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EXCUKSION OF THE SCOTTISH AlPINE BOTANICAL ClUB TO 



County Kerry in 1901. By Eev. David Paul, LL.D. 



(Read 9th January 1902.) 



During the thirty-one years of its existence, the Scottish 

 Alpine Botanical Club has met five times outside the bounds 

 of Scotland. In 1884 it met in Teesdale, in 1887 in 

 Norway, in 1890 in Connemara, in 1899 at Kirkby-Lons- 

 dale, and last year in County Kerry. It is of this last 

 meeting that the following report is now presented to the 

 Botanical Society. 



The members who took part in the expedition were — 

 Mr. W. B. Boyd, the President ; Dr. Paul, the Secretary 

 and Treasurer ; Messrs. Arthur H. Evans, M.A. ; George 

 Potts ; Alex. Somerville, B.Sc. ; Eobert Turnbull, B.Sc. ; and 

 P. C. Crawford ; with Mr. Alex. Cowan as a visitor. The 

 majority of these left Greenock on the evening of 29th 

 July, and arrived in Dublin next morning. As the train 

 for Killarney did not leave till the afternoon, there was 

 time to pay a visit to the Botanical Garden at Glassnevin, 

 and a considerable time was spent there in examining its 

 many interesting plants. Among these may be specially 

 mentioned- — Gcrhcra Jamesoni, Amaryllis Achermanni, 

 Fulegia paradoxa, Daphne Blagyana, Crinnm Powdli (both 

 white and red varieties in fine flower), Romneya Coulteri 

 (very fine), Zatichncria californica, Calceolaria alba, and 

 Digitalis orientalis. In the hothouses were some beautiful 

 specimens of Lotus and Nymphaias, and a very fine plant 

 of the Victoria regia lily, rivalling those that are to be seen 

 growing in British Guiana. It would have taken a much 

 longer time than we could spare to give attention to one 

 half of the interesting plants that we were obliged hurriedly 

 to pass by. 



We left Dublin at four o'clock, and reaching Killarney 

 at eight we put up at the Lake Hotel. There w^e were 

 joined by Dr. Eeginald W. Scully, P.L.S., who very kindly 

 put his intimate knowledge of Irish botany at our service, 

 and whose courtesy and valuable assistance we cannot 

 sufficiently acknowledge. 



Wednesday, the 31st July, was spent at Killarney. Six 



