122 BOTANICAL NOTES 
thing of a collection of the mineral produce of the promontory, 
and reckons among them copper, silver, and lead, but nothing is 
worked there. 
A walk near Kinsale afforded specimens of Asplenium lanceo- 
latum, which I am told is new to the Irish Flora. Of Dianthus 
plumarius, which has been said to grow there, we saw nothing. 
Brassica Napus seems to find something peculiarly suitable to 
it in the place, as rocks, walls, and banks are covered with it. 
Another excursion took us to Blarney, and to, the water esta- 
blishment at St. Ann’s, a very pleasant place, with beautiful 
grounds for the patients to walk about in. Our chief object 
was Pinguicula grandiflora, which, beginning here, becomes very 
abundant as we proceed further west. I have gathered speci- 
mens on the Apennines, and I believe on the Pyrenees, which I 
took at first for this species, but was afterwards satisfied that it 
was a large-flowered variety of P. vulgaris. The P. grandiflora 
is, however, a Pyrenean plant. We found in the same spot P. 
lusitanica, and this is by no means rare in Ireland. Lathrea Squa-_ 
maria grows at Blarney, but of course we were too late to see 
anything of it. In one little pool there we observed Ranunculus 
Lingua; and there are some rarities said to grow m the neigh- 
bourhood, which did not come in our way. 
The College was not in action when I was at Cork; and not - 
only the students, but almost all the professors, except the me- 
dical ones, had left the place. I cannot therefore say much about 
this “ godless college.” There is however a very general testi- 
mony to the good conduct of the students; and I may venture 
to maintain that a truly pious Christian may find many opportu- 
nities as a professor to encourage the feeling of religion among 
the students. He may inculcate, both by example and precept, 
the duty of fearmg God and keeping his commandments, and 
the love and gratitude due to our Saviour. He must not insist 
on any of the disputed points of a dogmatical religion ; and it is 
this prohibition which calls down the wrath of those who make 
religion consist in the adoption of certain opinions. 
On the 28rd of June I left Cork, taking the railway to Killar- 
ney. In the road from Dublin to Mallow, a distance of 145 miles, 
I was much struck by the level nature of the country we passed 
through. There were hills sometimes at a little distance, but we 
were never on them or among them, and I saw no place which 
