1904- Praeger. — Sligo Conference, Pha7ieroga:}iia, &c. 205 



On the day speut on Lough Gill, storm interfered with the search for 

 water-plants, but along the sheltered shores about Doonee some good 

 species were obtained. The woods about Doonee and Rockwood are old 

 native woods ; the former spot stands on the limestone, the latter on the 

 gneiss, and a good contrast of vegetation results thereby. CirccEa alpina, 

 St'sleria c<snilca, and other conspicuous plants of the Doonee undergrowth 

 give way at Rockwood to Blechnum Spicant, Carex bineruis^ and Athyrium 

 Filix-Jcemiua. At Doonee two interesting leafless saprophytes, Neottia 

 Nidus-avis and Hypopithys //luitijlora, represented the forest flora, 



Glencar Lake, which was explored with boat and dredge, proved to 

 have a bottom covered with an overwhelming growth of Tolypella 

 glomerata, among which Chara was mixed. Rising out of this dense 

 jungle, Potamogeton Jiabellatics. P. lucens, and P. perfoliatus rose to the surface. 

 The finding of ^ large colony of the beautiful Orchid Epipadis palustris 

 was a pleasant feature of the afternoon. High up on the cliff the 

 Maidenhair was gathered in its old station. The walking party who 

 crossed the bog-covered plateau to the cliffs of Annacoona saw the 

 alpine flora at its best — Arenaria ciliata in quantity, Draba incana, Cochlearia 

 alpijia^ Silene acaidis, Saxifraga aizoides, S. hypnoides, Sediun Rhodiola, Sesleria 

 cariilea, Poa alpina, Asplenium viride. 



The day devoted to Carrowmore and Knocknarea was a varied one 

 as regards botany; the wonderful Hart's-tongue flora of the Glen 

 (see Plate 11), the heath associations of Knocknarea, and the dune 

 flora below Strandhill gave interesting contrasts of vegetation. By the 

 roadside south of Strandhill was observed one of the best examples or 

 the bending of trees by wind that the party had ever seen— two Ash- 

 trees, growing in the western fence, and arching right across the road, 

 almost at right angles to their trunks. 



The party who visited Glenifif on Sunday noted the abundance of the 

 characteristic mountain flora at about t,ooo feet, at the base of the cliff" 

 below the great cave. Here grew in profusion Arenaria ciliata, Draba 

 incana, Silene acanlis, Saxifraga aizoides, S. hypnoides, Sedum Rhodiola, Aspleniti?n 

 viride ; and the rare Galium sylvestre was gathered more sparingly. 



The following new stations for plants, or confirmation of old stations, 

 appear to merit publication, taking into account the matter already 

 available in " Cybele Hibernica" and " Irish Topographical Botany." I 

 have to thank Mrs. Leebody, Miss Kidd, Miss Knowles, and Miss E. 

 M'Intosh, for placing at my disposal their notes and specimens, from 

 which the notes which follow are mainly compiled. When a plant was 

 found by only one member, the name of the finder is added. 



Ranunculus Auricomus, L. — Doonee Rock. 



Papavcr dubium, L. — Rosses Point, abundant in one field — Mrs. 



Leebody. Raghly— R. LI. P. 

 P, hybridum, L.— With P. dnbium at Rosses Point, but more 



sparingly — Mrs. Leebody. 



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