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III.— BOTANY. 



BY R. I.I,OYD PRAEGKR, B.K. 



Unfortunately, the various departments of cryptogamic botany were 

 almost without representatives inour Kenmare party ; and the phanero- 

 gamic flora of the district has been so well worked out by Dr. Scully as 

 to leave little scope for fresh discoveries. However, the botanists were 

 well satisfied in finding many of the characteristic plants of Kerry 

 growing in abundance — such as Saxifraga zimbrosa, S. Geum, Pingniciila 

 grandijlora^ Arbutus Unedo, Eiiphorbia hiberna, Eriocaulon septangtilare^ and 

 others. 



The day spent at Cloonee yielded Bartsia viscosa (meadows above the 

 Middle and Upper lyakes), Sisyrinchium angustifoHum (between Lower and 

 Middle Lakes, Dr. Fogerty) ; round about the lakes were Rhynchospora 

 fusca, Drosera intermedia, Antheniis nobilis^ and in their waters Eriocaulon^ 

 Lobelia^ Isoetes lacustris, Cladium and Elatine hexandra. The islands yielded 

 A rbutus, Jun ipertis, Taxtis. 



At the Upper Lake of Killarney many of these plants were seen again. 

 The woods of Derrycunihy yielded Milium ejusum, Festuca sylvatica, 

 both species of Hymenophyllum, and abundant groves o^ Arbutus. Under 

 a spreading Oak-tree by the road-side, where the party halted for lunch 

 remarkably fine specimens of Listera cordata were gathered, beside a 

 boulder clothed with Hymenophyllum Wilsoni, 



On Sunday afternoon, Bartsia viscosa was gathered again at Carriga- 

 cappeen and at Cloghvorragh ; at the latter place Carum verticillatum 

 was also obtained. Some members who visited the water's edge below 

 the Southern Hotel found Statice rariflora and Scutellaria ?ninor. 



The site of the great bog-burst above Rathmore, which was visited on 

 Monday, was of some botanical interest. The undisturbed bog was 

 dotted over with the blossoms oi Drosera anglica — to see so great an abun- 

 dance of open flowers of this species was a novelty to all present. Carex 

 limosa was obtained by several members, and Vaccinium Occycoccos by Mr, 

 R. D. O'Brien. At Annagh Bridge it was observed that the outpoured 

 peat, which here spread in undrained and undisturbed desolation, was 

 becoming rapidly clothed with a growth of two rushes, /uncus supinus 

 and /. ejffztstts (? — too young for absolute determination). So far, no 

 other plants had effected a lodging on this inhospitable material. 



On Tuesday, a halt at Drumanassig bridge on the Sheen River revealed 

 Sisyrinchium angustifoHum growing in two spots by the river; also 

 abundance of Carum verticillatum^ Bartsia viscosa, and further up the 

 valley Drosera intermedia, &c. The rocks near the tunnel at the head of 

 the pass yielded some interesting Saxifrage forms intermediate between 

 Geu7n and iwibrosa, and also Hieracium irictim, 



Dublin. 



