1897- ] Coi,G AN.- -On the Flora of the Shores of Lough Derg, 197 



Chara fragills, Desv.— VI. Mouth of the Woodford river and by the 

 Shannon near Killaloe. 

 var. barbata, Gant.— Drains by the Shannon at Killaloe. 



C. aspera, Willd. — VII. Dromineer, Tipperary. 



C. contraria, Kuetz. — Rinmaher Point and mouth of the Woodford 



river. 

 C. tomentosa, Linn. — VI. Near the mouth of the Woodford river. 



Previously found in the lake near Portumna by Dr. Moore in 1845. 



Tolypella glomerata, Leonh.— VI. Rinmaher, and (VII.) Slevoir 

 Point, Tipperary. 



Of the plants recorded in this list the following seven are 

 additions to the flora of District VII. of Cybele Hibeniica : — 

 Galium tilioijiosum, Gnaphalium sylvatiaun, Sparganium sim- 

 plex, Fotamogeton lucens^ Deschampsia flextiosa, Poa nemoralis 

 and Glyceria aquatica. 



Messrs. H. and J. Groves have kindly examined and named 

 for me the specimens of Characeae gathered in the lake, and I 

 am indebted to Mr. Arthur Bennett for assistance in identifying 

 some three or four of the more critical Phanerogams. 



PROCEEDINGS OF IRISH SOCIETIES. 



RoYAi. Zooi<oGicAi, Society. 



Recent gifts include a Long-eared Owl from Mr. J. R. Lloyd, a number 

 of freshwater fish from Mr. F. Godden, a Rabbit from Master Moloney, a 

 Blue and Yellow Macaw from Judge Boyd, a pair of Bonnet Monkeys 

 from Major W. Lloyd, and a Ring-tailed Coati from Mr. H. A. Murray. 

 A hybrid calf between a Male Yak and a Chillingham Cow, and two 

 Wolf-cubs have been born in the Gardens. A Black-buck, a Zebra, an 

 Alligator, three Mandrills, two Grey Squirrels, and a Diamond Snake 

 have been bought. 



11,283 persons visited the Gardens in May. 



