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A. Fcstuca elatlor, L.~Lakelet west ofBungowla. 



A. Equlsetum arvense, L.— Near Lough Alalia. 



A. Equisetum variegratum, vSchleich, var. majus, Syme.— Among 



stones at Lough Atalia. This is the plant recorded doubtfully by 



Mr. Hart as E. hyemale. 



a. Polystlchum annulare, Newm.— Fine specimens about Oghill; 

 Mr. Hart quotes Middle Island only. 



Lastrea Flllx-mas, Presl. — In a number of places. 

 A number of rarer Aran plants were seen growing in the stations 

 already recorded for them by Mr. Hart — such were Sinapis niora^ 

 Helianthemum ^a««/« (abundant in many places) AV5aw;«/j cathartictts, Orohanche 

 Jiedera (several places), Stachys ai-vensis, &c. The rarest Aran plants not 

 seen were Matthiola simiaia, Cardials nutans, and Ajuga pyramidalis, but 

 time did not permit of a visit to Straw Island, the former home of the 

 first-named, 



In conclusion, we have to express our obligations to the various 

 botanists of the party who favoured us with notes and specimens, and to 

 Messrs. Arthur Bennett, H. and J. Groves, and Rev. E. F. Linton, for 

 kindly naming some critical plants. 



iv.-^zooi,OGy. 



FORAMINIFKRA. 



BY JOSKPH WRIGHT, F.G.S. 



Th^ following list of Foraminifera must not be looked as complete. 

 From several packets of shore-sand taken from the vicinity of Dog's 

 Bay near Roundstone, and given to me by my friend Mr. Robert Welch 

 of Belfast, I regret to say that from want of time only a portion of one of 

 them has been examined, with the result given below. I hope at an 

 early date to go through the remainder of the stuff. It is interesting to 

 note that the shore-sand at this locality is almost entirely made up of 

 small shells and Foraminifera. Miliolina secans and Truncatulina lobatula 

 occur in the greatest profusion, whilst Discorhina globulariSf Miliolina 

 suhrotunda and M. circularis are also in great numbers. 



Bllocullna Irregularis, d'Orb.— Rather rare, specimens very 

 small. 



B. depressa, d'Orb.— Rather rare. 



Miliolina olblonira (Mont.) — Rather rare. 



IVI. semlnulum (Linn.) — Frequent. 



Hi. auberlana (d'Orb,) — Rare. 



IVI. subrotunda (Mont.) — Very common. 



