interest, including the rockery, where there is an epitome of the 

 botany, archaeology, and geology of the neighbourhood, the botany 

 being represented by a variety of well-selected plants, and all the 

 known ferns of the park, from the Eoyal Fern to the little Adder's 

 Tongue. Archaeology is represented by one of the oak boats found 

 in a bog near Toome. The boat is twenty-six feet long, and was 

 cut out of one piece of oak. One of the same fleet was recently 

 sent to the Museum of the Eoyal Irish Academy. The geology of 

 the rockery is also interesting, exhibiting the columnar structure 

 of the Trap, which here occurs over a bed of lignite. The caretaker 

 also pointed out masses of crystallised carbonate of lime, obtained 

 from the Trap near the margin of Lough Neagh. Some of the 

 members picked up portions of the well-known fossil-wood of 

 Lough Neagh. After exploring the old castle and graveyard, the 

 party walked on to Antrim, some of the members visiting the 

 Eound Tower, while others had a run through Lord Massereene's 

 Park. Again uniting at the railway, the whole party returned to 

 Belfast by the 5.40 train from Antrim, the thorough enjoyment of 

 the afternoon having more than compensated for any inconvenience 

 resulting from the determination to persevere through, the morning's 

 wet. 



On the 10th and 11th of June, to 



THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY. 



Members and friends, to the number of thirty-four, rendezvoused 

 at the Northern Counties station at a few minutes before half-past 

 nine o'clock, accommodation for the entire, party having been 

 provided through the kindness of E. J. Cotton, Esq. Ladies, as 

 well as gentlemen, left the station, apparently determined to make 

 the best of their trip. A few small travelling bags, tourists' knap- 

 sacks, geological hammers, and botanical boxes formed the whole 

 of their luggage. 



The morning lowered, and even at times evidently threatened 

 rainfall, but Portrush was reached with nothing more disheartening, 



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