80 DTTBLIN UNIVERSITY ZOOLOQICAL AND BOTANICAL ASSOCIATION. 



Farran, of Malahide, in a letter, with which he has kindly favoured me, 

 states that he found the pine of a su emerged turf-bog full of them, hav- 

 ing fortunately chanced to be on the coast when a very remarkable spring- 

 tide occurred, which exposed the turf completely to view. I have also 

 to thank Dr. Farran for the loan of the specimens which he obtained on 

 that occasion, to exhibit to the Society this evening. 



In addition, I feel bound to state, that though, in conformity with the 

 views of Forbes and Hanly, I have represented the Norvegica which I 

 found at Tankardstown as the second instance of the species occurring 

 on our Irish coasts, it really appears to me that these two instances are 

 in no respect more indigenous than those found in drift-wood and wrecks 

 of ships also on our shores, inasmuch as they are only naturalised fo- 

 reigners. 



