360 FILICES. [Trichomanes. 
Dub. Univer. Rev. 1886, p. 484.—V. Mount Eagle near Dingle 
(Moore) Newman 1844. Several localities in the neighbour- 
hood of the Brandon Mountains are still preserved by Lord 
Ventry on whose property they are; it ascends there to 
about 1,000 feet: Hart 1884, p. 217. Two tufts under 
Brandon Peak (Rev. C. F. d’Arcy) Dub. Univer. Rev. 1886, 
p. 738. Seen on the Brandon range, 1914: A. W. Stelfox.— 
VI. “ First found in fructification on moist shady rocks near 
the Waterfall between Mangerton and Ture Mountains, 
Killarney, 1804°’: Mackay Rar. 1806. Abundant along 
the Tore stream (Captain Jones & Mr. Robson) ; in a ravine 
of Cromaglaun Mountain (Messrs. Wilson & Christy) ; at 
Gortagree between Killarney and Kenmare (Dr. Taylor), and 
“in a great number of localities ” in the Killarney district : 
Newman 1844, p. 309, &c. Abundant on Ture Mountain : 
Kinahan 1858. Now very scarce about Killarney and in the 
county generally, but seen growing sparingly near the base 
of Tore Mountain in 1889 ; this station, however—a huge 
mossy boulder—appeared to be known, as no trace of the 
fern could be found there on a subsequent visit (R.W.S.) 
Cyb. 1898. Gathered again not far from the preceding 
locality in 1910: Mr. J. Dwyer. 
Var. ANDREWsII Newm.—The Blackstones, Glen Caragh, 
plant, which differed from the usual Kerry form in having 
winged involucra and fronds lanceolate instead of trian- 
gular, was named as above after its finder by Mr. Newman 
in 1844; it was subsequently found to occur also about 
Killarney, but has long since been exterminated in all its 
known stations. By several botanists this variety was con- 
sidered to be only a state or form induced by an exception- 
ally favourable station. 
From sea-level, to about 1,000 feet on Brandon (Hart). 
First record in 1806: Mackay Rar. 
Few plants have suffered more from the depredations of 
unscrupulous collectors, both botanical and mercenary, than 
has the Killarney Fern. That it once occurred in sufficient 
abundance to form quite a feature in the local beauty of 
Killarney, the following lines from Newman’s British Ferns 
clearly show ; speaking of Tore waterfall he writes “‘ I have 
stood amid the roar of waters gazing on hundreds of the dark 
green fronds of this fern, as they waved to and fro in the 
agitated air, and sparkled with myriads of sunlit drops.” 
Not a frond is to be seen there now and the same, unfor- 
tunately, might be said of nearly all the localities given above. 
Several rocky streams from which peasants had removed 
