January, 1905. 



CONTENTS. 



Pape 



Some Mosses from Co. Down. — ^J. H. Davies, . . . . . . i 



Some Irish Brambles.— R. A. Phii^lips, . . . . . . 5 



Notes on the Mollusca of N.E. Co. Wicklow. — P- H. Grierson, 8 

 The Douglas Collection in the^ Plerbarium of the National 



Museum. — Miss M. C. Knowi.es, . . . . . . . . 11 



New Plants from Co. Kildarei — Miss M. C. Knowi.es, . . . . 14 



News GIvEanings, . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 



Irish Societies :— ^ 



Royal Zoological Society, . . . . . . . . . . 15 



Belfast Naturalists' Field Club, .. .. 16 



Dublin Naturalists' Field Club, .. .. .. .. 17 



Notes: — 



Chantransia Alarise .in Irelcind, .. .. .. 19 



The Vitality of Seeds. -vS. A vStkwaeT, A-L.vS , .. .. 19 



Glvceria festucoeformis at Portaferrv.— Rev. C. H. WADDKr.i,, B.D., . . 19 



The Red-throated Diver.— W. C. Wright. . . . . . . 20 



Hairy-armed Bat in Down and Antrim — R. PatTKRSON, M.R.I. A , . . 20 



Greensand vSection at Whitehead. — R. WKI.CH, .. .. .. 20 



DUBLIN MUSEUM. 



A Series of Demonstrations or Informal Lectures on various parts of the 

 Collections has been arranged for the coming winter as in previous years. 



The following Is the Programme so far as It Is settled :— 

 THURSDAYS— ART AND INDUSTRIAL AND BOTANICAL DIVISIONS. 



36 Col. G. T. Plunkett, ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS. 

 Col. G. T. Plunkett, THE CIRCULATION COLLECTIONS. 

 Mr Reeves, . ENAMELS. 



„ Mr. Buckley, . FRENCH POTTERY. 



Mr. Brenan, . THE CIRCULATION COLLECTION OF 



LACE. 



Mr. Dudley Westropp, SHEFFIELD PLATE. 

 Mr. Alabaster, . JAPANESE LACQUER. 

 Count Plunkett, . THE INNSBRUCK MONUMENT TO 



MAXIMILIAN. 

 Prof. Johnson, . A GRAIN OF WHEAT AND ITS^ 



DISEASES. 



Prof. Johnson, . A PIECE OF TIMBER. 



TUESDAYS- NATURAL HISTORY DIVISION. 



1'30 Mr. Nichols, . LIFE IN THE DEEP SEAS. 



Prof. Carpenter, . ELEPHANTS AND THEIR, HISTORY. 

 Mr. Seymour, . THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 



COLLECTIONS. 



,. 10 „ Prof. Carpenter, . SOME EXTINCT MONSTERS. 

 „ 17 „ Mr. Seymour, . ARRANGEMENT OF GEOLOGICAL 



COLLECTIONS, 



„ 24 „ Mr. Halbert, . INSECTS INJURIOUS TO FOREST 



TREES. 



31 „ Mr. Ussher . CAVE COLLECTIONS. 



Tickets free on application, not more ihan a week before each Demonslration, at the 

 Office in Leinster House, Kildare Street. 



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