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Jui.Y 28. — Excursion to Kir^r.oucn and vSt. John's Point. — The 
morning was vSo excessively wet that not a few were deterred from joining 
in the excursion to St. John's Point. A party of nineteen travelled to 
Killough station. Before reaching Killough the rain which had pre- 
vailed during the morning had cleared away, and the afternoon was very 
fine. The excursion was mainly a botanical one. In the programme a 
list of fifty species was given of the rarest plants recorded from the area 
around Killough, and fully three-fifths of these were obtained in addition 
to other rare species which had not been so listed The area examined lay 
between Rossglass, round the shore by St. John's Point to the railway 
station at Killough. Among the rarer plants noted were: — Papaver 
Rhicas^ Glaiiciiait flavuin^ Raphanits maritimiis. T7'ifoliiii)i striatum^ T. filijornic, 
Crithmiun maritimtivi^ Arfetnisia maritima^ Mertensia mariti7)ia^ A triplex 
poj'tulacoides, A. farinosa. Ononis repcns, Beta man'tifiia, Itincus ohtjisijiorits, 
Cochlearia danica, Senebiera didynia^ Jorilis nodosa^ and Polygonum Raii. At 
Rossglass Etiphorbia Paralias occurred sparingly, a small extension of 
range. The white flowered variety of Eiythrcea Centanrinm grew profusely 
between St. John's Point and Killough. On waste ground near the light- 
house Borago officinalis and Saf>onaria officinalis grew. Crithninni niaritinnun 
and Artemisia maritima seem to be increasing at their old stations Thirty- 
five species of birds were noted by the ornithologists of the party. The 
geological members studied the igneous dykes, glaciated slates, old sea 
cliffs, raised beach, and consolidated sands and gravels that stretch round 
the coast here. The part}^ met in the Castle Hotel, Ardglass, for tea, after 
which a business meeting was held. 
REVIEW. 
NATUKE STUDY FOR SCHOOLS. 
Our School out of Doors. — A Nature-book for young people. By 
the Hon. Cordelia Leigh. 2nd edition. Loudon : T. Fisher 
Uuwin^ 1906. Pp. xii. + i42. Price, 2s. 
This is a handy little book intended for the use of teachers to guide 
them to appropriate natural objects when taking their classes for country 
rambles. There are twenty-four lessons, two for each month, and the 
calendar-arrangement leads naturally to a miscellaneous grouping of 
subjects. In spite of a few unhappy expressions, such as "barnacle- 
mussels," the "tongues" of butterflies, and the "pupa" of dragon- 
flies, the zoological and botanical facts are trustworthy, and there is a 
genuine out-of-door air about the lessons that must appeal to the field 
naturalist. There are numerous illustrations, many of which are good 
but some of the half-tone blocks have been badly spoilt in the printing. 
