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swam — treaclierous swamps, sometimes decoying us to islands — 

 and numerous swims, sometimes intentional, sometimes other- 

 wise, kept up the excitement. On two occasions only had we to 

 leave the immediate banks of the river, which was high during our 

 visit — once was for about half a-mile, near Templemore at Loughliu 

 Bridge, and the other detour was rendered necessary about eight 

 or ten miles below Thurles, where a large tract of low land was 

 completely inundated. 



Several rare species were met with. Perhaps the most interest- 

 ing was Eriophorum latifoUum, which was gathered in one place 

 abundantly. New localities and the frequency of some scarce 

 plants in unrecorded situations showed that this river had been 

 little searched. Many kinds of aquatic birds inhabit the larger 

 swamps mentioned above, especially that of Loughmore and the 

 river is well worthy of further exploration in this direction. 



I will give an account of my tour from day to day, and 

 at the close give a separate enumeration of the rarest specimens 

 observed. The river lies from the source to below Loughmore in 

 District 7, and from thence to Carrick in District 2 of the Cybele 

 Hibernica. 



On the 29th of May, 1882, having left Dublin by an early train 

 and breakfasted at Templemore, we made our way through Sir John 

 Garden's demesne to the Devil's Bit. On old walls at the Priory 

 Saxifraga triclactylites and Draba verna were plentiful — two species 

 which are frequently seen in company also on sea-side sandhills. 

 In low meadows westward Orchis morio and Listera ovata were 

 observed. 



On the Devil's Bit the following observations were made on the 

 altitude of plants above sea level : — 



At 1500 Feet (Devil's Bit). 



Cotyledon umhilicus. 

 Carex pilulifera. 



At 1400 Feet (Kilduff). 

 Ulex europmus. 

 Callitriche verna. 

 Lycopodium clavatum. 



At 1800 Feet (Devil's Bit). 

 Ajuga reptans. 



At 1150 Feet (Devil's Bit). 

 Myosotis versicolor. 



At 1100 Feet (Devil's Bit). 

 Listera ovata. 



At 1050 Feet (Devil's Bit) 



Buniuvi Jie.niosum. 

 Ophiogloss\im vulgatum. 



