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MOSSES. 
SPHAGNUM. 
Sphagnum acutifolium, Ehrh. 
Slieve Donard, Slieve Bignian, Hen Mountain, Shanlieve, Slieve 
Martin, Chimney Rock Mountain, Deer's Meadow, Anglesey- 
Mountain, Clermont Mountain, Slieve Gullion, Pigeon 
Eock Mountain, Tollymore Park : H. W. L. 
Sphagnum acutifolium, var. deflexum, Schpr. 
Spinkwee River Glen : H. W. L. Yery rare. 
Sphagnum acutifolium, var. purpureum, Schpr. 
Ballagh Park on Slieve Donard, White River Glen, Rocky 
Mountain near Hilltown, Slieve Martin, Knockbarragh 
Hill, Camlough Mountain : H. W. L. Perry Hill, near 
ITarrowwater : Rev. C. H. Waddell. E'ot common. 
Sphagnum acutifolium, var. rubellum, Wils. 
Slieve Donard, Slieve Dermot, Slievenabrock, top of Shanslieve, 
Anglesey Mountain, Clermont Mountain, Camlough Moun- 
tain, Hen Mountain : H. W. L. Knockbarragh Hill : Rev. 
C. H. Waddell. Rare. 
Sphagnum acutifolium, var. luridum, Hiibn. 
By the Bloody Burn on Slieve Donard, Slieve Commedah, Spink- 
wee River Glen, Chimney Rock Mountain, Shanslieve : 
H. W. L. JS'ot common. ]^ew to the Irish Plora. 
Sphagnum acutifolium, var. arctum, Braithw. 
1885, Top of Shanslieve, Carlingford Mountain, White River, 
Glen on Slieve Donard : H. W. L. Yery rare. 
Sphagnum acutifolium, var. ascendens, Braithw. 
Shanslieve : H. W. L. N'ew to Irish flora ; very rare. 
Sphagnum squarrosum, Pers. 
Donard Demesne, near the Black Stairs on Slieve Donard, Slieve 
Commedah, Deer's Meadow : H. W. L. This moss is 
remarkably rare in the district. I found it very luxuriant 
in a small bog north of Hilltown. 
