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sub-aquatic plants, sedges, and pondweeds. An exhaustive 

 collection could not be made in as many days as the party had 

 hours at their disposal, and yet the botanical members secured 

 fine examples of the rare water starwort Callitricha autumnatis: 

 also the rare pondweed Potomageton heterophyllus, a curious 

 attenuated form in good condition. Fine fruiting specimens of 

 Potomageton Ulceus were abundant, and quite a mass of Char a 

 aspera. At the northern end of Lough Beg such plants as 

 Potomageton perpoliata, Alisma rannnculoides, and Leonurus 

 europens were everywhere. Of land plants the most important 

 was Spergularia rubra, which in the North of Ireland may be 

 accounted decidedly rare. The submerged water plants were 

 found to be almost entirely encrusted with diatoms such as 

 make up the bulk of the Bann clay or kieselguhr. 



After the investigations of the day under a broiling sun it 

 was an agreeable experience to reach the Duneane Rectory, 

 the residence of the Rev Mr. and Mrs. Fahy, who most 

 cordially welcomed and as hospitably entertained the almost 

 exhausted party of some sixty members, who, rested and 

 refreshed, were further entertained by a short address from 

 Mr. Fahy, giving a most interesting account of the parish and 

 its immediate surroundings, including its archaeology and 

 natural history. Adam Speers, Esq., B.Sc, acted as chairman 

 of this formal meeting of the Club, which directed that a letter 

 of condolence be sent to Mr. W. J. Browne, M.A., on his 

 recent sad bereavement, so very deeply regretted by the Club, 

 and, after the transaction of some other formal business, a most 

 hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mrs. and Mr. Fahy, and 

 then the party returned to Toome to catch the last but much 

 too early train for Belfast at 5.7 p.m. 



2 September. 

 BALLYNAHINCH. 



The last field meeting of this Society for the year was held 

 at Bally nahinch, and was attended by a goodly number of 



