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inch long and one inch broad, having a vertical sail-like transparent 

 membrane placed diagonally above, and numerous short tentaculae 

 proceeding from the central part beneath.) 



July 21. Took my car as far as Bingham Castle. The latter 

 part of the road is loose sand. The castle is low and extensive ; it 

 has a good appearance, and is well situated. Two towers with low 

 wings terminating in small towers. Leaving the car I walked to 

 the end of the Mullet. A large portion of its surface is occupied 

 by drifting sand. The extremity is formed of low hills of granite, 

 from which is a glorious view of the Erris mountains and those of 

 Achill, which is but few miles distant. 



July 22. Left the Mullet this morning, and spent half-an-hour 

 in Glen Castle, where I noticed Hypericum Androsoemum and Scirpus 

 Savii, also some plants of Athyrium Filix-femina, fully five feet in 

 height. I also took one specimen of Carabus clathratus. Breakfasted 

 at Bangor, and then walked nearly the whole length of Glenco. 

 Saw the following plants : Habenaria Chlorantha, Potentilla comarum, 

 Myosotis repens, Carex ovalis, Myosotis caespitosa, and Hypericum quad- 

 rangulum. Stopped that night at Daly's, under Ben Corrough ; 

 seventeen miles from the Mullet, and twenty-six from Westport. 



July 23. Left Daly's, and proceeded along the former route as 

 far as the end of Lough Beltra, then turned to the right, and reached 

 Newport by a bad road. This is a very poor place, having been 

 ruined by Westport. . . . Eeached Westport. 



July 24. Sunday. At church, as on the 17th, 



July 26. Went to Delphi. The road is fine, near the middle it 

 ascends a mountain pass, being carried along the side of the moun- 

 tain by cutting away the rock. Lough Dhu is finely situated, but 

 the best view is from below the lower lake, from thence the 

 mountains are very grand. 



July 28. Crossed the Killery at Bunderrough, and walked to 

 Maam. . . . Gathered between Delphi and Bunderrough, and also 

 near Lenane, Eriophorum polystachion in the bogs. Was informed at 

 Delphi that two kinds of bog deal are found near to that place : (1) 

 twisted in the stem, burns with a clear flame, is used for torches, 

 and is called Corchep by the people ; (2) is not twisted and is used 

 for timber much more than the other, does not burn so clearly, 

 nor has it the same fine scent. Mr. Browne of Delphi says that the 

 cones are often found ; he has promised to look out for them, and 

 keep some for me. 



July 29. Very stormy. Took a few water insects and gathered 

 Myosotis repens. 



July 30. Took a car as far as Steely's, and then walked on to 

 Roundstone. I followed the new road which passes close under the 

 " Pins," and behind the house at Ballanahinch. This is a far more 



