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joined by a local member, Mr. W. A. Traill, who contributed much, 

 valuable information during the day. The various wonders of the 

 Causeway were duly examined, after which Mr. Traill gave a short lecture 

 on local geology, which was much appreciated. Tea at the Hotel, and 

 the election of a number of new members concluded the programme, and 

 the party returned to Belfast by the evening train. 



September i6th. — Excursion to Loughbrickland. A party of over 

 forty took train at 10 o'clock to Scarva, where the demesne of Mr. Reilly 

 was entered, and an examination made of the "Dane's Cast," an ancient 

 fortification that is traceable for many miles in Down and Armagh. The 

 party then drove through Loughbrickland to Dououghmore, where the fine 

 old Celtic cross in the graveyard, recently re-erected by the Rector, with 

 the assistance of the Club, was much admired, and some souterrains were 

 inspected. Subsequently, on the invitation of Captain Douglas, the 

 Club inspected two very fine forts at Lisnagead, which are of great 

 dimensions, and each enclosed by two outer rings of earth, and three 

 deep fosses. In the evening tea was provided at Banbridge, after which 

 the business meeting of the day was held, and the party returned to Bel- 

 fast. On account of the late period of the year, little collecting was 

 done. The best plant found during the day was Mercurialis perennis^ 

 which was pointed out by Rev. H. W. Lett, growing in a copse near 

 Scarva, its only station in Co. Down. 



Dubinin NaturaIvISTS' Fiei^d Ci<ub. 



September 9th. — Thirty members attended the excursion to Beauparc 

 and the Boyne, where a very enjoyable and profitable day was spent. 

 Most of the party went fungus-hunting, and the results were eminently 

 satisfactory. Mr. Greenwood Pim and Dr. M'Weeney have furnished 

 the following list of species. The initials indicate responsibility for 

 identification. When none are given they are to be understood as jointly 

 responsible. Agaricus {Lepiota) cristatus, Fr. (by far the commonest of 

 the few agarics met with) ; A. (L.) procerus, Scop. ; A. {Mycena) tenerrimus, 

 Bk. (M'W.); A. {Entoloma) rhodojjolius, Fr. (M'W.); A. {Hy2)holoma) suhla- 

 teritius, Fr. (P.); A. {Psalliota) arvensis, Schaeff. (P.); Coprinus comatus, Fr. ; 

 C. micaceus, Fr.; Marasmius oreades, Fr. (M'W.); Gomphidius viscidus, Fr. ; 

 Lactarius excuccus, Otto ; Boletus luteus, L. ; B- laricinus, Bk. ; Polyporus gigan- 

 teus, Fr. ; P. fomcntarius, Fr. (P.); Tremella alhida, Huds. ; Dacryomyces stil- 

 latus, Nees (M'W.) ; Lycoperdon gemmatum, Fr. (P.) ; Scleroderma vulgare, Fr. ; 

 Phallus impudicus, Linn.; Stilhum erythrocephalum, Ditm. (M'W.); Botryo- 

 sjjorium pulchrum, Ca. ; Puccinia primuloi, DC (M'W.); P. glecJiomatis, DC. ; 

 P. veronicarum, DC. (M'W.); P. violce, Schum. ; P. menthce, Pers ; P. um- 

 helliferarum, DC. (P.); P. polygoni, Pers.; P. bicxi, DC; P. lycMndearum, 

 Lk. (M'W.); P. variabilis, Grev. (M'W.); P. circmoe, Pers. (M'W.); Uromyces 

 Valerianae, Schum.; U. gcranii, DC, on G. pyrenaicum (M'W.); Colcosporium 

 sonchi, Pers. (on Petasites vulgaris) ; Melampsora farinosa, Pers. (M'W.) ; 

 Synchytrium taraxaci, De By and Wor. ; Uncinula bicornis, Lev. ; 3Iinosphoeria 

 cornata, Lev. ; Peziza sentellata, L- ; P. subumbrina, Bond. [" has not occurred 

 to my knowledge in Britain." — W. Phillips in Z^■^^!.] (M'W.) ; Helotium cit- 

 rinum, Hedur. (P.); Hymcnoscyplia sp. close to virgultorum, Vahl. (M'W.) 

 Ascobolus furfur acens, Pers. (M'W.); Bulgaria sarcoides, Fr. ; Stegia ilicis, Fr. 

 Rhytisma acerinum, Fr. ; Hypomyces aurantius, Tul. ; Rypocrea rufa, Fr. 

 Claviceps microcephala, Tul. (M'W.); Nectria, two species (P.). There are 

 also other species yet awaiting identification. 



The following flowering plants were noted during the day : — Thalictrum 

 flaviun, Lysimachia vulgaris, Carex slricta, Riwiex hydrolapathiim, on the Beau- 

 parc banks of the Boyne ; Eiwnymus enropceiis, Calamintha officinalis, Lamiicm 

 album, Verbasciim thapsics, rocky bank on the northern bank of the Boyne ; 

 Sagittaria sagittifolia, CEnanthe phellandriiim, Uti-icularia vulgaris, in the River 

 Boyne ; Ranunculus lingua, Hydrocharis nwrsus-rancv, old mill-race by the 

 Boyne below Slane. The latter was also found in pools by the Boyne 



