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to the Club. The motion, which was seconded by Mr. W. J. 

 Fennell, was passed with hearty acclamation, and was replied to by 

 Mrs. Dobbs. Two new members — Miss Minnie Murray and 

 Mr. J. A. S. Stendall — having been elected, the meeting terminated. 

 The party then drove to Parkmore Station and entrained for 

 Belfast, which was reached about 8-10 p.m. 



The geologists had an opportunity of studying the mineral 

 contents of the aluminous and iron ore beds. Basalts of both the 

 lower and upper series were represented, as evidenced by the 

 aluminous and iron ore beds of inter-basaltic age. The woodland 

 species of Land Mollusca were well represented, Hygromia fusca, 

 Acanthinitla lamellata, Limax arborum, and Acicula lineata being 

 taken in the glen below Glenariff Lodge. Freshwater species were 

 almost absent, but Ancylus fluviatilis was plentiful in several of 

 the small streams to an altitude of about 1,000 feet. On the 

 upland bog the only species seen were Limncea truncatula and a 

 Pisidium. No species of Mollusca was, however, taken in the 

 lakes which lie on the peaty area, though three species of fresh- 

 water beetles were found. One, Deronectes griseo-siriaius, being 

 new to Ireland, while Agabus arcticus, which also occurred here, 

 was an addition to the Antrim fauna. The ground covered was of 

 special interest to the botanists, for Glenariff has long been noted 

 for the richness of its flora. Many plants that are distinctly rare 

 in our districts are to be found there, and the district explored was 

 new ground to most of our local botanists. The Vice-President's 

 prize for the collection of fifteen of the rarest plants found on this 

 excursion was won by Miss S. Blackwood, who handed in a fine 

 collection. The collections handed in included the following 

 plants : — Lycopodium alpinum, L. Se/ago, L. clavatum, Habenaria 

 conopsea, Orchis incarnata, Listera cordata, Solidago Virgaurea, 

 Hieracium stenolepis, H. anglicum, Galium boreale, Arenaria verna, 

 Empetrum nigrum, Antennaria dioica, Drosera anglica, Asplenium 

 Trichomanes. Selaginella se/aginoides, Neottia Nidus-avis, Saxifraga 

 hypnoides, Vacciniian Vitis-Idcea, and Polypodium Phegopteris. The 



