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tribution in the provinces and connties, as sketched out by Professor 

 Babington, of Cambridge, in a paper read before the Dublin University 

 Natural Science Association in 1859. The work will, for the present 

 at least, be restricted to flowering plants; and it is proposed that it 

 should be circulated amongst botanists throughout Ireland, in the 

 hope of exciting some interest in the subject, thereby collecting, too, 

 additional materials to assist in filling up the blanks which must doubt- 

 less occur in regard to various as yet comparatively little known parts 

 of the country in a botanical point of view, and thus enabling the au- 

 thors at some future time to produce, in the form of a second edition, a 

 more perfect " Cybele," — one that may indeed serve as a supplement, 

 as regards the Flora of Ireland, to the valued and well-known " Cybele 

 Britannica" of H. C. Watson. The " Contributions" will form a 

 demy 8vo volume, about the same size as that of " Babington' s 

 Manual of the British Flora," with a map of Ireland, divided into 

 provinces. It is proposed to distribute copies to such individuals as 

 will undertake to supply the desired information, on their engaging 

 to send them back to the authors, so as to enable them to arrange the 

 second edition. Subscribers of £1 to the Publication Fund will receive 

 two copies of the work, when published; and subscribers of 10s. will 

 receive one copy. For the forthcoming work, which has been a desi- 

 deratum, and which must commend itself to all interested in botany, 

 the following will gladly receive subscriptions : — D. Moore, Ph. D., 

 F, L. S., Botanic Gai'den, Glasnevin; A. Gr. More, F.L. S., Eyde, Isle 

 of Wight; E. P. Wright, M.D., F.L. S., 5, Trinity College, Dublin; 

 William Archer, 21, Upper Pembroke-street, Dublin; or Messrs. 

 Hodges, Smith, and Co., Booksellers to the University, Grafton-street, 

 Dublin. A list of subscribers will be published. 



Mr. Andrews said that he must fully concur in the statement made 

 by Dr. Moore with reference to the paper from Mr. F. J. Foot. It was 

 very desirable that we should possess accurate botanical notes of each 

 district or locality in Ireland, and especially with reference to the ha- 

 bitats of plants geologically, and to the extent of their distribution, as 

 forming links of connexion with Continental species, or with those of 

 other parts of the world. Mr. Foot had enumerated a list of plants in 

 the midland counties, which were generally found in the carboniferous 

 limestone formation, which spreads over extensive ranges in the inland 

 counties. Mr. Foot, from his position on the geological survey, had the 

 most ample means of accurate information, and opportunities of examin- 

 ing our native plants, more particularly those early flowering plants 

 of the limestone, which, often unnoticed, pass away befoi-e botanists in 

 general have time at their disposal to look for them. Not many years 

 since it was too much the custom to rest satisfied with the decisions 

 of a few individuals on all branches of natural history; and when the 

 "Flora Hibernica" was produced, none would venture to suppose that 

 plants could be found to exist in the country beyond those recorded in 



