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with a profusion of Allosorus crispus, the fronds only just appearing 
among the débris, close beside a large mass of snow. In a wet spot 
about half-way down, Bryum Ludwigii was found, and near the sum- 
mit the ground was carpeted with Dicranum . . .? in fine fruit, still 
partly covered by a large patch of indurated snow, whose dark mass 
was now far outvied by the lovely flowers of the Cerastium alpinum, which 
adorned with its rich tresses the frowning rocks around. 
On the sloping débris between the cliffs and the lake occurred Phleum 
alpinum, Hieracium alpinum and nigrescens, and among the wet cliffs the 
viviparous form of Poa alpina. In descending towards Deeside, occurred 
on boulders abundance of Gyrophora pellita, so richly fruited that the 
smallest speck of thallus had its one or two apothecia. Among the 
heath also occurred large patches of Jungermannia ciliaris; in Clova I 
have only seen it mixed with grass and other mosses. Here Lycopo- 
dium annotinum also occurred. 
The hills on the south side of the Dee are remarkably wild and pre- 
cipitous. The ravines and sides of the hills are very richly wooded, 
and would no doubt afford many of the rarer flowering-plants, but we 
had no time to deviate from the road. 
Braemar and Glen Callater were also visited, rather than examined, 
still a few interesting plants occurred. Hieracium denticulatum and pre- 
nanthoides, and several other forms; Andrea alpina was very fine above 
Loch Callater, also Carex vaginata, Salix arenaria, herbacea, etc.; Hyp- 
num molle with abundance of fruit, Grimmia spiralis, all the forms of 
Polypodium alpestre, beautiful specimens of Conostomum boreale, etc. ete. 
On the shores of Loch Muick, a very interesting locality was exa- 
mined. - On the southern shore, nearly opposite the Shooting-lodge, a 
small stream enters the lake. On boulders in this stream very fine 
specimens of Gyrophora erosa and proboscidea were gathered, and on 
wet rocks some beautiful Salices. Near the footpath along the margin 
of the lake, both to the east and west of the stream, Linnea borealis 
occurred, also in a small birch-wood nearly opposite the Shooting-lodge, 
along with Hypnum Crista-castrensis, Sticta pulmonaria and. scrobicu- 
lata, Nephroma resupinatum, Placodium plumbeum, Tetraphis pellucida, 
Dicranum scoparium, var. majus, etc., all in fine fruit. The alluvial 
delta at the mouth of the stream is a beautiful spot, covered with 
birches and boulders, the latter completely clothed with Vaccinium Myr- 
lillus and Vitis-Id@a, both laden with fruit, the former ini ripe, the 
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