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myriads of magnificent specimens growing in the water- 

 ditches. Mr. Druery, to whom they have been sub- 

 mitted, proposes to call the variety found by Mr. Cowan, 

 decomposita, and that found by Mr. Boyd, plumosa. At 

 Parknasilla we found the Southern Hotel spacious and com- 

 fortable, and there we remained until the party broke up. 



4th August. — Several members of the party, along with 

 Dr. Scully and Mr. Colgan, drove through Sneem to a 

 point about half-way to Derrynane, and then turned sharp 

 to the right up the hill for a few miles, in quest of 

 two very rare plants, Polygonum sagittifolium, L., and 

 Simethis hicolor, Kunth, both of which were found. The 

 Polygonum was discovered by Dr. Scully in 188 9, growing 

 abundantly in one or two localities in the neighbourhood 

 of Castle-Cove, and it has not been found elsewhere in 

 Great Britain or Ireland. It is " common in low grounds 

 in the Northern United States." " It seems best to regard 

 it as an alien introduced by some accidental means, and 

 now fully established in a wild locality" ("Cyb. Hib.") The 

 Simethis was found in crevices of the rocks near the road. 

 Its headquarters are in the immediate neighourhood of 

 Derrynane, but it also occurs for eight or nine miles 

 east of that place, here and there by the shore of Kenmare 

 Eiver. Except for the one English station of Bourne- 

 mouth, it is confined to this limited locality in the south- 

 west of Kerry, so that it may be regarded as one of 

 our rarest plants. Salix ijentanclra, L., was also observed on 

 this excursion, an uncommon tree in Ireland, and probably 

 not indigenous in the south. The other plants noticed 

 have already been mentioned as belonging to the district. 



In the neighbourhood of the Parknasilla Hotel fine 

 plants of Crithmum maritimum, L., were found growing on 

 the rocks by the side of the estuary, and, in great 

 luxuriance, on the gravel. Lastrcea cemula, Brack., was 

 a common fern in the extensive and beautiful grounds 

 of the hotel, and specimens of Carex extensa, Good., with 

 very long bracts were gathered. 



Next day, 5 th August, the members of the Club 

 separated, and the meeting came to an end, to the great 

 regret of all, for the beauty of the scenery and the 

 occurrence of so many unfamiliar plants had rendered 



