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adjacent to the hotel. The party returned to Belfast by the 7.10 p.m. 
train from Warrenpoiut. 
August 25.— HaTvF-day Excursion to Bali^ycarry.— Fifty-two 
members and friends attended, took the 2.15 p.m. to Ballycarry, and 
walked to the village. After visiting the early seventeenth century 
church, the party walked to Redhall demesne, permission to visit which 
had been granted by W. J. Porritt, Esq. As Redhall has for many years 
been strictly private, it has been saved from the vandalism of excur- 
sionists. Among other plants noted were crested forms of Scolopendritim 
vulgare, Polypodiuni vulgare, var. semilaccruni, Cirara alpina^ and Epipactis 
latifolia ; also Epipactis media, whose only Ulster station hitherto was 
Glenarm Park, where it was noted long ago by S. A. Stewart. After tea 
at the Gobbins Hotel a business meeting was held, the President, W. H* 
Phillips, in the chair. One new member was elected, after which the 
members returned to town by the 7.30 train. 
We have received the Annual Report and Proceedings of the Belfast 
Naturalists' Field Club for the year 1905-6, which furnishes, as usual, 
good evidence of the activity of this Society. In addition to the usual 
record of summer excursions and abstracts of papers read at winter 
meetings, the series of "Appendices" is revived (after an interval of 
ten 3'ears) in two useful papers — one by Madame Christen, giving a 
summary, with tables and a map, of the work on glacial erratics carried 
out by the Club, and the other by Mr. James Strachan, discussing the 
origin of the chalcedony of Carnmoney. The only change in the usual 
get-up of the publication is one we cannot commend — namely, the 
printing of scientific names of species in roman type, instead of italic as 
heretofore. This makes it very difficult to pick out zoological or 
botanical records from the discursive— sometimes more than discursive 
-—matter in which it is embedded. 
DUBLIN NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 
Jui,Y 28.— Excursion to.IvOUGh Bray and Kippure.— Members to 
the number of twelve took part in this excursion. The party met at 
Terenure at 9.15 a.m., and started on cars and bicycles for Lough 
Bray, via Rockbrook and Killakee. At Glassamucky Dr. G. H. 
Pethybridge, who acted as conductor, explained the methods of plant 
surveying, and pointed out the different associations in view. After 
lunch at Lough Bray the party ascended Kippure mountain. From the 
top of the slope overlooking the loughs a very fine view of the glacial 
moraines of the upper and lower loughs was obtained. After tea at 
Lough Bray cottage the members returned to Dublin by Enniskerry and 
the Scalp. 
