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sea-pansy ( Viola Curtisii), a near ally of the field pansy, the original 

 stock from which sprung the magnificent pansies that adorn our 

 gardens. Polygala oxyptera, a rare variety of the milkwort, was 

 also found here, together with the Portland spurge (Euphorbia 

 Portlandica) and the hound's-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale). The 

 geologist sees in the sandhills one of the most recent geological 

 formations, and from a study of them is enabled to better under- 

 stand many of the puzzling phenomena presented in the more 

 ancient deposits. Here also, as elsewhere in Down, Antrim, and 

 Derry, where similar formations occur, rude stone implements 

 have been found, of which a few were picked up on the present 

 occasion. Several members repaired to the beach to search for 

 zoological treasures, and were amply rewarded by many good 

 examples of Echinodermata, Mollusca, &c. Heavy rain having 

 set in, caused naturalists and archaeologists alike to beat a hasty 

 retreat to the railway refreshment rooms, where an ample tea was 

 enjoyed. Before leaving the room a meeting was held for the 

 election of new members ; and soon after the party were on their 

 way home, having spent a very pleasant day, notwithstanding the 

 heavy rain of the afternoon. 



On the 1 8th and 19th June, to 



CARLINGFORD AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. 



This formed the long excursion of the season, and few places 

 within reach can be more calculated to interest a Naturalists' and 

 Archceologists' Field Club, This was amply realised by the small 

 party which made the present excursion. The route selected was 

 via Newry, and then along the lately opened Greenore and 

 Carlingford Railway, by which, skirting the Newry canal, and the 

 southern shore of the most beautiful of our east coast loughs, and 



