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 252 IRISH PLANTS OBSERVED IN JULY, 1895. Lychnis Githago Scop. Apparently scarce ; only seen in one spot near Clonbur (8). Stellaria palustris Retz. 8. In a swamp near Clonbur, within a few j'ards of the Mayo boundary, but apparently not crossing the line. Arenaria serpyllifolia L. 9. Both the type and well-marked A. leptoclados Guss. grow on the limestone, S. of L. Mask. Sagina nodosa Fenzl. 8, 9. Damp hollows, S. of L. Mask. Hypericum Androsmmum L. 8. Maam ; Clonbur. 9. Clonbur. — H, dubium Leers. 8. Maam ; frequent to the W. of Clonbur. 9. About Clonbur and Cong. Malva moschata L. 3. Hill above Ferrybank. 9. Cong ; very scarce, but not looking like an escape. M. sylvestris L. has the appearance of an outcast at Oughterard. Geranium lucidum L. 8, 9. Plentiful about Clonbur and Cong, on the limestone. A curious prostrate limestone form (or variety) of G. Bohertianum L., with glabrous calyx, is plentiful in Dist. 8 and 9, S. of L. Mask. *' Seemingly a departure from type towards the var. ruhricaule ?, or perhaps near G. semiglahrum Jord. ; but I have not specimens " (Bennett in litt.). Euonymus eiiropmus L. 8, 9. Remarkably abundant in the woods between Clonbur and Cong. Rhaimins catharticus L. and jR. Frangula L. 8, 9. On limestone near L. Mask, the latter being quite prostrate. Acer Pseudo-pla- tanus L. also occurs (in Dist. 9), quite naturalized, the seeds having been wind-borne from plantations about Clonbur. Ononis repens L. 9. Cong; a spinous form, seen only in one very restricted station. Melilotus officinalis Lam. 3. On a bank near the railway- station at Ferrybank ; possibly native. Lotus uliginosus Schkuhr. 8. Moist meadows, Maam. Vicia hirsuta Gray. 8. Near Clonbur. — F. Cracca L. var. incana Thuill. 8, 9. On limestone, about Clonbur. Primus Avium L. 3. Near Ferrybank ; probably bird-sown. — P. Cerasus L. 8. In hedges near Clonbur ; doubtless introduced. Rubus plicatus Wh. & N. 8, 9'''. On limestone, S. of L. Mask. Owing to the exceptional drought, it was very stunted. — Var. hemi- stemon (P. J. MuelL). 8". Damp ground by the river at Maam, not far from the inn. — R. Lindleianus Lees. 3*. Ferrybank. 8*, 9*. On limestone, S. of L. Mask. — R. erythrinus Genev. 9. On limestone, S. of L. Mask ; a little altered by soil and situation, and showing some approach towards R. incurvatus Bab. New to Ireland. — R. rhamnif alius Wh. & N. 8. Maam and Clonbur.— R. pulcherrimus Neum. 8*. Maam and Clonbur. 9*. Cong. — R. dumnoniensis Bab. 3. Ferrybank. 8. Maam. The latter was a stunted form (much recalling rusticanus in appearance) with extraordinarily large petals, of which Dr. Focke wrote : ** Exactly the same small state of the plant I saw in W. Cornwall." New to Ireland. — R. ar- gentatus P. J. Muell. 9. A form of this, slightly **off type," but much resembling the Herefordshire specimens in the ** Set" (No. 30), occurs near Cong. New to Ireland. — R. silvaticus Wh. & N. 8*. Maam ; a small form. — Obs, A very handsome bramble, allied to