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pretty Welsh town of Tremadoc. We were gratified in identifying 

 Asplenium lanceolatum once more at an elevation of perhaps 700 feet. 

 Though we saw but one single plant, of which a couple of fronds only 

 were gathered, it was sufficient to prove the habitat ; and there is little 

 doubt this vast district of wild and lofty rock would amply repay for 

 a longer search, with more time at command. 



Our next station was Pwllheli (pronounced Poo-thel-ly). Here a 

 narrow neck of land or embankment runs out to a sandy promontory, 

 terminated by an abrupt and very conspicuous rock, altogether form- 

 ing the western and southern boundary of the harbour. It was twi- 

 light when we gained this rock, which is very steep, and inaccessible 

 on the sea-board side. Our attention was immediately attracted by 

 something green in the crevices rather difficult to reach, which, upon 

 pulling out, proved, to our no small delight, to be Asplenium lanceo- 

 latum, in the very finest condition. The darkness and time did not 

 admit of ascertaining whether it was really plentiful on this rock; but 

 it is a most interesting locality. 



The whole of the peninsula round by Aberdaron, and through 

 Nevyn to Carnarvon, produced nothing fresh to record, though the 

 wild portion of the road beneath the great Rivel mountains, and the 

 fine old Abbey Church of Clynnog, which looked as if it might have 

 been covered with something more rare than Adiantum-nigrum, ap- 

 peared particularly attractive and inviting. 



From Carnarvon to Bangor, and thence to Conway, was performed 

 by coach and rail, except the detour to visit the stupendous works of 

 the Britannia tubular bridge, which does not belong to the present 

 subject. 



One day was spent on Great Ormes Head, searching for Asplenium 

 marinum without success. The state of the tide was unfavourable, 

 and after penetrating as far as we well could along the cliffs from the 

 eastward, we returned, ascended the promontory, and came down on 

 the other side ; and then kept close along the shore until the north- 

 western point was rounded, and we found ourselves among that sort 

 of grand debris, precisely similar to the magnificent scenery of Fair- 

 head on the coast of Antrim, minus the basaltic formation, among 

 which Asp. marinum grows so luxuriantly. We proceeded as far as 

 we dared, scrambling among the rocks and ruins as it were of one of 

 the ends of the world, for ever defying the unimpenetrable waves, till 

 the red ball of the setting sun dipped itself in ocean, and warned us 

 reluctantly to return. 



In the old trench outside the wall of Conway grows a curious va- 



