Plants withdraavn from the Flora. 



In the 18S5 Supplement, five plants were withdrawn from the I-lora, as given 

 below, and for the reason shown : — 



Ononis spivosa (casual). 



Jiosa micranlha (error). 



SilituK pralensif! (casual). 



Calamintha officinali>^ (casual or error). 



Primula i-eris (not established). 



The judgment regarding the first four of these still stands, except that the 

 first was probaldy an error, hut the last may be reinstated, as it is well 

 established about Rostrevor. A few additional species must now be withdrawn 

 for the reasons given : — 



Fmnaria mnraJix (error). 



Ruhuft Chamne.morm (outside our area). 



Matricaria Chainomilla (error). 



Allium vineale (error). 



To these two lists must he added List (2) on p. vii, if the total of plants 

 withdrawn from the Flora of ihe Nui th'East is to be obtained. 



Topographical. 



If we view from a topographical standpoint the progress which has been made 

 since tlie publication of the Flora in 1888, we find that the largest contri- 

 bution of new plants has come from the exploration of eastern Down. "Work in 

 the Ards, and in the interesting area lying between Strangford I.ough and 

 Dundrum Bay, has resulted in many additions to the flora : and the exploration 

 of the ^loinne ilountains has added some good plants. On the other hand, 

 central and western Down have never received much attention, and undoubtedly 

 require further work — their lakes and marshes in particular. 



In Antrim, searches on the I.ough Neagh shores have restored to tlie flora 

 many of the rather numerous plants which for many years eluded rediscovery 

 there, and have also added some interesting species. The grand clifts and glens 

 of the eastern coast have yielded some good additions, and the plateau bogs of 

 Garron and Dunloy have well repaid the work that has been bestowed upon them. 

 The course of the Lower Bann, and the central parts of the county, are less 

 known. 



J^ondonderry, least known of the three counties when the Flora was 

 published, still occupies the same position as it did then, the reason being its lesser 

 accessibility from Belfast. About IMagilligan good work has been done, but 

 almost all the remainder of the county calls tor exploration— the shores of Lough 

 Neagh, the valleys of the Bann and Roe, and the mountainous areas in the centre 

 and west in particular. 



