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bid portlandica were gathered. The latter is much rarer than E. 

 paralias along the Wexford shore. On these sand-hills, Rosa pim- 

 phiellifolia is the most abundant plant ; Rubus ca^sius also occurs. 

 About a mile east of the Coastguard Station, and about five miles 

 west of Crossfarnoge Point, I first met with the rare Asparagus 

 officinalis. This is probably the locality recorded by Mr. Lewis in 

 Mr. More's recent addition to the Flora of Ireland. It occurs here 

 sparingly, perfectly prostrate, and would easily be overlooked. 

 Further on I found it at the sandy spit outside the salt water 

 lough abreast of the Coastguard Station. Here also I gathered 

 Hyoscyamus niger, Glaucium luteum, Lycopsis arvensis, Chenopodium 

 rubrum, Carduus pycnocephalns, Solanum nigrum, Viola canina, Beta 

 maritima, Erodiiim maritimum, and E. cicutarium. Of these, the 

 Henbane was very plentiful, and Solanum nigrum occurred in some 

 quantity. 



Here I hailed the coastguards, and got ferried across the " Bar 

 of the Lough"; the only name I could learn for this interesting 

 locality. The botany of this remote neighbourhood would, I 

 imagine, well repay further research. Near this, Lythrum hysso- 

 pifolium has been discovered in its only Irish locality. I searched 

 for it along the banks and swamps of a small stream, a little east 

 of Ballymadder, which is, I believe, the reported station, but with- 

 out success. It is a very rare and uncertainly distributed plant. 

 Along this stream, Rumex hydrolapathum and Carex acuta grow 

 plentifully. Close to it were seen Malva moschata, Apium- graveo- 

 lens, and Senebiera coronopus. Along the coast here, and on Ban- 

 now Island, Convolvulus arvensis is a common species. The eastern 

 channel to Bannow Island is silted dry, or nearly so, witb sand. 

 On Bannow I gathered Centaurea scabiosa, Apargia hispida, Hyoscy- 

 amus niger, Torilis nodosa, and others ; and on bluffs along the sea- 

 ward face, Asparagus officinalis, a new locality for this very rare 

 species already mentioned. It was blowing a gale of wind, and 

 there was much difficulty in inducing an aged couple to ferry me 

 across the estuary. This voyage accomplished, in the frailest of 

 crafts, I made my way to Fethard. On the way I noticed Sta- 

 chys arvensis, Pastinaca sativa, Centaurea scabiosa, and Origanum 

 vulgare. I reached Fethard at about four in the afternoon, and 

 having arranged for accommodation for the night, I determined 



