1903. CoLGAN. — Flora of Co. Dublin. 191 



* Narcissus biflorus, Curtis. — PVequent about the obelisk, Killiney 

 Hill, 1902, where it has persisted for upwards of a century ; abundant 

 over nearly an acre of old pasture, near Dardistown, 1903. I shall 

 be glad to receive recent records, accompanied by a specimen, of the 

 occurrence of this species in any wild station in Co. Dublin. At one 

 time it seems to have been frequent in the county. 



Carcx pan !cu lata, L. — Abundant in a swamp on Glencullen 

 Mountain, 1902. Also found last j-ear in abundance by Mr. Praeger 

 along the stream draining the marsh near Ballybetagh House. 



Clycerla Borrcri, Bab.— Frequent in clefts of the South Wall, 

 beyond the Pigeon House, 1902. 



C. pllcata. Fries.— Frequent throughout the county, occurring in all 

 the districts, and apparently more frequent in the lowlands than 

 G.Jluitans. 



Festuca uniglunnls, Solander. — In sandy ground near the Coast- 

 guard station at Rogerstown, 1900. 



F. IVIyuros, L. — A few plants on the permanent way near Donabate 

 railway station, 1902. Mr. Praeger tells me that he has found it this 

 year on old walls at Chapelizod. A rare grass in the county. 



Sandycove, Co- Dublin. 



NEWS GLEANINGS. 



The Belfast Field Club. 



The elections at the annual meeting of this Club, held on April 28, had 

 more than ordinary interest. With deep regret we read of the resigna- 

 tion from the Committee of two veteran members, S. A. Stewart and 

 William Gray. Mr. Stewart was one of the founders of the Club forty 

 years ago, and he has held a place on the Committee without a break 

 from that time till the present. Mr. Gray joined the Club a 3'ear later, 

 and has also a continuous record to show, embracing all the offices in 

 the Club. Their duty has been well done. On the other hand, we 

 welcome with feelings of the liveliest satisfaction the addition of three 

 Queen's College men to the managing body of the Club. Prof Syming- 

 ton, lately elected F.R.S., is now Vice-President, and Professor Gregg 

 Wilson, and his demonstrator, G. C. Gough, hold places on the Com- 

 mittee. It is now twenty-three years since any Queen's College 

 Professor held office in the Club— a strange and deplorable thing, when 

 one considers the respective missions of the two institutions, and the 

 almost unlimited capacity for mutual aid which they possess. May the 

 connection now so happily formed be long maintained I 



