Agrostis.] GRAMINEA, 341 
(£.W.S.), to 3,100 feet near the summit of Brandon (Druce), 
and to 3,400 feet near the summit of Carrantuohill, Reeks 
(More). 
First record in 1872: More, Rec. Add. 
Var. Lavis Hackel.—V. Near the summit of Brandon : 
Druce 1907. 
This form, first gathered by Mr. Druce on Brandon, has 
been described by Prof. Hackel as a new variety. It differs 
from the type in its larger spikelets and broader leaves, and 
in its panicle branches and pedicels being smooth instead 
of rough. 
A. alba Linn. A. palustris Huds. Fiorin. 
Districts I. II. TW. IV. V. VI. Vil. VI. IX. 
Native. Moist meadows, damp roadsides, ditches, &c., and 
on rocks by the sea. Very common. Peren. July— 
August. 
From sea-level, to 1,650 feet on the Reeks (Hart), and to 
2,450 feet on the Purple Mountain (R.W.S.). 
First record in 1756: Dr. Smith, Hist. of Kerry, p. 377, 
No. 44. ‘‘ Common on Mangerton and our other mountains.” 
A. vulgaris With. =A. tenuis Sibth. 
Districts I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VIE. VI. IX. 
Native. Dry pastures, heaths and waste places. Very 
common. Peren. July—August. 
From sea-level, to 2,756 feet on the summit of Mangerton 
(R.W.S.), and to 3,414 feet on the summit of Carrantuohill, 
Reeks (Hart.). 
First record in 1806: Mackay Rar. 
Var. puma (Linn.)—This var. or state occurs frequently 
in the county. It ascends to 1,169 feet on the summit of 
the Slaheny valley road and to 2,000 feet on the pony track 
up Mangerton (R£.W.S.). 
PSAMMA Beauv. 
P. arenaria Roem. & Schult. Ammophila arundinacea 
Host. A.arenaria Link. Marram. Bent. 
Districts — Il. I. — V. — VII. VIII IX. 
Native. Sandhills and sandy sea shores. Common and 
locally abundant. Peren. June—July. 
Ascends to fully 700 feet on the Great Blasket Island 
(Praeger & Stelfox). 
First record in 1756: Dr. Smith, Hist. of Kerry, p. 174. 
“ They [i.e. the Inch sandhills, Dingle Bay] are covered with 
a long kind of sedgy grass that renders them compact, and 
-binds the sand together. When the country people cut and 
