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The Irish Naturalist. 



February, 



R. A. Phillips, of Cork, then read a paper on " Plants and Plant 

 Preserving." A few years ago, he said, he lived in Limerick for about 

 twelve months, and although his spare time was limited, he was much 

 struck in the course of his rambles by the very interesting flora to be 

 seen within a radius of five or six miles from the city. Castleconnell, 

 Glenstal, and Adare revealed several rare plants, not previously known 

 to exist in the county, and which proved to him that the natural history 

 of the Limerick district had not been systematically investigated. 

 Therefore it was that he selected the subject on which he addressed them 

 that evening. The lecturer then proceeded to explain the method of 

 preserving plants. Lovers of nature and members of Field Clubs most 

 favoured the science of botany, and this was not to be wondered at, for 

 the subject was full of interest. It was especially so in the topographical 

 and geographical distribution of plants. Mr. Phillips pointed out how 

 plants found in Cork and Kerry, and occasionally in Limerick, were to 

 be met with in no other part of the British Isles, although they existed 

 in profusion on the Pyrenees, the Spanish coast, and along the shores of 

 the Mediterranean. He suggested the establishment in Limerick of a 

 botanical class in connection with the Technical School. In Cork they 

 had such a class for the past sixteen or twenty years and it had proved 

 a great success. 



IRISH FIELD CLUB UNION. 



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