerton and to 2,796 
feet on the summit of Baurtregaum, Slieve Mish range 
(R.W.S.). 
First record in 1844: 8S. P. Woodward, Phytol., p. 879. 
[PaRIs QUADRIFOLIA Linn. ‘‘ Herb Paris, True love, or 
One berry. This plant is esteemed as an eminent alexi- 
pharmic, for which use the country people take it in malig- 
nant fevers. It grows in the wood near Ross-castle near the 
Lake” (Dr. Smith) Hist. of Kerry, 1756, p. 377, No. 46. 
Although often sought for, this plant has not been refound 
in Dr. Smith’s station ; nor is it known to occur elsewhere in 
Ireland. In this and other records of the author it is now 
impossible to determine whether he wrote from his own 
knowledge, or merely accepted the records and statements 
of others. Young seedling plants of the Horse Chestnut, 
bearing a superficial resemblance to the Herb Paris, have 
often been noticed in the neighbourhood referred to ; it is 
most probable, however, that the record is due merely to 
erroneous information supplied to Dr. Smith.] 
JUNCACE &. 
JUNCUS Linn. 
J. bufonius Linn. Toad Rush. 
Districts I. IT OW. IV. V. Vi. VIL. VIII. IX. 
Native. Damp sandy or muddy places and on ground 
where water occasionally lodges. Common. Ann. June— 
August. 
From sea-level, to 1,489 feet on the summit of the Priests- 
leap road (R.W.S.), to 1,900 feet “in Kerry ” (Druce), and 
to 1,950 feet on Mangerton (R.W.S.). 
First record in 1881: Barrington, Proc. R.I.A. 
Var. FascicuLatus (Bert.).—V. On Connor Hill near 
Dingle (J. Ball) Cyb. 1898. This form appears to be not 
uncommon in Kerry near the coast. 
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