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principal spoils of the day. The sloping pastures capping the great drift 

 banks along the eastern side of the glen below the old churchyard of St. 

 Anne's rivalled a Swiss Alp in the number, variety, and brilliancy of 

 their flowers. Orchids were specially numerous here. The spotted 

 Orchis {0. maculata)^ the Tway-Blade {Listera ovata), the Frog Orchis 

 {Habenaria viridis), the Fragrant Orchis {H. conopsea), the Butterfly Orchis 

 {H. chloranthd), and the Green-winged Orchis (0. Morio) (this latter now 

 past flowering), were all gathered in abundance, while one of the botanists, 

 the Rev. C. F. D'Arcy, was fortunate enough to discover here a consider- 

 able quantity of the Marsh Helleborine (^Epipactis palustris), a species very 

 rare in the County Dublin, and not yet recorded for this station. Here, 

 too, Dr. M'Weeney pointed out some finely developed plants of the 

 Adder's Tongue [Ophioglosstim znilgaiuni) and the Moonwort {Botrychium 

 lunat-ia). The common Guelder Rose ( Vibttrmim opulus), truly native here, 

 was seen flowering by the rills, the Mountain Trefoil ( Trifolium medmni), 

 rather rare in the county, showed its heads of vivid crimson in abund- 

 ance, and the handsome Downy-leaved Rose was in full bloom on the 

 banks of the Reservoir. 



At the opposite side of the glen some of the botanists ascended 

 Leecawn Mountain to the only known station for the Beech-Fern 

 {Polypodium phegopteris) vn County Dublin, and were pleased to find the 

 plant growing there quite as vigorously as when first discovered by the 

 Rev. C. F. D'Arcy in 1883. On the way down to the rendezvous at the 

 head of the glen two other rare County Dublin species were noted, the 

 Sweet Mountain Fern {Lasirea Oreopteris) abundant on the rock-strewn 

 slopes between 700 and 900 feet, and the Common Club-moss {Lycopodiu/n 

 clavaitwi) spreading its curious network of green stems over the ground 

 in the shade of the Bracken. In a marsh on the main arm of the Dodder 

 above the Lodge, some fine clumps of another rare County Dublin plant, 

 the Panicled Sedge {Carex paniailatd) were discovered by the Secretary. 



Among the insects, Mr. Farrell found the large mountain ground- 

 beetle (Cfl;r^^z^j"^/a<^ra/?/^). Otherbeetles taken were Hydroportis septentrionalisy 

 Byrrhtts pilula, and Malthinus piinctaius. The plant-bug Calocoris striatcUus, 

 and a crane-fly of the mountain genus Ainalopis were also noteworthy. 



All assembled at 6 o'clock, when Miss Gardiner had an ample repast 

 ready, which, by kind permission of Mrs. Power, was spread on the lawn 

 adjoining the pretty shooting-lodge .it the top of the glen. After tea a 

 short business meeting was held, at which J. A. Jackson and Mrs. Long 

 were elected members of the Club, and the President (Mr. G. H. Carpenter) 

 expressed the indebtedness of the members to Mrs. Power for her kind- 

 ness. Shortly afterwards the return journey was commenced, and the 

 city was reached at 10 o'clock. 



