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be systematically noted. This is especially desirable at the 

 present time, when there appears to be a distinct increase of 

 activity as regards Irish botany, as shown not only by the 

 work which is being dene by home workers, but also by the 

 welcome visits which we have had during the past two seasons 

 from quite a number of the leading field botanists of England. 

 And if any alteration is to be made in the only county-division 

 scheme that has been put forward, then the sooner it is made 

 the better. Since they were proposed thirty-seven years ago, 

 the only published paper in which Babington's county -numbers 

 have been used is that of Messrs. Groves, already quoted. 

 The scheme, in fact, has not been generally adopted, so that 

 no great inconvenience can result from a revision of the county 

 list : though if this scheme had already been used in a number 

 of papers, it would be a question whether the inconvenience 

 of any alteration of the county-numbering would not out- 

 weigh the advantages of an improved subdivision. 



These considerations have led me to put forward without 

 further delay the following revised scheme, not without a full 

 enquiry as to the value of each of the alterations which is 

 suggested, and careful consideration of its desirability. It 

 will be most convenient to give the list first, and state the 

 reason for the changes afterwards. — 



1. South Kerry. 21. Dublin. 



2. North Kerry. 22. Meath. 



3. West Cork; 23. Westmeath. 



4. Mid Cork. 24. Longford. 



5. East Cork. 25. Roscommon. 



6. Waterford. 26. East Mayo. 



7. South Tipperary. 27. West Mayo. 



8. Limerick. 28. Sligo. 



9. Glare. 29. Leitrim. 



10. North Tipperary. 30. Cavan. 



11. Kilkenny. 31. Louth. 



12. Wexford. 32. Monaghan. 



13. Carlo w. 33. Fermanagh. 



14. Queen's County. 34. South Donegal. 

 ' 15. South-east Galway. 35. North Donegal. 



J 6. West Galway. 36. T3Tone. 



17. North-east Galway. 37. Armagh. 



18. King's County. 38. Down. 



19. Kildare. 39. Antrim. 



20. Wicklow. 40. Derry. 



