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DEOSERACE^. 
Brosera rotundifolia, Linn. Peat bogs ; common. 
B. intermedia, Hayne. Bogs between Kilrusb and Kilkee ; abundant 
in places. 
B. anglica, Huds. Eare, but abundant in bogs north of Carrigaholt. 
var. olovata, M. and K. Sparingly in a bog, north, of 
Carrigaholt. Apparently this, but less decidedly marked than 
the IS^orth of Ireland plant. 
POLYGALACE^. 
Polygala vulgaris^ Linn. Kilrush, Carrigaholt, Askeaton ; not yery 
common. 
CAEYOPHYLLACE^. 
Silene inflata, Sm. Clare Castle ; not common. 
S. maritima, With. By the Shannon occasionally, but not abundant. 
Lychnis dioica, Sibth. Coast south of Ballybunion ; rare. 
Sagina procumhens, Linn. Common. 
S. apetala, Linn. Bridge at Clare Castle, walls about Kilrush, and 
Eoynes. 
S. maritima, Don. Kilrush, north side of Tralee Bay. 
var. S. densa, J. Plentiful in large patches on dry sandy 
banks by the church at Ballybunion. 
S. nodosa, E. Meyer. Bogs at Ballycar ; also at Askeaton, and in 
damp grassy places in sandhills at Beal Point. 
Arenaria peploides, Linn. Sandy shores ; common. 
A, serpyllifolia, Linn. Limestone rocks, and sandy shores. 
A. leptoclados, Guss. Walls of Eerrybridge, and limestone quarry 
south-east of Eoynes. 
Stellaria media (Linn.) Yill. Eields and waste ground. 
S. holostea, Linn. Hedge banks ; frequent. 
S. graminea, Linn. Hedges ; frequent. 
S. uliginosa, Murr. Marshy places ; frequent. 
Cerastium glomeratum, Thuil. Dry places at Kilrush, Eoynes, &c. ; 
not common. 
C. triviale, Link. Common. 
C. tetrandrum, Curt. By the shore at Kilrush, and abundant at north 
side of Tralee Bay. 
Spergularia rupestris, Lebel. Kilrush, Eingmoylan, and abundant on 
sea cliffs at Ballybunion. 
8. neglecta, Kindb. Clare Castle, and salt marsh at Eoynes. 
Spergula arvensis, Linn. Cultivated fields ; frequent. 
