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repeated that all ethnologists now admit the identity of the Celts 

 in these islands with the Celtae of the Continent, and that no 

 other Celts are known to history, so that to speak of " black- 

 haired Celts " is an ethnic absurdity, and contains its own 

 contradiction. 



A very full and interesting discussion followed, in which 

 many members took part, each speaker thanking Mr. Dickson 

 for his valuable paper. 



LOCAL PLANT GLEANINGS, 1908. 



"THE INCOMPLETE (GOOSEFOOTS, KNOTWEEDS, ETC.), 



AND 



THE NEW CLASSIFICATION OF ENGLER." 



At a meeting of the Botanical Section, held on the 13th 

 March, Mr. W. J. C. Tomlinson read a paper on " Local Plant 

 Gleanings, 1908." He said — The close of another session seems 

 to be a fitting time for bringing together the more important 

 scattered records of the year relating to the Flora of our district. 

 Such a summary is always found useful, if printed in an available 

 medium such as the Annual Report of the Club affords. 



Mr. S. A. Moore was fortunate in discovering Geranium 

 pusillum, L., in County Down, last summer. This, I believe is 

 the first authoritative record of the occurrence of the plant in 

 Ulster. The finder, however, is inclined to the belief that its 

 superficial resemblance to G. molle may have led to its being over- 

 looked in some instances. He says, moreover, that there is just 

 the possibility of its having been introduced at the station where 

 he found it. The locality is a roadside one, some distance south- 

 east of Bangor, and near a farmstead. Mr. Moore also found 

 Geranium lucidum, L. on a ditch-bank not far from the preceding 

 locality, and in considerable quantity. The species in question 

 should be carefully watched in Down, as Mr. Praeger expressed 

 the view that "Soil conditions are against the plant's presence" in 



