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Shows that what appears part of the lower portion of the cliff is 

 separated from the main cliff, having slipped down for a long 

 distance. Weathered through at intervals in great gaps, access 

 was given to the V-shaped valleys behind. On the horizontal 

 ledges of the cliff, formed by the weathering-out of the less solid 

 lava flows, regular hanging gardens of plants provided an added 

 attraction for the artist and botanist. Seven interesting plants 

 were noticed — Sisymbrium Thaiianum, Geranium sylvaticum, 

 Trifolium medium, Rubus saxalilis, Saxifraga hypnoides, Haben- 

 aria conopsea % and H. chlorantha. On one of the down-thrown 

 ridges a good deal of amygdaloidal or vesicular basalt occurs, and 

 here Mr. Bell pointed out that the little cavities contained more 

 or less rare minerals, the following being noticed : — gmelinite, 

 natrolite, faroelite, levyne, &c. Further down in the Lias clays 

 fossil shells of the genera Cardinium, Astarte, and Lima occurred 

 with some Ammonites. Afternoon tea was served by " The 

 Carlton " on a grassy plateau below Hunter's farm. Three new 

 members — Mrs. A. H. Steele, Miss Bird, and Mr. C. S. Carter — 

 were elected, and after a short visit to the Madman's Window, 

 close to the sea, the party returned to Larne Harbour. Some 

 returned by a special excursion train, others waited for a later 

 train, and visited the remains of Olderfleet Castle. In a gravel- 

 heap near the Castle some nice examples of flint implements of 

 the well-known Larne type were found. 



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On Saturday, nth July, the annual "long excursion" 

 commenced, the members, under the conductorship of Mr. N. H. 

 Foster, starting from Belfast by the 9-30 a.m. train in reserved 

 compartments, their numbers being augmented en route till they 

 amouted to eighteen on arrival at Enniskillen. Here the party 

 were kindly entertained to lunch on the Fort Hill by Mr. Thomas 

 Plunkett, M.R.I. A., and afterwards resumed their journey by the 



