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proceeded via the garden to the Mausoleum, near which lunch 

 was partaken of, and subsequently the walk was continued down 

 the glen to the wishing well. In the glen can be seen the last 

 remnant of the old native woods, specimens of the Spindle Tree, 

 Euonymus curopaus^ Ash, and Oak. In this spot some members 

 of the aboriginal fauna still lingered likewise in spite of the 

 presence of Rhododendrons and other naturalised shrubs, the 

 Land-Snails Acanthinula lamellata — an addition to the fauna of 

 County Monaghan — and Pupa anglica being taken plentifully 

 with numerous other species like Hyalinia allian'a, which do not 

 shun altogether cultivated areas. For the botanists the day 

 proved rather disappointing, but Mr. Kane kindly pointed out the 

 habitat of the rare rush Scirpus sylvalicus, which grows by the 

 stream-side below the wishing well. Search of the greenhouses in 

 the garden yielded an interesting series of imported species. 

 Among the Woodlice the following four species, new to Monaghan, 

 were taken '.—Trickoniscus roseus, T. stebbiugi, Porcellio dilatatut, 

 and Metoponorthus pruinosus ; while in the palm-house two 

 young specimens of the "Slug-Snail," Tesiacella haliotidea, were 

 captured. The members of the genus Testacella find a happy 

 hunting-ground in the underground burrows of worms, upon 

 which they prey almost exclusively, and as it is difficult to drag a 

 heavy and unwieldy shell through these subterranean and tortuous 

 passages this appendage has been gradually altered by nature 

 until it has assumed the shape of a small flat saucer placed at the 

 extreme posterior end of the animal. The following Myriapods 

 were obtained : — Lithobius variegatus, Gtophilus proximus, G, 

 longicomis, Glomeris marginata, Craspedosoma rawlinsii, and 

 Julus niger ; and the False-Scorpion Chlhonius rayi was taken 

 also. Towards four o'clock the party concentrated on Camla 

 House, where a sumptuous tea was awaiting them, provided by Mr. 

 and Mrs. F. W. Millard. Close to Camla House was taken another 

 Woodlouse new to the County — Porcellio pictus. After tea a short 

 business meeting was held — the President, Rev. Canon Lett, in the 



