BOTANICAL EXCURSIONS IN WEST DONEGAL, 71 
the swollen woolly snow-white calyx very conspicuous. I brought 
home roots to my garden. I believe it goes by the name of 
A, maritima. 
A few miles further on the rocky coast ends at Sessiagh Bay, 
pers I left it to cross a wide district inland. In dykes leading to a 
small lake—Gortnatra or Groo Lake—a spa ia AS broad- 
leaved Potamogeton of the pusillus type turned up. At first 
Mr. Bennett referred it to P. Friesii, but asked for more later in 
fruit, when he decided it was only a form of P. pusillus. It is 
long way off from the var. tenuissimus, ag feed in Taide 
About two miles further on, in a bee-line to Kindrum, I found 
from this, between Lough Shannagh and Doaghbeg, I found Vicia 
aces he very rare in Donegal 
31.—Starting from the same point, I followed the Mulroy 
fo 2 most of its north-western shores of Fanet. Near the 
ferry, ina boggy brackish lakelet, isa plentiful growth of Scirpus Taber- 
nemontani, which is very distinct, and also rare in the north-west. 
insk bay or boat-harbour I was glad to get a same oil 
home of Statice bahusiensis (rariflora), the first Fanet locality. It is 
very rare in Donegal, occurring on the i Bh shore of Mulroy, in 
Rossgull, and not again till Donegal Bay is reached. The present 
d 
-_ that to Limerick. Visiting ‘‘Groo Lough ”’ again, I obtained 
haracee of no great interest, and more Potamog tote pusillus 
of this “ latifoliate’”’ variety. At Tullyconnell Lake, on way 
back through another inland section of this considerable shi 
there was abundance of Chura (fragilis) delicatula and Potamogeton 
Zizii, but the latter was barren, and I cannot vouch for it. On a 
later date (Aug. 21), when I returned for fruiting Potamogeton, I 
followed the extreme north-west coast of Fanet, by Bally whorisky 
walks (especially this) were very severe. On the storm-swept 
oceanic verge there was still They ay to be found. Bors of 
Crithmum maritimum. These are both rare in this diateiet, eapanialls 
n interference. 
granite at the edge of this low rocky coast. It is often hard to dis- 
ip ana from S. apetala, of which it is now considered to be a form 
by so 
ibout Sessiagh I found a very odd little Daucus, with convex 
fruiting umbels. It was about half-way between the type and what 
botanists called D. qummifer. Tts peculiar habit is largely due to 
eep-grazing, like that of Euphrasias and Erythreas in similar 
oe ces. Further round the coast, between Sinko ise one Rin- 
y Lough, I lit on a good growth of Ononis repens (iner ag 
This is oa third and the most western Donegal teenie. “Both the 
