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sented. In the park the wood club rush (Scrupus sylvaticus) was 

 found in abundance. Orchids displayed their racemes or spikes of 

 fancifully-constructed flowers in profusion, and as many as six 

 species were observed. The number of woodland forms obtained 

 was large, and was augmented by an examination of the margin 

 of the lake, where several rare plants were collected, as the yellow 

 violet (Viola lutea), the hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabi- 

 dum), the upright or highland cudweed (Gnaplialium sylvati- 

 cum), the scull-cap (Scutellaria galericulata), the gipsy wort 

 Lycopus Europceus), the great yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia 

 vulgaris), and the tall fescue grass (Festuca arundtnacea), with 

 many others of less note. At the quarry head a rockery has 

 been recentby formed, and here the members of the Club had 

 an opportunity of examining all the varieties of ferns found 

 in the park, including the Royal fern, so common in the South 

 and West of Ireland, but so rare in the North East. Having 

 examined the old castle and the adjoining graveyard, the 

 party walked on to Antrim, and visited the beautiful Round 

 Tower near the town. This tower has a rude cross cut in the 

 lintel over the door, and is, therefore, claimed as a witness in 

 favour of the Christian origin of those remarkable structures. 



The Fourth Excursion for the year was to the Woodburn 

 River on Saturday, 11th August. 



Many interesting plants found at Woodburn have been 

 enumerated in former reports. We only mention that on this 

 occasion the steep banks of the waterfall were observed to be 

 gay with the brilliant crimson blossoms of the rosebay 

 (Epilobium angustifolium), well known in cottage gardens as 

 " blooming sally." As a wild plant, this species is very rare in 

 Ireland, and it is remarkable that this year it was met with at 

 two of our field meetings, viz., at Woodburn, as just men- 

 tioned, and also on rocks near Cushendall on occasion of the 

 visit to that locality. 



The secondary fossils found on this day were similar to those 

 formerly reported, but some members being desirous to see the 

 later tertiary deposits which here cover the secondary rocks, a 



