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May 25th.— Fota, Mr. Smyth-Barry's demesne, specially noted for its 

 fine collection of pine and fir trees. 



June I5tli. — Ballyedmund, Midleton. 



JuiyY loth. — Upton and Innishannon, along the banks of the Bann and 

 Brinny rivers, a district evidently worth further visits by entomologists 

 and botanists. 



Aug. 5th. — A good party left by 10.30 train for Buttevant, where cars 

 were in waiting to drive them to Doneraile Court, the seat of Lord 

 Castletown, through whose kindness, and that of his agent, Mr. Godfrey 

 Levinge, j.p., the grounds were shown, and various trees of interest 

 pointed out. Luncheon and tea were served at the Hotel, Doneraile, 

 and, despite heavy showers, a very enjoyable day was spent. 



Aug. 24th. — The members visited Warren's Court, by the kind invita- 

 tion of Sir Augustus Warren, who entertained them to tea. This 

 demesne, combining woodland and lakes, should yield good results to a 

 , longer vLsit in the next session. 



Sept. 7th. — Castlemartyr, Lord Shannon's extensive grounds, was the 

 last place visited, and brought to a close some very pleasant days spent 

 amongst some of the beautiful spots to be found in County Cork. 



NOTES. 



BOTANY. 



PHANEROGAMS. 



The Primrose in November.— On Saturday, 9th November, as 

 Mrs. Johnson and I were walking along the road from Armagh to 

 jMarkethill, we observed a Primrose in flower in the hedge. Further 

 search produced several more flowers and quite a number of buds coming 

 out. It would seem probable that the warm weather of September deve- 

 loped the buds, and the sudden mild weather of this month caused them 

 to burst into bloom. It would be interesting to know whether similar 

 occurrences had been noticed elsewhere. 



W. F. JoHNvSON, 



Armasfh. 



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ZOOLOGY. . 



Rock-pools of Bundoran. — In one or two of the recent numbers of 

 the Irish N'atiiralist, there has been notice of discoveries made in the 

 rock-pools of Bundoran. 



I venture to suggest that any one desirous of following them up should 

 do so at Dooran Point, on the opposite side of Donegal Bay, where the 

 rock-pools are very extensive and full of life. It is, particularly, an old 

 haunt of the Rock-boring Sea Urchin, and may very likely contain other 

 forms of a similar distribution. 



Dooran Point, also called " the Eagles' Nest " from an isolated crag, 

 used to be rather inaccessible, but is now to be reached from Dooran 

 Road Station, about two miles away. The nearest quarters are at 

 Mountcharles. 



W, F. SlNCI,AIR, 



Chelsea, London. 



