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this little sea trip, which is not likely to be forgotten by us. 

 The island we found scanty in vegetation on account of its 

 exposed position and the dry season. Sencbiera Coronop?is was 

 plentiful near the sea where we landed. Anthyllis mdneraria 

 was abundant in bloom everywhere, and isolated patches of 

 Rosa spinosissima were met with in several places. Asplenium 

 marinum and Crithmum maritimum were plentiful amongst 

 the rocks near the sea. Amongst the mosses Campy lopus 

 longipilus, Bridel., was plentiful in damp places, and on the 

 rocks Grimmia trichophylla, Greville, and G.leucophcea, Greville, 

 were gathered. The rarest amongst the liverworts collected 

 were Frullania germa?ia, Taylor, Cephalozia divaricata var. 

 Starkii, Spruce, Nardia obovata, Nees (Carrington), very 

 scarce ; this is the true plant, with ascending stems and 

 purple rootlets. N. hyalina, I,yell, Fossombronia augulosa, 

 Dicks., plentiful amongst rocks near the sea. We collected 

 carefully up to the highest point of the island at Ballymac- 

 allach (?), from which the view of the Kerry mountains 

 compensated in some degree for the scantiness of the vege- 

 tation. We crossed from the island to the mainland at 

 Garnish-point, and collected on the coast and hills for some 

 distance, where we were joined by the rest of the party, and 

 drove into Castletown. On June 2nd, we started early for 

 Adrigole, and struck the river about 3^- miles from the water- 

 fall, following its rather tortuous course, and some good 

 collecting was done . Cicendiafiliformis we gathered sparingly 

 by the side of a pathway ; Lobelia Dortmanna in bloom by the 

 river bank ; Pinguicula grandiflora was in great beauty, and 

 many pretty varieties of Orchis maculata ; O. incamata 

 Habenaria bifolia, and H. chlo7'a?itha, and other plants 

 w r ere gathered in this moist valley. We ascended Caha 

 Mountain, following the margin of a small stream, and some 

 interesting cryptogams and other plants were collected. We 

 found Hymenophylhtm tunbridgense, Sm., and H. 7c?iilatcrale, 

 Willd., to be very scarce, though both species abound on the 

 other side of the range at Glengariff. Amongst others we 

 collected the following mosses and liverworts : — Campylopus 

 flexuosus, Dill., Distichhcm capillacczwi, Br. & Sch., Scapania 

 atquiloba, Dumort, S. zembrosa, Schrad., Plagiochila punctata. 

 Tayl., and Riccardia latifrons, Ljndberg. We arrived at the 

 summit about 6 p.m., and carefully examined the lakes, which 



