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This road was evidently originally, as various exposed sec- 

 tions show, formed on a bog; large blocks of rough timber 

 were laid on the peat, and on the timbers the roadway was 

 formed, chiefly of lough gravel and sand, and presented a hard 

 uniform surface. In some cases the peat seems to have 

 continued to accumulate, and even to cover the road to 

 a depth of four or five feet. On a heath between Annagh- 

 more and Maghery the cranberry {V actinium oxycoccos) was 

 found growing abundantly. The thread-like stems straggle 

 and twine among the heath and grass of the uncut bog, and 

 are easily overlooked. The tiny rose-coloured flowers, though 

 seldom noticed, are real gems of the moor, albeit in a setting 

 of dingy moss. Here also was found the white sedge (Carex 

 carta), which occurs, likewise, in several spots in this neigh- 

 bourhood. Driving on to Maghery, boats were procured, and 

 the party divided, one section going to Coney or Cunny 

 Island, while the botanical section elected to visit Scawdey 

 Island, in County Tyrone. Scawdey is an uninhabited islet, 

 whose flat surface scarce rises above the level of the waters 

 of the lake. On this little spot grows one of the rarest British 

 plants, the small reed grass (Calamagrostis stricta), which has 

 now only two more stations in Britain — one at Oakmere, in 

 Cheshire, and the other at Lough Beg, near Toome. The 

 plant grows in some plenty on Scawdey Island, but in such 

 limited bounds, comparatively slight causes may work its ex- 

 tinction at any time. One rare and beautiful native, the 

 marsh vetchling (Lathyrus palustris), that formerly grew on 

 Scawdey, appears to be extinct — no specimen could be found. 

 The soft brown sedge (Carex disticha) was found on this islet; 

 it is quite rare in the North of Ireland, though it is seen in seve- 

 ral places in this locality. Sedges are a marked feature in the 

 flora of the South shore of Lough Neagh. The panicled sedge 

 (Carex paniculata) was met with not far from Maghery. The 

 cyperus sedge (Carex pseudo-cyperus) has also been found by 

 Mr. Robinson in the parish, but time did not allow of the 



