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counties of Cork and Kerry, rising in Macgillicuddy’s Reeks nearly to the 
height of Snowdon and Skiddaw, running out sharply in an abrupt and 
sterile ridge to the western coast, where Mount Brandon rises from the 
Atlantic seaboard to a height of 3126 feet. We shall not be far wrong 
if we estimate the central plain at 20,000 square miles, the Ulster 
tract outside it at 5000, and the other three mountainous regions 
. regions roughly at 2000 square miles each. 
Taking the number of species for Britain proper at Mr. Watson’s 
estimate of 1425 species, our authors claim for Ireland about 1000. 
Of the 532 plants of the British type Ireland has all, or very nearly so. 
The Atlantic type is the only other one where she has decidedly more 
than half, forty-one species out of seventy. Of the Boreal species 
(Highland, Scottish, and Intermediate types taken together), although 
there is not a single one of the twelve provinces in which there is not 
a hill of upwards of 2000 feet in altitude, Ireland has only 106 species 
out of 238. Of the 458 English and local species she has just « over 
one-half; and, finally, out of the 127 Germanic species only 18. 
Doubtful species being left out, the number of species ascertained in 
Treland, but not known in Britain proper, is reduced to twelve. Only 
five of these—Sazifraga Geum, Erica mediterranea, Arbutus 0, 
Dabecia polifolia, and Neotinea intacta—are for Europe as a whole 
specially south-western in their distribution; whilst three—Sisyrin- 
chium anceps, Neottia gemmipara, Naias flexilis, and, if we add the 
Eriocaulon, four—are North American plants not known on the 
European continent. 
BOTANICAL NEWS. 
The fifth part of Dr. Seemann’s ‘ Flora of the Fiji carmen has just been 
published. This completes the Polypetalous and Monop 
. The * Report of the Marlborough Mee Natural Laeti iny for the 
half. -year ending Midsummer, 1866,’ has been issued, giving satisfactory prooi 
of the activity of this yrun and Aourshing Society. By the new plan of 
working by “sections,” more real progress is made in natural history study 
than by the general meetings of the Society, at pere only very elementary 
knowledge can be imparted, and all that is said mus — be couched 
in language as much as possible intelligible to the gt wate 
* The Liverpool Naturalists’ Journal’ for June, July, August, v September 
(nos, i.-iv.), have come to hand. This Journal is published by Adam Holden, 
of Liverpool, in connection with the Liverpool Naturalists’ Field Club, and is a 
