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intermedia grew in great abundance with D. angliea, but 

 Andromeda and V. Oxycoecos were conspicuous only by tbeir 

 absence. In these points the flora resembled that of the 

 western bogs rather than those of the Central Plain ; and 

 another point of resemblance appeared in the discovery, after 

 a long search, of Rhynchospora fusea in its second Ulster 

 station, being an addition to the flora of District X. It grew 

 luxuriantly in a wet patch of bog west of the hill of Clonty- 

 mullan, the elevation of which (242 feet) is marked on the one- 

 inch map. Florencecourt demesne yielded abundance of 

 Epipaetis latifolia, Carcx strigosa, and C pendula ; the lime- 

 stone hills above were tenanted by the usual limestone flora, 

 with List era cordata under the long heather. Next morning 

 was spent on the shores of Lower Lough Macnean, which 

 were singularly unproductive ; the best plant was Rosa 

 involuta var. Nicholsonii, Crepin, the species being new to 

 District X. and the variety to Ireland. Potamogeton nitens 

 appears to be also new to X. In the afternoon I was joined 

 by Mr. W. West, of Portora Royal School, who with his col- 

 league, M . W. N. Tetley, has recently made some excellent 

 finds in Fermanagh, to some of which I lately referred 

 (/. Nat. ix., 285). We examined the hills lying north of the 

 lake, but they proved devoid of interest. That night I pro- 

 ceeded to Ballysadare, and next day worked across the humpy 

 quartzite ridge and made a long round over the limestone 

 past Annaghmore, &c. It was characteristic of the varying 

 fortunes of field-work that an evening stroll of an hour within 

 half a mile of Ballysadare yielded twice as many additions to 

 the Sligo list as the whole day had done ; and these included 

 some interesting plants, such as Diplotaxis ?nuralis, Stcllaria 

 palusfris, Potamogeton nitens. 



July 27 to 31 were spent in Mayo; of the botany of this trip 

 some account has already been given {Irish A 7 atu? r alist, ix., 

 224-229). Other duties now compelled a cessation of field- 

 work, but on August 12 I started northward from Clough- 

 jordan in Tipperary, and worked through Knockmachree 

 wood and over Scohaboy bog to the conspicuous pointed hill 

 of Knockshigowna, which is crowned with a modern-antique 

 ruin. Thence over too-fertile ground, through Ballingarry 

 southward. Campanula Trucheliunh growing in a rough 



