320 The Irish Naturalist. 



Dubinin Naturai^ists' FieIvD Ci<ub. 



October 7th. — The annual Fungus-Foraywasheld in Powerscourt Deer- 

 park by kind permission of Lord Powerscourt. Twenty-four members 

 attended, conducted by the President, Dr. M'Weeney. The following 

 species of fungi were collected. The list might have been much longer but 

 that the work of identification devolved altogether upon the conductor : 

 Agariais {Amanita) ni?tscarins, Linn. ; A. (^A.) viappa, Fr. ; A. {Lepiota) 

 ierreii, B. and Br. ; A {L.') gramdosiis, Batsch. ; A. {^Arinillaria) mefletis, Fl. 

 Dan. (the commonest agaric) ; A. (Clitocybe) laccatus, Scop. ; A. (C) belius, 

 Pers. (small specimen) ; A. {Myccnd) peltatus, Fr. ; A. {M.) vitilis, Fr. ; A. 

 (/J/.) galopiis, Pers. ; A. {M.) galerutilatics, Scop. ; A. {Omphalia) integrellus, 

 Pers.; A. {0.) fibula, Bull.; A. {CrepidoHis) applanahis, Pers.; A. {Naucoria) 

 [close to] consperstis, Pers. ; Coprimes coniahis, Fr. ; Hygrophorus coccineus, 

 Fr. ; H. calyptrcrformis, B. and Br. ; Riissula ochroleiica, Fr. ; Marasjnins 

 ramealis, Fr. ; Boletus flavus, With. ; Gyrodon rtibellus, M'W., nov. sp, [The 

 only specimen found of this interesting new species was sent to Mr. 

 G. Massee, F.L.S., of Kew, to whom Dr. M'Weeney is indebted for a 

 complete description which he hopes soon to publish, together with those 

 of some other new or rare Irish Fungi.] ; Polyporus qiierciims [?] Fr. ; 

 Clavaria c rislaf a, Vers. ', C. iiiceqiiatis,V\. Dan. [very common.] ; Pistillaria 

 qiiisqicilaris, Fr. ; Tjemella viesenterica, Retz. ; Moniiia aurea, Lk. ; Geoglossum 

 diffornie, Fr. [with a Verticil liu/n Sp. not determined growing parasitically 

 on the club.]; Calloria xanthostigfiia, Fr.; Hymenoscypha pseiidotiiberosa, Rehm.; 

 H. renispornin, Ellis ; //. bolaris, Batsch. ; Hypocopra maxima. 



November 14th. — The winter session was most successfully begun by 

 a social meeting attended b}^ over 200 members and friends. The 

 numerous interesting exhibits comprised microscopic fungi and bacterio- 

 logical cultures, shown by the President, Dr. E.J. M'Weeney; Geo/na- 

 laciis maciilosus and Platyarthms hoffmanseggii, shown by Dr. ScharFF ; 

 marine algae, shown by Prof. Johnson : marine invertebrates and 

 lantern slides of flat-fish development, shown by Prof. Haddon ; 

 variolite and other rock specimens and sections, also lantern slides of 

 scenery, shown by Prof. CoeE ; hydroids and pol3^zoa, shown by Mr. 

 J. E. Duerden; rotation of protoplasm in C/z(zr«,showm by Mr. M'ArdeE; 

 rare plants, shown by Mr. Praeger ; insect collections &c., shown by 

 Messrs. J. M. Browne (Hon. Sec), Cuthbert, Haebert, G. H. 

 Carpenter, and Geo. Lowe ; a beautiful series of photographs illustra- 

 ting Irish ethnology and geology, also lantern slides, by Mr. R. Weech 

 of Belfast; lantern slides of flowers by Mr. Greenwood Pim ; of west 

 of Ireland scenery by Dr. C. R. Browne and Rev. W. S. Green ; Irish 

 Bats, shown by Mr. H. L. Jameson. 



Armagh Naturae History and Phieosophicae Society. 

 November 13th.- -The President, Rev. W. F. Johnson, M.A., F.E.S., 

 gave his Annual Address. In commenting on the extraordinary summer 

 of this year he remarked that in several cases insects had produced an 

 extra brood, and instanced Nocttia 7tibi as having puzzled him by appear- 

 ing a second time. An account was given of various rare lepidoptera 

 that had appeared in Ireland during the year, noting specially the abund- 

 ance of Vanessa atalanta, and the capture of a specimen of Pieris daplidice in 

 County Wexford, This led to mention of the remarkable migratory 

 swarms of insects which have occurred at various times on the Continent 

 and in the British Islands. Attention was drawn to the occurrence of 

 Chionis alba at Carlingford as reported in the Irish Naturalist, also to Mr. 

 R. L. Praeger's paper on the P'lora of Co. Armagh. Coming to matters 

 connected with the Society, the President deplored the loss they had 

 sustained by the deaths of the Rev. G. Robinson, M.A., former President 

 of the Society, and the Lord Primate. A vote of thanks to the President 

 for his address, was moved by Mr. E. L. Fischer, and seconded by Mr. 

 W. G. Robinson. The latter gentleman mentioned that he had seen 

 during the summer Colias cdiisa on the railway embankment near 

 Hamilton's Bawn, and Vanessa cardui at Ennislare, near Armagh. 



