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blossom excited admiration, A Magnolia in the Rock Garden 
measured 3 feet 2 inches at 3 feet 9 inches from the ground on 
the west side of the tree. In astream near the gardens, Mimulus 
luteus, Linn., was well established, and on the shore the following 
plants were noted, Raphanus maritimus, Sm., Daucus Carota, 
Linn., Linaria vulgaris, Moench, Geranium sylvaticwm, Linn., 
G. pratense, Linn., Anthyllis Vulneraria, Linn., Habenaria bifolia, 
Br., H. chlorantha, Bab. On a gravel walk Agaricus fumosus, 
Pers, was found. The most interesting incident to the 
ornithologists present was the occurrence of the Chiff-chaff 
(Phylloscopus rufus (Bechst.)). 
* Kitmun, 27th June, 1896.—On the afternoon of this date a 
party, numbering about twenty, visited the Benmore Estate, at 
the head of the Holy Loch. Puck’s Glen, which is a charming 
_ ravine, was first explored. The plants found there included 
Saxifraga Geum, Linn., Listera cordata, Br., Carea pallescens, 
Linn., Hymenophyllum tunbridgense, Sm., Aspidium aculeatum, 
Sw., the last two in abundance. A dead Roe-deer (Capreolus 
_ caprea, Gray) was seen in the bed of the stream. According to 
the forester who accompanied the party, Roe-deer abound on 
Benmore Estate. Near the mansion-house at Benmore some tall 
specimens of Picea nobilis, Doug., loaded with large cones, excited 
the admiration of the party. In the grass at the same place 
Hieracium aurantiacum, Linn., was plentiful. The Kestrel 
(Falco tinnunculus, Linn.) and the Chiff-chaff (Phylloscopus rufus; 
(Bechst.) ) were the most interesting birds observed. At Kilmun, 
Anchusa sempervirens, Linn., and Asplenium marinum, Linn., 
were gathered. 
* MANUEL, 11th July, 1896.—A small party visited Carribber 
Wood, near Manuel, on the afternoon of this date. The fine old 
Yews near the site of Manuel Priory were seen but not measured 
for lack of time. Nothing of special interest regarding the 
natural history of the district appears in the report of this 
excursion. 
