I902. Notes. 45 



Notes on Connemara Botany. 



Whilst botanizing in Connemara in the latter part of last year, I 

 noticed the following species : — Erophila p-acox groYfS sparingly on a wall 

 in one of the streets of Clifden. Some of the plants were flowering and 

 fruiting on the 23rd Nov., surely an early date for even this early species 

 lo bloom. Although referable to this species, the plants were untypical, 

 being stouter and more leafy at the base than ordinary Erophila proecox. 

 The very patent pedicels were also a noticeable feature. The pods were 

 nearly as broad as long, and so agreed well with the typical plant. 

 Potamogeton rxifesccns grows sparingly in Kylemore I^ake, on the 

 southern side. Ihalictrum collinum, — Sparingly on the margin of a pool 

 close to Recess Station. Within a stones-throw of this locality, I found 

 a large solitary shrub of Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi^ in all probability bird- 

 sown. Luxuriant Erodium 7noschatuvi still grows in the " Cybele " Clifden 

 station, and on the northern shore of Clifden Bay, I noticed well estab- 

 lished Senebiera didyma. Aspidium lobatum. — An unt3'pical form of this 

 fern grows to the west of Oughterard, on rocky ground to the south of 

 the river. Junipertis nana. — This plant seems particularly abundant on 

 the Connemara mountains, and descends to a low level. It grows on the 

 margin of Craigamore Lake, the classic locality for Erica Mackaii, and I 

 found it on Urrisbeg Mountain, on Ben Lettery, etc., and saw it growing 

 plentifully and fruiting on the summit of Derryclare Mountain, 2,220 ft. 

 above sea level. On the 28th Nov., I found a few shrubs of Erica 

 mediterranea in bloom on the western side of Urrisbeg Mountain. I 

 believe that this is the earliest date hitherto recorded for the flowering 

 of this species. 



Cecii. p. Hurst. 

 London. 



Bramble leaping an eleven-foot Wall. 



Not long ago (/.TV., March, 1897), I noted the performance of a Bramble 

 in producing, in a single season, shoots whose rooted tips formed a circle 

 50 feet in diameter. A more remarkable feat I observed near Rath- 

 farnham lately. 



A strong young Bramble {Rubies rusticamis) grew at the base of a stone 

 wall II feet in height. Last season the plant sent upwards half a dozen 

 strong stems, which overtopped the wall, climbed down the further side, 

 and firmly rooted themselves in the soil — preparatory to forming new 

 bushes next year. As the shoots did not choose the shortest course 

 their length varied from 25 to 30 feet each. One would hardly have 

 thought, that in the British flora we had a plant capable of crossing such 

 a barrier by vegetative growth in a single season. 



R. Li/. PraeGER. 

 Dublin. 



