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After partaking of refreshment at a farmhouse overlooking 

 the Lough, the party proceeded to the summit of Hotbank 

 Crags, where a commanding view was obtained of Brownlee 

 and Greenlee Loughs to the north, as well as of Crag Lough 

 to the west. The two former fall far short of the latter in 

 appearance, their formations being mere depressions in the 

 moorland. 



On the return journey the Procumbent Pearlwort, Globe 

 Flower, Stone Bramble, and Parti-coloured Scorpion Grass 

 were gathered. Broom was in full and luxuriant bloom. 

 Much time was spent in looking for Broomrape, but without 

 success. The limestone which exists in the Carboniferous 

 strata in beds of various thickness has been extensively 

 quarried here and there in the district. 



The following list contains the botanical and ornithological 

 observations of the day : — 



Botany. 



Lesser Celandine, Ranunculus Ficaria. 

 Wood Crowfoot, ,, auricomiis. 



Buttercup, , , bidbosus. 



Creeping Buttercup, ,, repens 



Meadow Crowfoot, ,, acris. 



Globe Flower, Trollhis etiropceus. 

 Marsh Marigold, Caltha pahcstris. 

 Barberry, Berberis vulgaris. 

 Common Poppy, Papaver Rhceas. 

 Shepherd's Purse, Capsella Bursa- past oris. 

 Scurvy Grass, Cochlearia o_ffuinalis. 

 Whitlow Grass, Draba verna. 

 Bitter Cress, Carda?}iine amara. 

 Cuckoo Flower, Cardamine prate^isis. 

 Hairy Bitter Cress, Cardamine hirsuta. 

 Water Cress, Nasturtium officinale. 

 Hedge Mustard, Sisymbrium officinale. 

 Runch or Charlock, Sinapis arvensis. 

 Dog Violet, Viola canina. 

 Marsh Violet, Viola palustris. 



Common Milkwort (in blue, pink, and white flowers), Polygala 

 vulgaris. 



