A Note on W. H. Harvey's Algae in the Ulster MuseumAuthor(s): Osborne MortonSource: The Irish Naturalists' Journal, Vol. 19, No. 1 (Jan., 1977), p. 26Published by: Irish Naturalists' Journal Ltd.Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25538008 .

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26 Ir. Nat. J. Vol. 19. No. 1. 1977

of cultivation" (p. 359). According to the Atlas (1962, p. 105) no mainland station in West Galway was reported and a record has not been traced in the literature. Recent field work has revealed the following stations in mainland H 16,

in floriferous pastures including Gentianella campestris and other species, NE

of Truska L., W of Ballyconneely. L5945. 23.8.1974. D. McClintock and M. Scannell.

with Centaurium erythaea and Campanula rotundifolia in grazed sandy past ures sloping to the western sea, 1 mile NE of Gowlaun, at the extremity of

the promontory east of the estuary of the Coolfin River. L7463. 1.8.1976. M. Scannell.

Herbarium, National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 M. J. P. SCANNELL

JUNCUS PLANIFOLIUS R. BR.?AN EXTENSION IN RANGE

The first report in Ireland of the alien rush, Juncus planifolius was published by Scannell, 1973 (Ir. Nat. J. 17: 308-309).) The plant was found in West Galway on a grassy track by the shore of Lough. Truskan, east of Carna, on 31 July 1971. It was also the first report of the plant in Europe. J. planifolius is native in the South Pacific chiefly in Australia, New Zealand, and also in Osorno, Chili and in Hawaii. Details of the extent of distribution in the Carna -Glinsk -Cashel area are given in Scannell, 1975 Watsonia (10: 418-419).

Later field work has revealed new stations, a not unexpected development. The rush was noticed in 1975 in Rhynchospora alba pools, occurring for a \ mile along the road through the peninsula immediately opposite the Zetland Arms Hotel, Cashel. In August 1976 it was found by a marshy stream on the shore of Lough Nambrackkagh (not named on the \ inch map), which is the east-west elongated lake \\ miles north of the Cashel junction with the main Carna-Recess main road. Grid references, L 8041 and

L8343 respectively. This rush may be spread through acid peaty habitats by fishermen moving from

lake to lake and by council workers clearing roadside drainage channels. Its spread is of interest. Further stations should be reported.

Herbarium, National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 9. M. J. P. SCANNELL.

A NOTE ON W. H. HARVEY'S ALGAE IN THE ULSTER MUSEUM

Recent curatorial work has revealed that the Ulster Museum herbarium con tains several hundred specimens of algae collected by W. H. Harvey?the foremost

phycologist of his day. He was born in Limerick in 1811 and died in Torquay in 1866. (Britten, J. & Boulger, G. S., 1931. A Biographical Index of Deceased British anoV

Irish Botanists and Praeger, R. L., 1949. Some Irish Naturalists. Dundalk). The exist ence of these specimens in the Ulster Museum seems to be generally unknown for their presence is not recorded in either the Index Herbariorum (Lanjouw, J. & Staflew,

F. W., 1954. Part II, Utrecht) or Tittley, J., 1971 (Br. Phycol. Soc. Newsletter No. 2). At first it was thought that there was only one collection, however further

smaller collections have been found which include some of Harvey's material. One of these, recognised from his system of numbering the specimens, was found in two large envelopes of contemporary date labelled: "E. and W. Pirn, Tea and Coffee

Dealers, Wine Merchants, 27 and 29 High Street, Belfast". These contained 116 specimens from Australia, Friendly Island and Ceylon all numbered in the Harvey

manner and a further 24 specimens some of which may have been collected or named by Harvey.

Another large collection of unmounted specimens was found to contain 101 Harvey specimens, these all come from Australia, Friendly Island and Ceylon.

Altogether there are over 800 Harvey specimens, of which over 600 came from Australia, and over 80 each from Friendly Island and Ceylon as well as others from Key West in Florida and a few from elsewhere.

Harvey's original herbarium is in Trinity College, Dublin and this has al ready been consulted. Much more work remains to be done before the collection can be accessioned. The specimens have all been mounted on full size herbarium sheets and the nomenclature is now being up-dated.

Dept. of Botany & Zoology, Ulster Museum, Belfast 9. OSBORNE MORTON

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