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NOTES. 



BOTANY. 



Hygrophorus intermedius in Ireland. 



In June, 1908, I gathered on the south shore of the most eastern of the 

 Rough Islands, Lower L/Ough Erne, a fungus which was identified at 

 Kew as Hygrophorus intermedius. Pass., with the remark added, " this is 

 the first record for Ireland." This5'ear, at the latter end of July, I found 

 three plants of the same fungus on Rossharbour Island, distant about 

 two miles from Rough Island — these also were identified at Kew. 



He:rbe;rt Tre:vei,yan. 

 Army and Nav)' Club, London. 



Trifolium glomeratum at Brittas Bay, Co. Wicklow. 



The finding of this rare clover by the Dublin Field Club party who 

 visited Brittas Bay on June 12, is worthy of a more conspicuous notice 

 than that accorded to it, in the report of the Excursion on p. 228. For 

 long, the sandy shore near Wicklow was the only known Irish station 

 of this little Trefoil ; in 1897, Rev. E. S. Marshall discovered it at Rosslare 

 in Wexford. A third station is now added, lying between these two. 

 The plant was found growing in chinks of a low wall near Brittas Bridge, 

 but probably its head-quarters are on some part of the adjoining sandy 

 ground. Mr. W. F. Gunn has kindly sent me specimens. 



R. LlyOYD PiiAEGER. 



Dublin. 



Spiranthes Romanzoffiana not in Devonshire. 



In " The Country-side " for August 22, 1908, the following appeared 

 among the " Nature Records" : — 



"Spiranthes gemmipara, found in plenty in a locality (name sup- 

 pressed) in East Devon. — (M. P.\GE). [This plant has been properly 

 identified. It has been supposed to occur only in Ireland. — Ed.]." 



Other references to this important find, due in part to my enquiries, 

 appeared in the same Journal for vSeptember 12, p. 201, and December 5, 

 p. 36. In response to further enquiries, Mrs. Page has been so kind as to 

 send me fresh specimens whicli she states are the same as those collected 

 last year. They belong to Epipactis palustris. 



R. IvI^OYD PraEGER. 



Dublin. 



Irish Thymes. 



In a note on Thymes in the Journal of Botany for October, Mr. G. C. 

 Druce records T. glaber Mill. {T. Cha?)i<Edrys Fr.) from Brandon, Kerry 

 S. ; T. ovatus Mill. {T. Chavicedrys auct.) from Derrynane, Kerry S. ; and 

 T.prcecox, Opiz. from Cave Hill, Co, Antrim. 



