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brought before the meeting: — W. B. Crump — Notes on some Peat 

 Deposits in the Pennines ; F. J. Lewis — Recent Observations on Scottish 

 Peat Deposits ; W. G. Smith — Vegetation Survey of North-east Yorks ; 

 R. LI. Praeger— Vegetation of Lambay, Co. Dublin ; Prof. Oliver — The 

 Bouche d'Erquy in 1906 ; A. G. Tansley — Mapping Problems and Diffi- 

 culties ; C. E. Moss — Botanical Survey of Somerset. A vote of thanks 

 to Prof. Weiss for permission to use the Botanical Department of the 

 L T niversity for the meeting, and to Messrs. Moss and Darbishire for 

 making the local arrangements, brought the business to a close. 



Vitality of Seeds. 



In cut-away bogs it is frequently the case that a growth of birch springs 

 up, although no birch trees are found in the neighbourhood. Is it pos- 

 sible that the seed of the birch may have been preserved in the bog from 

 a former age, and springs up when opportunity permits? No birch 

 wood is found in bogs, I believe, but the bark is preserved. 



S. Henry. 

 Omagh. 



Ranunculus scoticus on Lough Corrib, 



This Scottish Crowfoot was found by Sraheens Lough, in Achill Island, 

 by its describer, Rev. E. S. Marshall, in 1899. Subsequently I showed it 

 to be abundant by most of the numerous lakes in Achill, and also by the 

 upland lakes of the Fermanagh highlands. Last July it was found in pro- 

 fusion on both sides of Lough Corrib at Kilbeg Ferry. The station is 

 interesting, not only because it is lowland (the lake lies 28 feet above 

 Ordnance datum), but because this is the first time that the plant has 

 been found on the limestone. Mr. Marshall remarks of my specimens, 

 " Very good R. scoticus." 



R. Lloyd Praeger. 



Dublin. 



Additions to "Irish Topographical Botany'' in 1906. 



Since, owing to the publication of the double Lambay number, there 

 will be some pressure on the space in this Journal for the next few months, 

 I propose to forego my annual summaiy of botanical additions, and to 

 publish a two-years' instalment at the beginning of next year. This is 

 rendered the more convenient by the fact that the great majority of the 

 additions of last year are already accessible in these pages, in three papers 

 published in the volume for 1906 — namely, that of Mr. Phillips on " Some 

 Irish Brambles 1 ' (May), and those by myself "On the Botany of Lough 

 Carra" (Sept.), and "Notes of a Western Ramble" (Dec). 



R. Lloyd Praeger, 

 Dublin. 



