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E. ciliaris, but differing in habit from both of them. It was 

 pointed out to me, as probably different from any other in that 

 part of the country, by Mr. William MacCalla, the son of the 

 landlord of the inn at Roundstone. I have lately described 

 this plant in a paper read before the Linnaean Society. This 

 young man, although labouring under very great difficulties, 

 has by his own unassisted exertions, and with an almost total 

 want of books, obtained a very complete knowledge of the 

 geology, mineralogy, conchology, and botany of the neigh- 

 bourhood of Roundstone. He has now, I am happy to learn, 

 obtained the situation of national schoolmaster at Ballina 

 hinch. 



Roundstone is situated on the shore of the bay of that name, 

 which has deep water at all times of the tide. It is at present 

 a very small place, but appears to be rapidly improving. The 

 view of the Twelve Pins of Bunarola is peculiarly fine from 

 this point, nearly their whole extent being visible. Several 

 of these mountains rise to the height of 3000 ft. 



Mr. W. MacCalla went with us to the station of Gypsocallis 

 mediterranea (.Erica Hooker), in Glan Iska, a boggy valley 

 upon Urrisbeg Mountain. It is in the greatest plenty, occu- 

 pying the valley for more than a mile, and growing in tufts of 

 from 1 ft. to 2 ft. in height. He also pointed out a station for 

 ^fdiantum Capillus- Veneris, at the foot of a rock facing south 

 west, on the bank of Lough Bulard. The specimens were 

 small and few in number, but in beautiful fructification. 



Birterbuy Bay, of which Roundstone Bay may be considered 

 as a branch, is a fine harbour, extending many miles into the 

 land, and having, as we were informed, deep water in almost 

 every part. On a rocky island near to its head, called Cruig 

 Neit, we found I'nula Helenium in plenty, and more truly wild 

 than I had ever noticed it in Britain. 



Near Roundstone, asbestos is found in veins; porphyry is 

 very abundant: rich copper ore and bog iron ore may also be 

 obtained there. The low tract near to the coast, and the low 

 islands in the bays, are formed of granite ; the higher islands 

 consist of hornblende and porphyry. Urrisbeg Mountain is 

 mica slate and quartz, primary limestone lying in beds towards 

 its base, where, also, green marble exists. On the opposite 

 side of the bay, the granite rises into low hills of 200 ft. or 

 300 ft. in height ; that being, as I have before observed, the 

 highest elevation at which granite, in situ, has been found in 

 these districts. 



Our road to Ma'am led us again into the Clifden and Gal way 

 road, which passes by the celebrated salmon fisheries of Mr. 

 Martin at Ballinahinch. This is said to be the best fishery 



