1906. 
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BOTANY. 
Spiranthes autumnalis in the Phoenix Park. 
I think it may interest Dublin botanists to know that Spiranthes 
autumnalis still survives in its old locality in the Phoenix Park, "between 
Chapelizod and the Magazine," where, as quoted in Mr. Colgan's " Flora 
of County Dublin," it was stated to grow in Miss K. vS. Baily's " Irish 
Flora," a work published in 1833. Here, on September 9, I had the 
satisfaction to come across three plants of this little Orchid, in good 
flower. I am not aware of the existence of any note showing that it 
has been observed in the spot — though, of course, it may have been — 
since Miss Baily's book was published ; and Mr. Colgan, to whom I 
applied for enlightenment, tells me that he believes all later references 
to the Phcenix Park locality are based on the "Irish Flora" record. 
The spot being so close to Dublin, the absence of recent confirmations 
for a record so old as 1833, niight lead one to suppose that the plant had 
died out, and I am glad to be able to state that this is not the case. 
C. B. Moffat. 
Dublin. 
Glyceria festucseformis in Co. Limerick. 
At the end of May last, when exploring some of the small islands of the 
Shannon off Morgans, in company with Miss Brisco and Mr. Donough 
O'Brien, we came on Glyceria jestiicaformis growing on the shingly northern 
beach of Trummera Big. This small island, the largest and highest of 
those we landed on, is only a few roods in area at high tide, and must be 
completely swept by winter storms. It is roughly triangular in shape. 
The southern end is a long, narrow sandy point, almost bare of vegeta- 
tion, but at the time of our visit thickly studded by sea-birds' nests. The 
greater part of the shore, however, and especially the northern face, is 
ston}' and shiugl}-, and it was here that we found Glyceria fcstuca/ormis. 
It grew in large isolated tussocks from just below spring-tide level right 
down to the water's edge. We landed shortly after high tide, and the 
waves were still lapping the roots of some of the clumps. It was the 
predominant plant on the beach, and the only one growing so low down 
on the shore. Higher up Statice rarijlora, and a few stunted plants of 
Aster tripolium grew with it, and higher still on the beach Cochlearia^ 
Armeria, Glaux, Aretiaria peploides, &c., and just fringing spring- tide mark 
Tritictivi repens and Matricaria inodora grew in the greatest profusion. As 
it was early in the season, the Glyceria was immature, most of the flower- 
heads being still in their sheaths, but its general look, its mode of growth, 
its size and habitat, all tallied so exactly with Mr. Praeger's account of 
Glyceria jestucaformis as it grows on the Co. Down coast, that I felt sure at 
