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ago) introduced by Sir Arthur Rawdon into his gardens at Moira. 

 His gardens with their ponds have long since disappeared, but 

 from them the Sweet Flag has spread, and now practically lines 

 the canal on both sides from Lough Neagh to Belfast. Elsewhere 

 in Ireland it is only found in a few outlying stations, where it had 

 doubtless been planted. Among other of our less common plants 

 observed may be mentioned Ranunculus sce/eratus, Nasturtium 

 amphibium, Rubus Idceus, Senecio aquaticus, Habenaria chlorantha, 

 Carex panicu/ata, C. ampullacea, C. vesicaria, Festuca sciuroides, 

 and Catabrosa aquatica. Little was done in the way of zoological 

 collection and observation, the district having been so well 

 worked for those groups in which the members present took 

 especial interest, but a good collection of Rotifers, &c., was 

 taken for future investigation, and a nice set of specimens of the 

 Banded Snail, Helix nemoraiis, was obtained. 



NEWCASTLE (POT OF PULGARVE.) 



The fourth excursion took place on 30th June, under the 

 conductorship of the Vice-President, Mr. A. MT. Cleland, when 

 a party of about fifty members journeyed to Newcastle for the Pot 

 of Pulgarve, a lovely little hollow at the head of the Glen River, 

 nestling at the foot of the slopes of Slieve Donard and Slieve 

 Commedagh. On reaching Newcastle the party quickly traversed 

 the town and entered the demesne of Donard Lodge, travelling 

 by way of the beautiful banks of the Glen River to the Ice House, 

 where a halt of half an hour was made for lunch. Promptly at 

 one o'clock the conductor's whistle was sounded, and the members 

 then began the long, slow climb to the Pot, reaching the latter 

 shortly after two. From here some of the more active members 

 ascended to the summit of Slieve Donard, the majority, however, 

 contenting themselves with a short clamber up the gulley in which 

 the Glen River takes its rise, and where some very fine examples 

 of weathered granite were met with. Excellent botanical work 

 was done on the return journey, whilst the geologists were 



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