Equisetum.] HQUISETACEA. 379 
From sea-level, to 1,450 feet on the Reeks (Hart), and to 
1,500 feet near the Connor Hill road (Praeger). 
First record in 1882: Hart, Proc. R.I.A. 
Var. FLUVIATILE (Linn.). A common form in Kerry. 
E. hyemale Linn. 
Districts — — — — — VI. — [VII] — 
Native. River banks. Very rare and local, but usually 
abundant where it occurs. Peren. June—July. 
VI. In several places by the River Flesk between Flesk 
Castle bridge and Brewsterfield bridge, and more sparingly 
by the River Laune not far from Ballymalis Castle : R.W.S. 
1888, dc., and in 1903 [—VIII. “In a bog through which 
the said rivulet (the River Brick, not far from Lixnaw) runs ”’ 
(Dr. Smith) Hist. of Kerry, 1756, p. 375|—but not seen there 
in recent times. 
First record in 1756: Dr. Smith, loc. cit. 
It is probable that Dr. Smith’s early record “ Equisetum 
nudum Ger,” should be referred to HZ. limosum which occurs 
as commonly in the locality he mentions as elsewhere in the 
county, whereas HZ. hyemale, if it really exists about Lixnaw, 
has not been seen there since Dr. Smith’s time, 160 years ago. 
Moreover, HZ. hyemale is an inhabitant of river banks and 
wet thickets rather than of bogs, and, as at present known, 
is confined in Kerry to the Rivers Flesk and Laune. 
E. trachyodon Braun. E. Mackatt Newm. 
Districts — — — IV. — VI. — — — 
Native. Shady or bushy river banks. Very rare and local. 
Peren. June—July. 
IV. Sparingly by the river-side in Beaufort demesne, 1902 , 
and again some distance lower down the Laune, 1888.— 
VI. Rather sparingly by the side of the River Laune in one 
or two spots below Ballymalis Castle : R.W.S. 1889, and in 
1903. 
First record in 1889: R.W.S., Journ. of Bot. ; 
This plant appears to be confined in Kerry to a few miles 
of the River Laune. It is rare in Ireland generally, and 
with the exception of another station near Cork, is known to 
occur elsewhere only in a few localities in the west and north. 
E. variegatum Schleich. 
Districts — — — IV. — VI — — = 
Native. In ditches and shallow water about lake-margins, 
and on a damp mountain cliff. Very rare and local. Peren. 
July—August, 
