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grew in the clefts of high rocks, and, as might be expected in 

 such situations, were rather stunted in appearance. 



The Trichomanes I saw growing sparingly on two moun- 

 tains near Adrigole. This beautiful fern and its value are now 

 well-known to every peasant in the district, and many places 

 were pointed out to me from which it has been exterminated 

 within the last few years. 



Near Adrigole I discovered a new station for Asplcnium 

 la?iccolatnm, but lest it should, like the Killarney Fern, suffer 

 the penalty of its rarity, and fall a prey to the Glengariff 

 guides and tourists, it will perhaps be better not to describe 

 the exact locality. 



On the mountains and also near the sea-level, Saxifraga 

 umbrosa, S. hirsuta, and 6". Gcum were abundant, and on 

 Hungry Hill were quantities of Saxifraga stellaris, which in 

 this station assumes a large, hairy form, very different in 

 appearance from English and other specimens I have seen. 

 It was in a viviparous condition on wet rocks at about 1,000 

 feet, and particularly luxuriant on the turfy sides of a stream 

 which runs through the bog at the summit of the mountain. 

 On Hungry Hill I also gathered Sedum Rhodiola, Solidago 

 virgaurea var. cambrica, Ante7inaria dioica, Lobelia Dortmanna, 

 Campanula rotundifolia, Melampyrum pratense (a peculiar dwarf 

 variety), Pinguicula vulgaris, Littorella lacustris, Empctrum 

 nigrum, Eriophorum vaginatum, Hymenophyllum IVilsoni, 

 Lycopodhim Sclago and Isoetes lacustris. 



On the lowland bogs and pastures were to be seen in abund- 

 ance Droscra intermedia, Hypericum elodes, Ciceudia filiformis, 

 Eufragia viscosa, Scutellaria minor, Pinguicula grandiflora, 

 P. lusitanica, Euphorbia hibcrna (well known in the district 

 by the name of " Bonnik-sean "), Rhynchospora fusca, R. alba, 

 Carex cxtensa, Lastrea cemula, and, not quite so plentiful, the 

 white varieties of Calluna vulgaris and Erica tetralix, Carrx 

 punctata, and Lastrea Oreoptcris. 



The most notable wayside plants were Chelidouium majus 

 (near a house), Sileneanglica, Agrimonia odorata, and Anthemis 

 nob His. 



Such are a few of the rarities observed during a short stay 

 in a district which is as full of interest for the lover of the 

 picturesque and the antiquary as it is for the lover of nature. 



