1884] Shannon Estuary Exploration. 3 1 5 



There is plenty of Cladium mariscus along the edges of the Lough- 

 gall Lake, and plenty of flower. It is most abundant just opposite a 

 small copse on the manor side near the boundary wall of Drumilly. I 

 had the satisfaction of taking a good bunch to convince our friend Mr. 

 Robinson that there was no mistake. 



I saw from the car, on the beach near Glenarm (east of it) what I 

 took to be Haloscias scoticum growing in a good large clump. Do 

 you know if it grows there ? We saw Geranium pratense near Ballintay, 

 but I do not remember any other rare plant worth mention. . . . 



Harrington and Vowell ought to be on Ben Bulben now, or perhaps 

 they have finished ere this. I hope you will be able to arrange to go to 

 Clare, and we left both sides of Shannon estuary open to you. It ought 

 to be a good place. 



July 28th. 



DEAR SIR, If you should be going along the Shannon estuary, 

 please remember to look for the true Ruppia maritima, with the long 

 twisted peduncles. I think I saw lots of Althaea on the south side of the 

 river going down towards Foynes. The creek near Askeaton should be 

 a good locality I suppose. I do not think any qualified botanist has 

 explored the south side of the Shannon estuary, and that ought to be 

 the best ground for you to search. 



Don't forget the chance there is of 



Cochlearia anglica, 

 Statice limonium, 

 Scirpus parvulus, 

 possibly Spartina, but I do not much expect this last. 



Please send me a post-card to say when you start, in case I may 

 think of anything to write about. 



The next few letters relate rather to localities than to 

 actual botany, for Mr. Stewart found himself unable on his 

 first expedition to do more than one side of the river, and 

 took the Clare side, of which Mr. More had least expec- 

 tations. " I am glad to hear that you were able to carry 

 out a portion of your intended exploration," he writes on 

 August nth. u I do think that if you should return next 

 year it would be well to work along the south shore of the 



Shannon estuary. You do not mention having met . . . 



He takes great interest in the botany of the county and 

 could tell you about the most promising localities. Did you 

 get to Monmor Bog ? . . . Limerick is a county well w r orth 

 searching, as well as Clare. I never could find out where 

 is Anakirk, the supposed station for Euphorbia hyberna, 



