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tion in cases of bad colds and complaints of the lungs, and for this 

 purpose, instead of merely cutting the fronds, they pull it up root and 

 branch. I looked in vain for the variety or species with the annu- 

 late pinnules said to have been found here. 



Neoitia spiralis. DiflPused over the whole island. I could have 

 gathered hundreds of plants. 



Helianthemum canum. 1 was most fortunate in this discovery, 

 adding by it a new and interesting plant to the Irish Flora. It is 

 abundant, growing in small tufts in the interstices of the I'ock. Its 

 season of flowering was past. I found but two single flowers. 



Euotiymus europceus. In the clefts, but stunted. 



Arenaria verna. In several instances. 



Carduus nutans. In a particular spot near the town. 



Crithmum marilimum. Rocks, Kilronan bay. 



Juniperus communis. Common in the fissures of the rock ; always 

 dwarfed. 



Prunus insiiitia. Found in the rocky clefts : in fruit. 



Marrubium vulgare. Common, mostly near the villages or hamlets. 



Thymus Calamintha. In such profusion on the way to the Seven 

 Churches as to look as if a crop had been sown. 



Saxifraga hypnoides. Common. 



Bleclitimn horeale. Not scarce. 



Asplenimn Ruta-muraria. Abundant. 



Trichomanes. In plenty. 



Adiantum-nigriim. Not frequent. 



Polypodium vulgare. Quite common. 



Ceterach officinariim. By no means frequent. 



Scolopendrium vulgare. Of large size : in the fissures along with 

 the Adiantum. 



Pteris Aquilina. Stunted, but scattered over the whole island. 



Bartsia Odontites. Everywhere a perfect weed. 



Astragalus hypoglottis. Rare. 



Ruhus saxatilis and casius. Both abundant, the first in such 

 profusion as in many places to be the only covering of the rock. 

 They were both in fruit, the former with its bright red, and the other 

 with its dull blue berry, both very acidulous. 



After spending two days on the island, I returned with my com- 

 panion to Roundstone. Here I was fortunate to find Allium Hallerii, 

 which you so much wished me to obtain. After being detained for 

 some days at Roundstone by bad weather, I took leave of my very 

 kind and talented English friend on the 17th of September, and pro- 



