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binding nature, forms a coarse-grained calcareous sandstone — of 

 which considerable quantities are carted to a lime-kiln, near 

 Aranagour, and burned as lime for building and agricultural 

 purposes. 



As the surface of the island is broken up by numerous small 

 lochs and peat-mosses, and by many small streams, and as there 

 are numerous sheltered bays and inlets, it is evident that 

 there is a great variety of soil and situation favourable to many 

 different plants. So that the more one extends his researches the 

 more is ho surprised at the comparative richness and variety of 

 the flora. 



I will now proceed to enumerate a few of the more interest- 

 ing species. 



Thalictvum minus is plentiful along the sandy shore of the west 

 coast. Nymphaea alba grows in a small loch not far from the over- 

 seer's new house, near Aranagour. Palaver (sp.?) I noticed in a 

 corn-field near the Free Church. Arabis hirsuta was found in a 

 meadow, not far from the school-house. Geranium sanguineum, in 

 most beautiful profusion, was found growing on the banks of a 

 stream, not very far from Major Stewart's house, and I felt fain to 

 linger beside this lovely spot. Geranium sanguineum is one of 

 our finest wild flowers, and is also one of those that are never so 

 beautiful as when growing in the wild freedom of their native 

 habitat. Long-leaved Sundew was very plentiful beside a small 

 loch about a mile-and-a-half from Aranagour. I did not get it 'in 

 flower, but from the lengthened petioles I have marked it Drosera 

 anglicc Veronica anagallis was found completely filling the bed 

 of a stream flowing west, not very far from the school-house, and 

 I never saw finer plants; they were just beginning to flower, and 

 at that time would be fully two feet in height. Ajuga pyramidalis 

 I found in a few places, and it seemed to favour i^ocky situations. 

 This plant seems to be very restricted in its distribution as far as 

 the British Islands are concerned, being confined to the North of 

 Scotland and West of Ireland. The number of counties set down 

 for it in the London Catalogue is 9, while some of our commonest 

 plants reach as high as 103. 



The next I have to notice is one of the interesting insectiverous 

 plants, Utricularia (sp. ?), which was frequent in ditches having an 

 outlet into the small loch already mentioned as situated behind the 

 overseer's new house. The plants were very attenuated, and 



