Deschampsia.] GRAMINEA. 343 
I. On Knockboy in the Slaheny valley and on the south 
side of Mangerton, 1894.—V. On Brandon, 1905, and the 
Slieve Mish range, 1888.—VI. Frequent on cliffs in the 
Horse’s Glen and in other localities on Mangerton, 1904.— 
VII. On the Gormagh cliffs, Slieve Mish range, about four 
miles south-west of Tralee, 1892: R.W.S, 
This form is frequent on most of the higher mountains, 
and is almost always viviparous. 
Var, aupina Roem. & Schult—IV. Near the summit of 
Carrantuohill (More) Rec. Add. 1872. Frequent on the 
cliffs of Magillicuddy’s Reeks from 3,100 to 2,550 feet : 
Hart 1882.—V. On Brandon Mountain : Linton 1886. On 
Baurtregaum, Slieve Mish range : Hart 1882a.—VI. Upper 
part of the Horse’s Glen, Mangerton (H. N. Ridley) Journ. 
of Bot. 1884, p. 91. 
While there is reason to think that most of the above 
records for var. alpina should be referred to var. brevifolia, 
the plants gathered by Mr. A. G. More on the Reeks were 
examined by Dr. Boswell Syme and considered by him to 
be indistinguishable from the Scottish alpina ‘‘ except that 
the florets are not viviparous.”’ The experience, however, 
of Mr. Hart on these mountains, as well as of the present 
writer, was that whether the plant be really alpina or 
brevifolia, it was almost always viviparous in the stations 
recorded above. 
D. flexuosa Trin. Aira flexuosa Linn. A. montana Huds. 
Districts I. II]. WI. IV. V. VI. VII. VIN. — 
Native. Heaths, moors, rocky places, &c., especially in 
mountain districts. Rather common and locally abundant 
but rare in the north. Peren. June—July. Calcifuge A. 
From sea-level, as about Parknasilla, &c., to the summits 
of the highest mountains in the county, attaining 3,127 feet 
on Brandon (R£.W.S.), and 3,414 feet on Carrantuohill 
Hart). 
Tint record in 1844: S. P. Woodward, Phytol., p. 878. 
HOLCUS Linn. 
H. mollis Linn. 
Districts I. II. III. IV. — VI. VII. VII. IX. 
Native. Woods and shady places, on banks and field 
borders, &c. Rather common, but unevenly distributed 
and quite a rare plant over large areas Peren. July— 
August. 
First record in Cyb. 1898: R,W.S. 
