1889-90.] i&7 



The evidence of the ill-usage ithey are said to have at one time 

 received is borne out by the fact that many missing parts seem 

 to have been supplied at the time of their erection. These 

 three crosses, which may be said to be of small size, are some- 

 what similar in character. The ornamentation is simple, con- 

 sisting for the most part of sunk mouldings running parallel 

 with the outer margins of the stone. The photographers of the 

 party " took" these crosses from various points, and no doubt 

 they will in due time be represented in the Club's albums. The 

 lakes, woods, and slow streams that abound in the district 

 visited promise well for the botanical collector, but, the season 

 being now far advanced, not many rare plants were met with. 

 The tiny and scarce Trefoil (Trifolium filiforme) was seen at 

 Tynan, and in woods at the same place Arctium nemorosum, a 

 rather rare Burdock. A rare Sedge (Car ex paludosd) is plenti- 

 ful by streams and by the margin of the lake. The Greater 

 Celandine grows on some hedge banks, and the small, silky form 

 of Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris var. minor) was found 

 sparingly. A rare fern, the Marsh Fern, grows by the side of a 

 little lake near Caledon, and the rector, Rev. Mr. Armstrong, 

 kindly indicated the spot, but time did not permit the party to 

 reach it. The ground so hurriedly passed over on the present 

 occasion is a promising district for sylvan and aquatic plants, 

 and the botanist visiting it at an earlier season, and in less haste, 

 would doubtless be well rewarded. Leaving the grounds, the 

 road is taken to Caledon, where tea is served in the Caledon 

 Arms Hotel, after which the business meeting of the dayfis held, 

 and a vote of thanks is unanimously accorded|to Sir J. Calvert 

 Stronge, Bart., for his kindness not only in 'granting the Club 

 liberty to examine his extensive grounds, but in greatly en- 

 hancing the pleasure and interest of the excursion by accom- 

 panying the party for the greater part of the day. 



