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BOTANY. 
Spiranthes Romanzoffiana in Co. Tyrone. 
By the discovery, on a Belfast Field Club excursion, on July 25th, of 
Spiranthes Romanzoffiana, at Washing Bay, Co. Tyrone, this rare plant 
is now known to grow in all five counties which surround Lough Neagh, 
viz., Down, Antrim, Derry, Tyrone, and Armagh. It is here essentially a 
lakeside plant, the stations more than a mile from the lake shore being 
beside rivers which flow into or out of Lough Neagh. In the present 
instance the plant was first detected by Mr. N. H. Foster, and subsequently 
traced by the party for a distance of a mile, at least a hundred specimens 
being seen, occurring sometimes singly, sometimes in little colonies of up 
to a dozen. The habitat was the usual one — marshy meadows. 
R. Ll. Praeger. 
Dublin. 
Rumex maritimiis in North Kerry. 
While walking with a friend along the north side of Tralee Bay towards 
the close of last July, we came upon a fair quantity of this rare Dock 
growing in a small swamp near the sea ; this swamp is probably a pool for 
the greater portion of the year. As at present known, Rumex maritimus 
appears to be confined in Ireland to a few of its southern counties. In 
addition to this North Kerry record, it is only known to occur in single 
stations in Counties Limerick, Cork, and Wexford. Mr. Colgan considers 
this Dock to be now extinct in Co, Dublin, while several other old records 
are regarded as doubtful. 
Reginald W. Scully. 
Dundrum, Co. Dublin. 
ZOOLOGY. 
Notes on Some Irish Lepidoptera. 
Vanessa urticae, L., has commenced to hybernate much sooner than 
usual. I noticed specimens coming into my house during the last fortnight 
in July, fully a month earlier than usual. Possibly this is a sort of aestiva- 
tion, for I have observed Pararge egeria, L., coming in during the latter 
part of August; as the butterfly is on the wing till the middle of October 
in favourable seasons, it is remarkable to see it going into winter quarters 
so soon. 
Acherontia atropos, L. — A specimen of this fine moth was sent to me by 
the Rev. J. Jennings, B.D., on June 24th. He tells me that it flew into 
his rectory some days before he sent it, and remained quiescent. It has 
