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the slopes, sheltering shade-loving species such as the Primrose, 

 Primula vulgaris, and Anemone nemorosa, or a scrub of Blaeberry, 

 Vaccinium Myrtillus, and Rosa spinosissima, with the Vetch, 

 Lathy rus macrorrhizus, and Viola Riviniana. Again, when an 

 underlying rock rendered the surface exceptionally dry, the Wild 

 Thyme, Thymus Serpyllum, and the Strawberry, Fragaria vesca, a 

 well-known "Plant Society," were the dominant plants. Besides 

 the above, many other associations were pointed out by Mr. 

 Bennett. Some of these included an abundance of Orchids, the 

 following eight species being observed within a few yards of each 

 other : — Orchis maculata, O incarnata, Listera ovata, Habenaria 

 bi/olia, H. chloroleuca, H. viridis, H. conopsea, and H. albida. 

 Upon the rocky cliffs of the hill some interesting plants were seen 

 also, including the Cowberry, Vaccinium Vitis-Jdcea, the Crow- 

 berry, Empetrum nigrum, and the Cross-leaved Heath, Erica 

 Tetralix, which last was strikingly absent from the wet slopes 

 below the cliffs. 



Tea was provided for the party on their descent at Mr. 

 Montgomery's farm, after which four new members — Miss A. 

 Boyd, Messrs. Michael C. Andrews, Stouppe M'Cance, and 

 Robert Macllwaine — were elected. The party then drove to 

 Ballymena, and entrained for Belfast. 



Thirty members and friends went to Dublin on 12th July. 

 They first proceeded to the Botanic Gardens, at Glasnevin, where 

 they were received by Sir Frederick VV. Moore and Mr. Ball, who 

 courteously conducted them through the gardens. In the first 

 house visited that giant of the water-lily tribe the Victoria regia, 

 from South America was the principal attraction. Sir Frederick 

 Moore informed the members that it is found advisable to treat 

 this plant as an annual, the seeds being sown early in the year, 

 and rapidly growing and producing flowers, from which the seeds 

 for the next year's crop are obtained. After the round of the 



