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Parnassus {Pamassia pahestris), was collected by the roadside, 

 where in one spot it grew in profusion. At Carnlough the 

 party were transferred to another machine, and again proceeded, 

 with little to break the pleasant monotony of the journey. The 

 sky had cleared and the wind had died away, and it was now 

 a lovely summer afternoon, and the Antrim coast, always 

 beautiful, was looking its best. Across the placid waters of the 

 Irish Sea rose the blue hills of Cantire, and further southward 

 the island of Sanda and the rugged peaks of Arran and the 

 conical mass of Ailsa Craig. Northward, point beyond point, 

 stretched the Antrim coast ; southward, the low, fertile land of 

 Islandmagee bounded the view. Inland rose ridges of heathery 

 hills, gilded by brilliant sunshine, and in front the sea lay as if 

 asleep, undisturbed by even a ripple, and rivalling in its brilliant 

 blue the sky above it. Near Ballygalley Castle a halt was made 

 for the purpose of calling on an elderly lady who resides on the 

 seashore in a cabin of her own construction. A massive block 

 of rock forms one wall, and shelters from the north ; a bank of 

 earth forms the back, and all is covered with a thick sheet of 

 seaweed, through which the smoke of a small fire comes as 

 though it was in process of being burnt for kelp. The old 

 dame was found seated inside the very small doorway, con- 

 tentedly preparing her supper of shell-fish, while a single hen, 

 her only companion, as contentedly roosted beside her. She 

 did not resent the sudden invasion of her dwelling, but in the 

 most friendly manner told her experience of the struggle for 

 existence. She gathered food on the beach, some of which she 

 sold to enable her to purchase a " drap o' tay," and her hen 

 supplied eggs when she wasn't moulting. A reaping hook, 

 hanging on the wall, was significantly pointed out as the 

 protection of the household. 



Lame was reached punctually at seven, and the party sat down 

 to tea at the King's Arms Hotel, after which the formal meeting 

 of the excursion was held, the chair being taken by the President 

 of the Club, Mr. William Gray, M.R.I.A. The first business 

 was the election of some new members, after which came the 



