148 BOTANICAL EXCURSIONS MADE BY 
8.30 we started in a large car to visit M‘Gillicuddy’s Reeks; we 
reached the cottages near thé foot of the mountain about 12 and 
commenced our ascent, followed by guides of various kinds, none 
of whom were employed by us. On reaching a cottage on the 
ascent, milk and whisky were offered as usual. From the cottage 
several boys accompanied us, and were not a little astonished 
when, in place of taking the usual path, we diverged by the side 
of a rivulet, which we ascended, picked numerous specimens of 
Saxifraga umbrosa and its varieties, as well as Saxtfraga stellaris. 
We ascended by peculiar ragged peaks of red sandstone until we 
reached the most north-easterly summit, where we had a. fine 
view for a few minutes. Mist came on afterwards and we had 
only temporary glimpses of the scenery. All the party had 
followed me except Mr. Cockell, who went up by the beaten track. 
As the mist was now thick and there was some risk that Mr. 
Cockell might lose himself, I started with Mr. Menzies and a guide 
for the summit of Carran Tuohill, the highest point of the Reeks, 
and indeed the highest part in Ireland. The rest of the party 
descended under the guidance of a boy by a difficult ravine. 
Before getting to Carran Tuohill we saw Mr, Cockell attempting 
to come down by very dangerous cliffs, and we had some difficulty 
in directing him. After going to the top of Carran Tuohill and 
having a temporary glimpse towards the west and south, we 
descended by the usual trail to the bottom of the hill. On the 
way we gathered abundance of :— : 
Saxifraga hirta Aira ceespitosa 
2 umbrosa “ oF vivipara and 
Solidago Virgaurea (very the alpine form 
“small Cystopteris fragilis 
Armeria maritima - 
On the summit :-— 
Sedum Rhodiola. | Asplenium viride | 
Hymenophyllum Wilsoni 
~ On the lower ground :— 
Pinguicula lusitanica | 
Returned to the cottages at the foot of the hill about 6.30 and 
