II 



found growing on trees, viz. : — Tortula recurvifolia and Ortho- 

 trichum leiocarpum. The former is certainly new to our list 

 of Irish mosses ; the latter, if before recorded, is extremely 

 scarce. 



On Saturday, nth June, to 



ANNAGHMORE AND THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF 

 LOUGH NEAGH, 



Under the guidance of the Rev. George Robinson, who met 

 the party at Annaghmore station, where a large van awaited 

 them. The character of the region visited is such as to pro- 

 mise the botanical collector a well-filled vasculum. The 

 surface of the country exhibits the greatest diversity of habitats 

 for native plants. Here are wild moors and fens that yield 

 heath plants and sedges; streams and lakes for fiuvials; woods 

 and groves for such as haunt sylvan shades; and a rich soil in 

 the highest cultivation where agrestal plants may luxuriate. 

 The botanist coming from Belfast could not fail to observe 

 that proximity to the " Sunny South" was already making 

 its mark to some extent on the flora. To the observant eye 

 educated in plant lore, this was apparent, not only from 

 the coming in of forms not commonly found in Antrim, but 

 also from the disappearance or rarity of some of our common 

 species that are of a Northern type. The Rev. Mr. Robinson 

 is perfectly familiar with the plants that occur here, and under 

 his guidance all the available time was turned to the best 

 account, so as to secure specimens of the various botanical 

 rarities. Nor were other matters neglected; at several points 

 between the station and the lake the remains of what is called 

 St. Patrick's Road were examined. The road was supposed 

 to have been constructed for the conveyance of sand from 

 Lough Neagh to be used in the building of Armagh Cathedral. 



