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a few things were also identified on our railway journey northwards 

 through Co. Clare (Dist. G). While waiting for a carriage to take 

 us to Maam (Dist. 8), where we had three days' botanizing, we 

 made some gatherings at Oughterard, well known as a good col- 

 lecting ground. Our principal work was done from Clonbur, a 

 hamlet on the borders of W. Galway (Dist. 8) and E. Mayo (Dist. 9), 

 near the S.W. corner of Lough Mask, the S. end of which is entirely 

 bordered by limestone, producing several rarities ; expeditions were 

 made to Cong and its neighbourhood, as well as to the mountains 

 near Maamtrasna, which — on the map — look very inviting, but are 

 extremely poor in alpine vegetation, like all the hills which we 

 examined in this district. 



Our best thanks for help in identifying the doubtful gatherings 

 are due to Messrs. Arthur Bennett, H. Groves, and Rev. E. F. 

 Linton ; Prof. Crepin kindly examined a few roses. Rev. W. Moyle 

 Rogers and Dr. Fockc have taken a great deal of trouble with the 

 Bubi, several of which appear to be new to the Irish Flora ; those 

 which are (so far as we can ascertain) unrecorded for the various 

 districts are distinguished by an asterisk. With this exception, we 

 have not attempted to publish "new county records"; it is now 

 about twenty-four years since the Supplement to t'ybele Hibernica 

 was issued, and much good work has been done since then. 



Thalictnim collinicui Wallr. 8, By the river at Oughterard, very 

 luxuriant; also on the N. shore of "the narrow lake," a western 

 arm of L. Mask. 9. Limestone rocks, S. of L. Mask. 



Ranunculus Drouetii Godr. About Cong, both in Distr. 8 and 9. 

 — R. hetewphi/llus Web. 8. In a ditch between Clonbur and 

 L. Mask. — R. Linr/ua L. 9. In a swamp opposite Ashford House, 

 Cong. 



Fumaria conj'usa Jord. 8. A few plants were found in a potato- 

 field at Oughterard. 



Nasturtium ojjicinale R. Br. var. wicwplnjllum. (Reichb.). 8. Near 

 the river at Maam ; also in a swamp near Clonbur. — X. palustre L. 

 8, 9. Moist places, S. of L. Mask. 



Subularia aquatica L. 8. In Lough Coolin, near Clonbur. 



Brassica Rapa L. var. BrUjgsii H. C. Watson ? 8, 9. A small 

 annual, from 2 to 9 in. high, occurs locally in great abundance on 

 shingly limestone shores S. of L. Mask, looking truly wild. No 

 doubt the dry season and exposed situation are mainly accountable 

 for its dwarf habit. There is at present no cultivated land within 

 half a mile. Mr. Groves remarks that the flowers do not look like 

 Briggsii. 



^Coronopus didgmus Sm. and C. Ruellii All. 3. Ferrybank ; the 

 former seemed to be a mere casual. 



Lepidium Jdrtuin Sm. (L. Smitldi Hooker). 3. Ferrybank. 



Viola silvestris Reich. 8. Woods on limestone in the Ashford 

 House demesne, near Cong. — V. cricctorum Schrader. 8. Maam. 



Polygala oxyptem Reich. 8. Sparingly on a dry bank near 

 Maam. — P. serpyUacea Weihe. 8. Common on the heaths about 

 Maam ; also seen near Clonbur, in Districts 8 and 9. 



