14 The Irish Naturalist. January, 



NOTES, 



BOTANY. 

 " The Flora of Ireland," Review. 



In both the German and English sections of my article at the licad 



of the first page, " With photographic illustrations by K. Welch, Belfast," 



forms an essential part of the title. I arranged with Mr. Welch several 



years ago for the supply of his copyright photographs and was promised 



certain others as soon as available. Mr. Welch must have been considerably 



helped in his photographic work by Mr. Praeger, just as the hitter's 



botanical work has been enhanced in value by the photographs. It was 



a pleasure to me to be the means of bringing before another public, in 



the most beautiful form yet seen, some of Mr. Welch's work. A casual 



inspection of other articles in the " Vegetationsbilder " would show that 



the letterpress occupies a secondary position. I am sorry that in mine 



I gave the " suspect " Sisyrinchium angustifolium a " S. & S.W." instead 



of " W. & S.W." distribution. 



T. Johnson. 

 Royal College of Science, Dublin. 



ZOOLOGY. 



Worms as Plant Pests. 

 Mr. A. W. Stelfox writes me from Belfast, November 14th, as follows : — 

 " In answer to your request in the Irish Naturalist for injurious worms. 

 I enclose a few specimens from my garden which are most destructive. 

 They seem to live at the roots of the plants, and slowly eat all these 

 away, until the plant is left sitting on the surface of the soil, and of course 

 dies." The worms were immature specimens oi Aporrcctodea (Allolohophora) 

 chlorotica, Savigny, and it will be news to very many people that the 

 Green Worm is to be looked upon as a pest. I shall be grateful for 

 further communications on the subject, and whenever possil)le, for livitig 

 specimens sent in tin boxes with a little moss. Matchboxes are not safe, 

 and earth should not be placed in the cases with the specimens. 



HiLDERic Friend. 

 Swadlincote. 



Irish Water Worms. 



Mr. W. de Vismes Kane, D.L., has been good enough to submit tO 

 me two annelids dredged by him from the bottom of Lough Mask, Co. 

 Mayo, at a depth of from 100 to 150 feet. The first is a Tubificid, aiad 

 does not add anything to our knowledge of Irish worms. The other 

 specimen, however, is certainly new to Ireland, whatever it may be. 

 As there is only a single specimen, and that both immature and imperfect. 

 I am reluctant to give it a name. I have, however, for the past two 

 years had so many opportunities of studying Helodrilus oculatus, 

 Hotfmeister, that I have very little doubt the Co. Mayo worm is to be 

 referred of that species. Though the worm has been frequently found. 



