2i6 The Irish Naturalist, [August, 1896, 



An Excursion to Glenavy on the i8th July proved fruitless, owing to 

 the flooded condition of Lough Neagh, which prevented access to the 

 leaf-beds which formed the object of the expedition. 



Dublin NaturalisTvS' Field Club. 

 June 27. — BecTive and the Boyne.— A party of about twenty-five 

 members proceeded to Kilmessan by the 9.30 train, and walked thence 

 to Bective, to explore the portion of the valley of the Boyne. The well- 

 known and picturesque ruin of Bective Abbey was first visited, and then 

 the members scattered, a botanical party making for the marshy margins 

 of the rivers, while others proceeded to Trim, to examine the antiquities 

 of that historic town. The botanists found the reedy margins of the 

 Boyne highly interesting, and many rare plants were gathered, including 

 the Meadow Rue {Thalictnim flavuni), Spearwort {Ranunculus Lingua), 

 Marsh Stitchwort {Stellaria glaiica), Narrow-leaved Water Parsnip {Shim 

 angustifoliujji), Great Water-Dock {Rtanex Hydrolapathum), Frog-bit 

 {Hydrocharis Morsus-ram^), Sweet Flag {Acorus Calainns), Lesser Bank Sedge 

 {Carex paludosa), and Reed Meadow Grass {Glyceria aqnatica), while the 

 great groves of reeds and bull-rushes, 9 or 10 feet in height, added 

 picturesqueness to the scene. On the dry banks overlooking the 

 marshes were the Gromwell {LitJwspcrinuni officinale), Vervain [Verbena 

 officinalis), Teazel [Dipsacus sy Ives ft is), and Goat's-beard {Tragopogon 

 praiensis'). Entomology was not represented in the party, but the 

 botanists discovered in the stems of the Reed-mace thelarvEe oiNonagria 

 typhiv. Subsequently the party returned to Kilmessan, where tea was 

 served by Miss Gardiner. Time was still left for a stroll, and in a gravel 

 pit in the village the botanists again scored, finding among other plants 

 the Henbane (^Hyoscyamus niger), three of the four British species of poppy 

 {P. Rhceas, dubium, Argenwne), the purple Hempnettle [Galeopsis Ladanum), 

 the Swine's Cress (Sencbiera Coronopits), and other uncommon plants. 

 By roadsides and in fields during the walk there were noted the Field 

 Chamomile (^Matricaria Chamomilla), Wild Mignonette {Reseda lutea). 

 Toothed Q.om-^2X2A( Valerianella denlala). Good King Henry {Chenopodium 

 Bo}ius-Henricus),Sindi Rough Chervil {Chcerophyllum temuluni'). The party 

 returned to town at 8.45. 



Cork Naturalists' Field Club. 



June 10.— -A small party visited the grounds of Ballincollig Powder 

 Mills and the Lee Valley. 



July i.— Carrigaline and Revine's Point were visited. Thirteen 

 members went and had a most enjoyable drive of about twenty miles 

 each^ way. Several stoppages were made to enable botanists and others 

 to collect, and a good number of specimens were obtained, though no 

 records were made. 



July ii. — The glen between Waterfall Station and Ballincollig was 

 explored by a good number, and yielded a good supply of flowers and 

 insects to collectors. 



