1884] Letters on Ulster Botany. 317 



flora of N. of Ireland. . . . There is a MS. catalogue of Deny plants 

 by Dr. Moore which, if you like, I can try to borrow for you. 



What will you do about Londonderry town and vicinity ? Should not 

 that go to Donegal ? So as to make the Foyle your boundary ? 



The " Paper " referred to in the three which follow was 

 Mr. Stewart's Report to the Royal Irish Academy on the 

 botany of Lough Allen and the Slieve-anierin Mountains, 

 explored in 1883, which had been some time delayed 

 pending the determination of the more critical plants. 

 Indeed, the identification of the best of them Carex 

 aquatilis, new to Ireland did not come to hand till after 

 the new year, Mr. Arthur Bennett having thought it safest 

 to send the plant to Sweden for comparison. 



December 31 st, 



DEAR SIR. If you like to send your paper, I shall be very happy to 

 look it over, and it would be as well to send it at once, so that it may be 

 in time for next meeting of the R. I. Acad. 



And I think you might put in another application for continuing the 

 Shannon estuary. Suppose you ask for ^12 or ^10 to examine " The 

 south side of the Shannon estuary and the parts of the counties of 

 Limerick and Kerry adjacent to it," stating that you have done the 

 dare side. 



I am glad that you find Dr. Moore's MS. book will be useful. Please 

 remember to check by his later corrections in " Cybele Hibernica." 

 The heights will I hope be available in some cases. With best wishes 

 for the coming year, and that it may see your book completed, I remain 

 yours very truly, A> a MQRE< 



January jth, 1885. 



MY DEAR SIR, You did not send me any of the new Carex, and I 

 shall be very much obliged if you can spare me a specimen, and can 

 send it by post. I think your paper will do without any alteration, and 

 I propose to send it in next Monday. I can make the alteration to 

 Carex aquatilis if you like, and I believe the authority you have is as safe 

 as we can wish. But I remember there was some doubt about Carex 

 aquatilis when first announced as a British plant, as to whether it is a 

 good species. Don't you think the Irish plant a sub-species more 

 likely ? 



I have your application safe to send in before the next Science 

 Committee. 



Any how your Carex is a good find. In haste, yours 



A. G. M. 



