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plumhea, Grev. ; Lachnella cerina, Pers. ; Calloria xanthostigma, Fr. ; Calloria 

 vinosa, A. and S. ; Vibrissea guernisaci, Cronan ; Ccratium hydnoidcs, A. and 

 S. ; a very curious sp., probably an Achlya, on dead flies lying on dripping 

 Fontinalis antipyretica that had been exposed by the shrinkage of the 

 stream. Trichia fallax, Pers. ; Arcyrea punicea, Pers. For the identifi- 

 cation of some of the Discomycetes I am indebted to the kindness of Mr. 

 W. Phillips, of Shrewsbury.— Ed. J. M'WeENEy, Dublin. 



FIIANEJ^OGAAIS. 



Spiranthes romanzoviana in Co. Londonderry. — On July 

 15th, while collecting plants on the Derry banks of the Bann, near Kilrea, 

 I was struck by the appearance of an orchid, which seemed to be one of 

 the HabenaricE. A second glance, however, showed me that it was some- 

 thing with which I was unfamiliar, and I gathered the plants which I 

 saw, six in flower, but only taking one root. I put them into my vas- 

 culum, and continued my walk down the river, meeting with several 

 other plants new to me. After getting back in the evening, I compared 

 my specimens with the descriptions given in Hooker and Bentham, and 

 came to the conclusion that I had been so fortunate as to find one of the 

 very rare Spb'anthes, probably S. romanzoviana. I had read Mr. Praeger's 

 description of it in the September number of Journal of Botany for 1892, 

 but had not it at hand to help me. The flowers were most fragrant. I 

 forwarded specimens to Mr. S. A. Stewart and Mr. Lloyd Praeger, and to 

 my great delight they have confirmed my conjecture. The land in the 

 vicinity of the place where I found the plant consists of worn-out and 

 long-disused bog, as is proved by the portions of bog-oak projecting into 

 the river. It apparently has been little cultivated, but kept for pasture 

 or meadow. While writing I may add to this note that I refound Stachys 

 betonica growing plentifully in the station given by Dr. Moore, not very 

 far from the bridge at Kilrea. The field in which it grows has been long 

 used for pasture, and the plants, owing, I presume, to their having been 

 often cropped by cattle, are smaller and more stunted than those I 

 gathered in Co. Donegal some years ago. — Mrs. Leebody, Londonderry. 



Helianthemum vulgare in Ireland. — In the Journal 0/ Botany 

 for July, Mr. H. Chicester Hart records his finding of Helianthemum 

 vulgare on the limestone between Donegal and Ball3^shannon. This very 

 pretty plant, though abundant in many parts of England and Scotland, 

 has not been previously found in Ireland. While congratulating Mr. 

 Hart on his discovery, might we suggest to him the desirability of 

 placing a specimen in the herbarium of our National Museum, where 

 the Irish flora is receiving careful attention at the hands of Prof. 

 Johnson. 



IVIalva moschata. — Rev. H. W. Lett writes us from Loughbrickland, 

 Co. Down : — " I enclose a specimen oi Malva moschata from the seven-acre 

 meadow lying between the glebe house and the lough. The field has 

 been under my notice for the last seven and a-half years, and I never 

 observed the plant until this summer, when it was very conspicuous 

 among the short grass. The field where it grows has not been broken 

 up within the last ten years, and there are no plants of this Malva in my 

 garden, or anywhere else that I know of in the neighbourhood, nor have 

 I had seed or plant of the same for seven and a-half years. At Ardmore 

 [Co. Armagh] I found M. moschata in old pastures similar to the one here.'* 

 This appears to be an interesting case of colonization : can any of our 

 readers quote similar instances ? 



Flora of Co. Armagh.— To my enumeration of the flora, I may 

 add the names of three additional species, all of which, however, must 

 rank as casuals or escapes. Silcne armeria I found on the G. N. railway 

 at Wellington cutting, along with Diplotaxis nmralis and Carum carui ; 



