Ceterach.] FILICES. 367 
From sea-level, to 700 feet in the Slaheny valley and on 
the Loo Bridge-Ballyvourney road, and to 750 feet on the 
Roughty-Ballyvourney road (R.W.S.). 
First record in 1756: Dr. Smith, Hist. of Kerry, p. 374, 
No. 22. “In several islands in Killarney lake growing 
among the rocks.” 
The var. crENatUM Milde appears to be the prevailing 
form in Kerry as elsewhere in Ireland. 
SCOLOPENDRIUM Smith. 
S. vulgare Smith. Phyllitis Scolopendrium Newm. Hart’s- 
tongue. 
Districts I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VII Ix. 
Native. Banks, hedgerows, shady places, walls, &c. 
Common. Peren. July—October. 
From sea-level, to 1,800 feet on the north side of Beeown 
Mountain above Lough Reagh, Glencar (Colgan & R.W.S.), 
but not often seen much above 700 or 800 feet. 
First record in 1756: Dr. Smith, Hist. of Kerry, p. 380, 
No. 77. “In the glins among the mountains near 
Killarney.” 
CYSTOPTERIS Bernh. 
C. fragilis Bernh. 
Districts — I. — IV. V. VI. VIL — — 
Native. On damp cliffs in mountains and, exceptionally, on 
lowland walls and rocks. Rather common on the higher 
mountains, very rare at low-levels. Peren. July—October. 
II. Near Staigue Fort, 1906: Rev. H. Kingsmill Moore. 
—IV. On M’Gillicuddy’s Reeks (Dr. Balfour) Phytol. 1853, 
p. 1005. From 1,400 to 3,150 feet on the Reeks: Hart. 
1882, and in 1905: R.W.S. Sparingly on the north side of 
Beeown Mountain above Lough Reagh, Glencar, 1901: 
Colgan & R.W.S.—V. Near the summit of Brandon (S. P. 
Woodward) Newman 1844. From 2,000 to 3,000 feet on 
Brandon : Hart 1884, and in 1907: R.W.S. At 2,650 feet 
on Baurtregaum, Slieve Mish range: Hart 1882 a—in several 
localities on these mountains, 1888: R.W.S.—VI. On 
Mangerton and “on several mountains round the lake of 
Killarney, near the new road to Glanerought ” (Dr. Smith) 
Hist. of Kerry, p. 375. On the cliffs above the Punchbowl 
on Mangerton at 2,500 feet (S. P. Woodward) Newman 1844. 
Rather frequent in the Horse’s Glen, Mangerton, on cliffs 
