1899] i8i 



BOTANICAL NOTES FROM EAST GALWAY. 



BY MARGARET K. JOYCE. 



There are a few interesting botanical notes for the month of 

 June from County Galway, where Epipactis atro-rnbcns, 

 Geranium eolumbimnn, Ophiys muscijera, and Habenaria albida 

 were all found. 



The one first mentioned, grows on top of Knoekmae, a 

 hill six miles west of Tuam, among loose slabs of limestone, 

 almost barren of vegetable life. 



Geranium columbinum grows at the edge of a field of rocks, 

 between Kilcornan and Rahasane. Here also were a few 

 plants of Arabis kirsuta, growing out. of the fissures of the 

 rocks, and about half a mile westward three plants of 

 Habenaiia intacta. 



Ophrys muscifera, also Habenaria .albida grow at Finerty- 

 Moyode, three miles south of Athenry ; the latter sparingly 

 on one hill, the former plentifully in the rocky pasture 

 wherever it is clear of Hazel scrub. From this locality 

 Gentiana verna, Habena?ia intacta, Viola stagnina, Sesleria 

 cce?'ulea, Hicracium iricum have been already recorded. 



As Mr. L,loyd Praeger kindly identified the Epipactis and 

 Mr. Colgan the Geranium I feel no hesitation in sending a 

 notice of both plants to the Irish Naturalist. 

 St. Cleran's, Craughwell. 



WEST CORK PLANTS. 



BY R. W. SCUEEY, F.E.S. 



In the course of a walk taken from Kinsale to Crosshaven 



early in June of this year the following interesting plants 



were observed : — 



Ranunculus parviflorus, Linn. — In cultivated land near Robert's 

 Head. Apparently not observed in West Cork since the date of 

 Druinmond's record 80 years a^o. 



TrigoneNa ornithopodioides, DC— Found growing abundantly 

 over a limited area at Currabinny. This is a new record for Dis- 

 trict I. and gives a wide south-western extension of range to a rare 

 Irish species hitherto believed to be confined to Fast Ireland. 



