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carefully, and found it growing here and there in the meadows, 

 and more abundantly in the sallies. I also traced it up the course of 

 the creek as far as the tide flows. Following the water I dare say its 

 habitat extends over something less than half a mile of ground. I 

 also found two or three plants of Narcissus bijlorus along the stream. 

 "There is a gentleman's place, ' Whitehall,' adjoining the creek, 

 and it is possible that someone may have thrown a lot of the roots 

 into the water, and that they were distributed by the tide ; but I think 

 this a very forced explanation of the occurrence of this deeply- 

 rooting and not much cultivated bulb over so large an area, and in 

 so scattered a way ; besides it seems to be strictly confined to the 

 land subject to tidal overflow. I searched all the places that I thought 

 likely in the neighbourhood, but I could not get it elsewhere." 



It will be seen that, although none of the stations mentioned are 

 free from suspicion, the plant is at least well established in three 

 localities in the southern half of Ireland, the habitat being in each 

 case just the kind of ground that it effects in England (where Watson 

 ranks it as a denizen, possibly native in the south-east) and on the 

 Continent, where it has a wide range. Further investigation will 

 probably show that it may be admitted as a permanent member of 

 our flora, with the double dagger prefixed, which signifies "probably 

 introduced." 

 Trichomancs radicans, Sw. — The investigations of Messrs. West and 

 Tetley have added the Killarney Fern to the flora of Co. Fermanagh. 

 They sent me a specimen last August, describing the exact locality — 

 a deep crevice in limestone rocks ; but I think it better not to 

 publish the station, so terribly has this lovely plant suffered from the 

 depredations of unscrupulous collectors. 

 National Library, Dublin. 



PROCEEDINGS OF IRISH SOCIETIES. 



RoYAi, ZooT.oGiCAi. Society. 



Recent gifts include four Giant Tortoises from the Hon. Walter Roths- 

 child, a pair of Wild Mallards from Mr. R Donegan, a South African 

 Penguin from Prof. D. J. Cunningham, and an Oyster catcher from 

 Mr. E. Williams. 



10,726 persons visited the Gardens during October. 



Dubinin Microscopicai, Ci.ub. 



May 3. Mr. MooRE showed specimens of Cribraria aarantiaca, an 



interesting fungus of rare occurrence in Ireland. The specimens 

 exhibited were found growing on the clay in the tubs in the large cool 

 Fern-house at Glasnevin. 



Mr. M'Ardi.E exhibited leaves of the Yew-tree, closely covered with 

 germinating pollen grains, which must have been blown a considerable 

 distance by the wind. 



