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BOTANICAL EXCURSIONS IN DONEGAL, 1898. 
By H. C. Harr, F.L.§., &e. 
(Continued from p. 76.) 
Aug. 7.—Followed the Clonmany river up to Meendoran Lake 
about four or five miles. A most remarkable flood wetted me through 
and through i in about three wat a and raised the river three feet 
vertically in half an hour, flooding all sorts of crops. It fell nearly 
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Lobelia, Isoetes, and Carew filiformis occurred, but of the latter I 
entertain some doubt. It was not in a fit state for determination, 
and, further, I was unable to get at it properly, on account of the 
flood. It is a western plant, appearing for the first time pane 8 in 
Fanet (like C. limosa), and I doubt if it grows in Inishow 
Rhynchospora alba is plentiful here. It is rare in Fanet, has 
common westward. On the shore, bits of a pondweed looking like 
pralongus were blown ashore, but quite indeterminable. Returning 
I took up the part of the stream the flood drove me from, fin 
Lycopus in two places, and Carew flava (genuina). 
Aug. 8.—Drove to the Mintiagh, south vir on soar sie ng 
the car at ‘«‘ Crookeys,” the former home of a rebel pike ing 
ae th, with a record. Up Croa phoaniaddy (1255 feet), gor 
southern SPAR of lieve Snaght (2019 feet), the highest 
Rsusedt east of Muckish, in Donegal. ere we are in District II. 
of Flor. Donegal, 7. e. South (West) Inishowen. On the summit 
Salix herbacea and Vaccinium Vitis-idea occur freely. Following the 
high land northward along some Ga bins, we reach Slieve Main io 
an additional — L sbi: a At the summit of Sliev 
Snacht these occur again, and close by Hieracium anylicum ; par 
between that aca Slieve Snacht Beg, at about 1750 feet, I gathered 
a very sparing growth of ssctgpaage clavatum, the hig heat I have 
seen it in Donegal. It seems to like drier mo culate than the 
igher western Irish hills. “On the summit of Slieve Snacht I was 
fevtianed with the most extensive view I have ever had from it, or 
indeed anywhere that I can recollect 
From Slieve Snaght Beg, a long stretch ea bene rhea 
land northwards ee me to the source, or of Stra 
River (‘‘ Straid ’’ on the e map). From this, a fter 1 a ge or ak 
very heavy scramble down a series of wooded glens, cut through 
metamo pt Br schists, and often forming impervious thickets of 
hazel, gave me no results of interest. In one gravelly margin I saw 
Viola canina, Gnaphalium sylvaticum, and Lastrea Oreopteris. Nota 
hawkweed was observed, though a more likely valley could not be 
ound. ip_was & heavy day wotk, and scat a 
Strath’s Bridae was most welco 
ug. 9.—Drove to Strath’s ‘Biase and followed the remainder 
portion of yesterday’s river to its estuary in Trawbreaga Bay. 
