1864] Work at the Irish Flora. \ 73 



the stony shores of bo.th Conn and Cullin ; this being one 

 of the most local of Irish plants, whose only other known 

 stations in the country lie grouped in the north-eastern 

 corner (District 12). 



And now, returning to Dublin, he settled down in 

 " 3, Botanic View, Glasnevin," to work in earnest at the 

 " Cybele Hibernica." 



For this book, as is observed by Mr. Barrington, " Dr. 

 Moore had much of the material already collected ; the 

 application of Watson's system to its arrangement was 

 assisted by More, who, in order to be near his friend, 

 came to reside at Glasnevin." The work was arduous, and 

 very dry; but thanks to the physical improvement which 

 Atlantic breezes had wrought in him, he was able to plod 

 away at the book with nearly as great zest as he had 

 lately shown in tackling the salmon and giving chase to 

 the wild swan. A little field-botany was also achieved, 

 and the discovery of Zostera nana, new to the Irish Flora, 

 was made on the Dublin coast, near Baldoyle. 



The winter's work was, however, interrupted by a 

 return to the Isle of Wight at the end of November, to say 

 good-bye to one of his family who had been ordered 

 abroad. At Ryde he received notice of his election as a 

 member of the B. O. U., for which, as on a former occa- 

 sion, Mr. Newton had proposed him. He stayed here with 

 his family till the beginning of January. From one point 

 of view this holiday from botany was much needed : for 

 an instalment of that long- incubated Bird-paper had at 

 last gone to press, and during the revision of the proofs at 

 Ryde he could see to those finishing strokes which pres- 

 sure of botanical work had before prevented. " I am sorry 

 that the corrections are^so numerous this time. It is all 

 in consequence of my being so hurried in Dublin. The 

 remainder will be more easy for the printer," he assured 

 Mr. Newton (now editor of the " Ibis "), in returning the 

 proofs. But the editor was as interested in the revision as 

 his contributor, and did all he could to assist it. 



November joth, 1864. 



MY DEAR NEWTOX, Thank you extremely for your very kind offer 

 to take me in at Magdalene, but I find that my friends here have made 



