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pliyllum Wilsoni, and Lastrea Fa3nisecii. Tlie Flora ranch resembled 

 that of the Galloway coast. In the neighbourhood of Cork and 

 Queenstosvn, the party collected Ceterach officinarum, O^^nanthe 

 fistiilosa, Senebiera didyma, Senecio squalidns, Fceniculum vulgare, 

 Euphorbia portlandica, Sinapis nigra, Antirrhinum Orontium, Peta- 

 sites fragrans (near Monkstown), and Hypericum anglicum (near Glan- 

 mire). In the vicinity of Bandon, under the guidance of Mr. Allman, 

 there were gathered Wahlenbergia hederacea, Hypericum elodes, 

 Scutellaria minor, Pinguicula lusitanica, and Linaria repens. Near 

 Bantry and GlengarifF, Eufragia viscosa, Calamintha .officinalis, Hy- 

 menophylhnn Tunbridgense, and Euphorbia hiberna were seen. On 

 the hilly road to Kenmare, there was abundance of Saxifraga umbrosa, 

 and, near Killarney, fine specimens of Osmunda regalis and of Pteris 

 aquilina ; the latter being in some instances nearly twelve feet long. 

 The abundance of the Robertsonian Saxifrages, and of ferns, charac- 

 terize the mild and moist climate of Killarney. 



The Silurian mountains of Killarney, such as M'Gillicuddy's Reeks 

 (Cairn Tuhol) and Mangerton, did not display an alpine vegetation. 

 Saxifraga umbrosa, in all its forms, serratifolia, elegans, &c., covered 

 the hills to their summit. The other plants found on the mountains 

 were Saxifraga hirta, Aira caespitosa-vivipara, Asplenium viride, Sedum 

 Rhodiola, Cystopteris fragilis, Pinguicula grandiflora, and Drosera 

 longifolia. On the islands of the lakes, Arbutus Unedo, and, in 

 various parts of the lakes, Nymphaia alba, Nuphar lutea, and Lobelia 

 Dortmanna ; at Ross Castle, Lastrea Thelypteris ; and near Turk 

 Waterfall, Trichomanes radicans. The Robertsonian Saxifrages, and 

 the rare ferns noticed, with Pinguicula grandiflora, may be said to 

 characterize the Flora of Killarney. After leaving Killarney, the 

 party visited Dingle, and ascended Brandon mountain, on which they 

 found Ranunculus acris, var. Friesli, Polystichum Lonchitis, Poa 

 Balfourii ? Saxifraga hirta and S. affinis ? Cystopteris fragilis, and 

 Festuca vivipara ; near the shore. Althaea officinalis and Cotyledon 

 Umbilicus, the latter in immense profusion everywhere. On visiting 

 limerick, (Enanthe fistulosa and CK. Phellandrium were gathered. 



Proceeding to Galway, the parly visited the Great Island of Arran ; 

 and on the limestone rocks of that island they found Asplenium 

 marinum, Ceterach officinarura, Adiantum Capillus- Veneris, Neottia 

 spiralis, a peculiar variety of Saxifraga hypnoides, Sesleria caerulea, 

 Carlina vulgaris, Asperula cynanchica, Alsine verna, Cerastium 

 arvense, Ulex nanus, Poterium Sanguisorba, Lycopus europa)us, 

 Ilaloscias scotica [?], Junipcrus nana, Senecio Jacobaca (without a 



