Chara.) ; CHARACEA. 387 
ville west of Tralee, and—VIII. In brackish pools near the 
Banna sandhills west of Ardfert : R.W.S. 1889. Most prob- 
ably a not uncommon form in the county. 
Var. parituata Wallr.—IIl. Near the Inny Ferry, Water- 
ville: R.W.S. 1890.—VII. In a ditch near the sea west of 
Tralee (Marshall & Shoolbred) R.W.S. 1903. 
C. canescens Loisel. 
District — — — —~—~ YW —- — — — 
Native. Lake near the sea. Very rare and local. July— 
August. 
V. Abundant in Castlegregory Lake (R.W.S.) Irish Nat. 
1895, p. 39, and in 1907. 
First record for Ireland in 1895: R.W.S. loc. cit. 
This rare and beautiful species has since been found in 
two other localities in Ireland, one near Wexford Harbour 
by the Rev. E. 8. Marshall, the other near Galway by Mr. 
R. A. Phillips. Elsewhere in the British Isles it is known 
to occur only in a few stations on the English coast. 
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TOLYPELLA Leonh. 
T. glomerata Leonh. Nitella glomerata Chevall. 
District — — — ~ — — — VWI — 
- Native. Brackish pond. Very rare and local? April— 
June. 
VIII. In a small brackish pool near the Banna sandhills 
west of Ardfert : R.W.S. 1903. 
First record in 1903: R.W.S., Irish Nat., p. 116. 
This species can scarcely be limited in Kerry to the 
solitary locality given above; it fruits rather early and 
appears to decay soon afterwards and has been most prob- 
ably passed over elsewhere in the county. 
NITELLA Agardh. 
N. confervacea Braun. N. Nordstediiana H. & J. Groves. 
N. batrachosperma Braun. 
Districts — — II. IV. — VI. — — — 
Native. In large lakes, occurring in water from 6 to 12 feet 
deep. Very rare and local. July—August. 
III. &—IV. In two or three spots near the south end of 
Caragh Lake, and—VI. In some abundance over a rather 
limited area between Fir and Ash Islands near the Muck- 
ross Hotel boat-harbour, Lower Lake, Killarney: R&.W.S. 
