24 ON THE FLORA OF INNISHOWEN, CO. DONEGAL. 
doubt, contain a good alpine flora. The surface of the country is 
for the most part mountainous, a raised table-land, with outer 
tains find their highest point in Slieve Snacht, 2019 feet ; Rachtin- 
aot satel feet; and Bulbein Mount, 1650 feet. “Galevetban 
extends up to about 750 or 800 feet in favoured places, as on the 
nakbdien slopes of The Scalp. There are several mountain lakes, 
some considerable estuaries, with salt-marshes and low muddy 
flats. Two of these estuaries, those of Malin and Culdaff, partly 
separate the extreme peninsula of Malin from the mainland, and 
with this outer headland I have dealt separately. 
The coast-line of Innishowen is in many parts wild and magni- 
ficent ; from Glengad = to Stook-a-ruddan a fine series of ‘oe 
cipitous headlands faces the sea, and the walk from Culdaff t 
Malin Head, a included this coast, was one well worth the 
egge aH rugged boldness of Malin Head itself should be seen 
storm oe properly Lee taee nevertheless, there is one 
inlet west of "this Signal-tower which gives an idea, even in a calm, 
of the terrible force of the Atlantic ‘cataract sea.” In the water 
stand dislodged pinnacles of rock, while around and above freshly- 
fallen oH 
+ ane of Lough yaiten ld treharg Head, which, though er pe: 
700 feet high, is, in my opinion, the most fascinating bit of sea- 
cliff scenery in Ireland. - i variety of shape, sheerness of aan 
with grand and ep a grouping and surroundings, I have 
found nothing to su 
I have fis Ranker oe re show that the surface of Innishowen is 
of very —— character, and well wre eae = sheltering plants 
whose requirements are widely different; and I trust — I shall 
be able oe; prove that the flora is a Bighly in in Wiicdlity 9 Pp 
from its stage rete sjeigraphically in studying the ‘aeeibulien of 
ish plants occurrence of several very rare and local s mages 
renders it Toubly attractive. <A separate list of them, which ar 
y alpine and northern, will be given later on. 
has attracted many botanists. The illustrious 
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plants found in the parish of Tasledore about Derry, by Dr. 
wae has been also referred to,—and the ‘ Cybele Hibernica,’ by 
. Moore i i i 
I am also indebted to the recent observations of my cousin, W. E. 
Hart, of Kilderry, for many notes of the plants about Greencastle ; 
a list which he has supplied me with those in that ‘neighbourhood 
and about Glenagivney and Moville, Fahan and Kilderry, being 
ay ngede quoted from in the following pages 
My o sneeraeaae were made through a series of year 
during euiadiods visits to the western parts of Innishowen esi 
