604 BOTANICAL NOTES, NOTICESj AND QUERIES. \July, 



that wild and beautiful country, they would find a large and interesting 

 field of labour, from Killarney round the headlands to Dingle, and from 

 thence to Dunquin, and (if they are good sailors) to the Blecket Islands. 

 Talking of the beauty and size of Fuchsias, etc., in Guernsey, I must also 

 say that at Dingle they attain an immense size, the climate is so warm 

 and mild. I should also like to tell them of the Myrtles, twenty feet high, 

 to be seen at " Myrtle Grove," in Youghal. Myrtle Grove is famous for 

 its ancient Yews, Bays, and Myrtles, planted by Sir Walter Ealeigh, he 

 having resided there during the years 158S and 1589, and in the gardens 

 there hefrst planted Ireland's blessing and Ireland's curse — the Potato. 

 Do you know any botanist who would kindly send me a few fronds of the 

 Hymenophyllum tunbridgense, or any member of that family, in exchange 

 for the Bryopteris, Phegopteris, or any of our natives, among which we boast 

 the Asplenium viride ? M. B. B. 



Exotic and Eare Plants at Wandsworth. 



The following exotic and rare plants were found on the 37th of May 

 last in the piece of waste ground at Wandsworth Steamboat Pier, which 

 formed the subject of a paper in the ' Phytologist ' of January, 1863. 



Lepidium Braba. Covering a very large space in the second division of 

 the said piece of waste ground. It was blossoming abundantly, and ap- 

 pears to be most firmly estabhshed. 



Diplotaxis tenuifolia. On the bank facing the river, abundant. 



Melilotus parvijlora. Scattered all over the ground, very abundant. 



M. messanensis. With M. parviflora, but less frequent. 



Galium sp. ? Very abundant. 



Anagallis ccerulea. In the second division only ; frequent. 



Plantago Lagopus. In the second division only ; very abundant. 



Owing to the forwardness of the season, the foregoing plants were in an 

 unwonted state of luxuriance, especially Lepidium Braba, which was very 

 conspicuous. Trifolium resupinatum and others were appearing, but 

 were not in blossom. The exotic Ononis, mentioned in the previous paper, 

 is appearing in great strength. 



I may just mention that, should any botanist in the country be desirous 

 of obtaining specimens of all or any of these plants, I shall have much 

 pleasure in forwarding them, on receipt of stamps for the postage. 



18, Shawjield Street, Chelsea. J. BritTEN. 



1. Corrections to the Mora of Irelatid (No. 56, N.s.) — Since the publi- 

 cation of my remarks on the Flora of Ireland in the December number of 

 the ' Phytologist 'for 1859, I have, from the examination of recent speci- 

 mens received from Ireland, been inclined to doubt some of the facts con- 

 tained in the above-named paper. Muscaj'i racemosum, which I saw grow- 

 ing on the banks of the Blackwater, near Permoy, I apprehend to be a 

 very different plant, viz. Agraphis nutans. Inula Conyza was likely a 

 form of Pulicaria dysenterica ; Caucalis daucoides, a species of Anthriscus ; 

 Sedum villosum, likely Sedum anglicum ; and Melica nutans, on Cave HiU, 

 Belfast, Banthonia decumbens. 



2. Claytonia alsinoides. — This plant I have cultivated for some years, 

 and am really puzzled what to think about it. Some of the plants blos- 

 som in May, continue in flower till October or November, and remain 



