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it peculiarly interesting and enjoyable. We were greatly 

 favoured by the presence and assistance of Dr. Scully 

 and Mr. Colgan, both adepts in the botany of Ireland, 

 to whom our grateful thanks are due. Most of the party 

 travelled back by Kenmare and Killarney direct to Dublin 

 and Glasgow. Two subsidiary excursions were, however, 

 carried out, one by 'Mr. Somerville, and the other by 

 Messrs. Evans, Crawford, and Paul. 



Mr. Somerville proceeded alone to Valencia Island, 

 taking the beautiful coach drive by Sneem, Waterville, 

 and Cahirciveen, crossing from the latter place to the 

 island, which is largely grass moorland. Eu2yhorhia hiherna, 

 L., was plentiful on the eastern side ; Lastrcea cemula, 

 Brack., frequent on the western side ; while Bartsia 

 viscosa, L., was observed on wet ground. The wooded 

 northern end would probably reward botanical search. 

 Growing in Knight's Town with Sagina maritima, var. 

 debilis, Jord., was Spergularia riihra, Presl., unrecorded 

 for County Kerry in Prteger's "Top, Bot. of Ireland." Mr. 

 Somer^'^lle returned by rail to Killarney. 



Messrs. Evans, Crawford, and Paul paid a flying visit 

 from Dublin to Connemara in search of the heath Erica 

 Stuarti, which Dr. Charles Stuart, of Chirnside, found 

 there in 1890. Travelling by rail to Ballinahinch, which 

 is the nearest station to the low hill on which the heath 

 was found, they were unable, after careful examination, 

 to discover it again, although there is everv likelihood 

 that it is still growing there. Erica Mackayii, Hook., was 

 growing in abundance and in great beauty, and Mr. 

 Crawford was fortunate enough to find in some quantity 

 the particularly fine very double variety of it, which was 

 exhibited to the Society at its last meeting, and which 

 is again upon the table to-night. Nothing else of any 

 special note was observed. 



Here follows a combined list of the more remarkable 

 plants gathered during the whole excursion : — - 



Xymphaea lutea, L. — Killarney. 



Castalia speciosa, Salisb. — Killarney. 



Viola Curtisii, Forster — Clo<rhane. 



Saponaria officinalis. L. — Muckross Abbey. 



Arenaria triuervia. I^. — Muckross Abbey. 



Spergularia rubra, Presl. — Valencia. 



