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views as we went along. After lunch at the Railway Hotel, 

 a long afternoon was spent about Clifden Castle, where the 

 first taste of the western flora, rocky hills blazing with 

 Daheocia polifolia, Erica cinerea, Ulex Gallii, &c., aroused 

 the greatest interest. But this was surpassed on the following 

 morning, when after a long drive through the bogs the party 

 swept down on Craigga More Lough, with its flora of Erica 

 Mackaii, Dabeocia, Eriocaulon, Lobelia, Isoetes, Hymen- 

 phylhim tiinhridgense, Taxus, Juniperus nana, three 

 Droseras, Pinguicula lusitanica, Cladium, Saxifraga um- 

 hrosa, and so on. We drove on to Roundstone, w^here after 

 lunch we ascended Urrisbeg and studied that amazing view 

 over sea and lake and bog. Here also we had a demon- 

 stration of the geography of the district, and some dis- 

 cussion on glacial problems. Thence we descended through a 

 blaze of gorse and heather to Dog's Bay, where the famous 

 foraminiferal sand excited much attention, and the sand 

 flora was studied. A long drive by the coast road brought 

 us back to Clifden. Dr. Pethybridge was with us on this day. 

 Next morning an early start was made for Galway, where 

 we waited till the afternoon for the steamer to Bally vaughan. 

 Arrived there, we drove to Glen Inagh as quickly as possible, 

 and ascended the limestone hills, where our foreign visitors 

 were deeply interested in the remarkable Burren flora, and 

 time was all too short for its study. We worked on till dusk, 

 and then drove back to Ballyvaughan, where Miss Norah 

 Kerin had a royal feast awaiting us. 



On Thursday morning we drove off early for Ardrahan, 

 stopping at Corcomroe to explore a level stretch of limestone 

 pavement, which yielded Adiantum Capillus-Veneris, and 

 other characteristic plants. We were driven back to the 

 cars by a torrent of rain, which was fortunately of short 

 duration, and near Ardrahan we explored another bit of 

 the limestone, with Dry as still dominant. After lunch at 

 Taylor's Hotel we entrained for Killarney, the long journey 

 being made more pleasant by the large through corridor 

 carriage which the company kindly placed at our disposal. 

 The cessation of work was welcome, and plants were put 

 away, drying paper changed, and notes written up. It 

 was late in the evening when we reached the Lake Hotel, 

 Killarney. 



