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To this task the lecturer had applied himself four years ago 

 The flora of ten or twelve divisions had then been, or was 

 being, thoroughly worked out. The plants of spring, summer, 

 and autumn had to be listed in each division, and every kind of 

 ground had to be explored — woods, bogs, mountains, lakes, 

 marshes, sea shores, cultivated ground. In the four summers 

 during which the lecturer had devoted his holidays to the work 

 of exploration about 4,000 miles of country had been traversed 

 on foot, and about 50,000 plant records had been got together. 

 The county lists were assuming a tolerable completeness, and 

 when in another twelve-month or more, the " Topographical 

 Botany of Ireland " was published, it was hoped that at least 

 500 species would be on record from each of the 40 divisions. 

 In conclusion, the lecturer appealed to the members of that 

 Club to assist his work. Any definite record of any plant from 

 any county would be of use. He also complimented the 

 botanical members on the work they had already done. 



During the discussion that followed it was suggested that the 

 County Borough Council should be asked to restore and 

 complete the botanical collection that formerly existed in what 

 is now known as the Botanic Park, and also to provide an 

 aquarium, both objects being of great value from a technical 

 education point of view, and, with the assistance of the members 

 of the Club, could be established and maintained at very little 

 cost. Mr. Gray, Hon. Sec, subsequently communicated with the 

 City Council and conveyed the above suggestion. He had a 

 reply stating that the City Council had no funds to expend for 

 such a purpose. 



