276 Alexander Goodman More. [i879 



A sharp rheumatic attack on the last day of July caused 

 him some apprehension lest the project might be upset, but 

 this passed off after a rest of two days (August ist and 2nd) 

 spent with Mr. Barrington at Fassaroe. On Monday, 

 Aug. 2nd, Mr. Barrington and he botanized together at the 

 Scalp ; and a short note dated from the Museum on Wed- 

 nesday shows that, while visiting Mackay's old station for 

 Epilobium angustifolium, they must have fallen to dis- 

 cussing other less known records for the same handsome 



plant : 



August 4th. 



DEAR BARRINGTON, It is in D' Alton's History of Dublin that 

 it is stated (p. 835) " A singularly straight avenue through fields of 

 granite thinly disguised with soil, and flowering in July with the 

 Epilobium angustifolium, rose-bay willow herb, conducts (from 

 Golden Ball) into Carrickmines." 



The only question about your Squirrel Paper is whether to print it in 

 Transactions (4to) or in the (8vo) Proceedings, and I think you agreed 

 the Proceedings are best, and will be printed more speedily. I will 



urge Moss to get it done as soon as possible I have written to 



Babington offering to bring you to Holyhead about 30th. 



On Monday, August i6th : 



DEAR BARRINGTON, I hope you had a successful day on the 

 mountain. Did you think of Carex rigida at the top ? Moss has just 

 come back, and says that he will send your Squirrel Paper at once to 

 press, as soon as you send him the map. He says map and MS. must 

 be sent together to the printer ; so that I hope you will send him your 

 map at once. It should be such as to fold once only, and open across 

 the two pages without any folding, I think. I enclose for your edifica- 

 tion Hart's last bulletin. I think he was about six days altogether,* 

 but some of them very wet. In haste, yours, ^ Q MORE 



On Tuesdayf I had a delightful bit of bog botany, and gathered 

 Saxifraga hirculus in perfection. 



A week later he crossed to Wales ; and still looking 

 forward to being joined by Mr. Barrington, who, however, 

 was prevented, wrote on August 26th : 



BEDDGELERT, Thursday. 



DEAR BARRINGTON, I have just received a note from Mrs. Babing- 

 ton, fixing next Tuesday, the 3ist, for our excursion to Holyhead. So 



# Mr. Hart was exploring the Galtee mountains, 

 f At Lisclogher Bog, Co. Westmeath. 



