1923. Lee Irish Sphagna. 



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S. auriculatum Schimp. var. *tenellum W. 21 (Lee), 

 var. ovatuin W. f. ==^brachycladum W. A starved 

 state. 21 (Lee). 



f. *pallidoflavum W. 21 (Lee), 

 f. variegatum W. 21 (Lee). 

 var. *cano-virescens W. 20 (Lee). 21 (Lee). 

 S. crassicladum W. var. diversifolium W. f. *inun- 

 datum W. 37 (Hunter). 



vS. rufescens Nees et Hornsch. var. magnifolium W. 

 f. *rufidulum W. A small starved state. 21 (Lee), 

 sub-f. densiramosum W. ^y (Hunter). 

 S. papillosum Lindb. var. normale W. c. frt. 8 

 (Armitage) . 



f. confertum W. 34 (Hunter). 

 S. cymbifolium Ehrh. var. glaucescens W. 8 (Armitage). 

 var. pallescens W. 21 (Lee). 



f. confertum Wheld. 21 (Lee), 

 var. fuscescens W. c. frt. 8 (Armitage). 21 (Lee). 



Rock Ferry, Cheshire. 



IRISH SOCIETIES. 



DUBLIN MICROSCOPICAL CLUB. 



January io.' — W. F. Gunn drew the attention of members to an 

 extremely portable microscope which he had recently acquired. - 



The instrument is made by Swift and Sons, London, and by an ingenious 

 method of folding is made to pack into a leather case measuring only 

 7i by 3 J by 3|- inches. 



Although occupying so small a space when packed, it is steady enough 

 to admit of the use of the highest powers, and is fitted with double nose- 

 piece, coarse and fine adjustments, stage condenser and a graduated 

 drawi:ube adjustable to any length between the limits of 100 and 200 mm. 



BELFAST NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



January 16. • — R. J. W'elch read a paper on " The Zoology and Botany 

 of Heraldic Charges and Ladies' Book-plates." A discussion followed, 

 after which eight members and two junior member-^ were elected. 



