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river's numerous windings, past the fragmentary ruin of 

 O'Rouarke's Castle to Drumahaire Quay, where the party 

 landed and walked to the railway station, visiting on their way 

 the fine old banqueting hall of the O'Rouarkes, and regretting 

 that time did not permit of a visit to the extensive abbey ruins 

 on the opposite side of the stream. The botanists were pleased 

 to find at Drumahaire quantities of the scale fern or scaly harts- 

 tongue {Ceterach officinarum) of which plenty of roots were 

 obtained. A member, who had visited the wooded hills of 

 Rockwood on foot in preference to the lake trip, brought speci- 

 mens of the broom-rape (Orobanche Hederce), and reported the 

 occurence of the following lepidoptera : — Fcenonympha Davits, 

 Argynnis Pafchia, Melanippe hastata, Emmalesia toeniata, and 

 Eupithecia debiliata. At the station a special train was standing 

 in readiness, and it moved off amid hearty cheers for the 

 manager of the line (Mr. Humphreys), for Mr. Plunkett of 

 Enniskillen, and Mr. MacArthur and Mr. White, of Sligo, all 

 of whom had been untiring in their care and attention to the 

 members during the trip. At Enniskillen the special carriage 

 was hitched on to the 4.15 train, and the party proceeded to 

 Clones, where a wait of an hour was taken advantage of to have 

 tea, which was provided by Mrs. Robinson in good style. At 

 the conclusion of the repast a short business meeting was held, 

 the President in the chair, and Messrs. Alfred M'Kisack and 

 James Doherty were elected members of the Club. Then the 

 journey was resumed, and the train sped rapidly towards Belfast. 

 Two prizes had been offered the previous morning for the 

 best collection of plants made on Ben Bulben and neighbour- 

 hood. The senior secretary now at length found time to 

 examine the plants sent in, and he declared Mr. W. D. Donnan 

 and Miss Stelfox to be the winners of the first and second prizes 

 respectively. Mr. Donnan's set were as follows : — Thalicirum 

 minus, Draba incana, Silene acaulis, Sedum Rhodiola, Saxi- 

 fraga aizotdes, S. hypnoides, Scrophularia aquatica, Gymna- 

 denia conopsea, Trisetum flavescens, Cystopteris fragiiis, As- 

 plenium viride. Belfast was once more reached at nine o'clock, 



