PHYTOLOGY, 



EEMARKS UPON "NOTES OP AN EXCURSION TO 

 BREAD ALBANE " (Sc Nat., III., p. 18). 



By J. H. BALFOUR, M.D., F.R.S., Professor of Botany in the 



University of Edinburgh. 



SEVERAL of the localities of alpine plants mentioned in the 

 report of your botanical excursion to Breadalbane along 

 with Colonel Drummond Hay are not new. I send you the 

 following remarks : — 



Sagina nivalis was found for the first time by me on Ben 

 Lawers on 25 th August, 1847. I have since gathered it in 

 several places on Ben Lawers, also on Creag na Caillich; 

 and on Benean (Stobinain), one of the tops of Ben More, 

 on nth August, 1864. 



Alsine rubella has been found on Ben Lawers, Creag na Caillich, 

 and Cam Chreag, by myself and party. 



Gentiana nivalis was gathered for the first time by my son on 

 Cam Chreag in October, 1872. It was in seed, and the 

 seed taken at that time germinated in the Botanic Garden. 

 At that time Cam Chreag was supposed to be a continua- 

 tion of the mountain called Meal-nan-Tarmachan, which 

 we ascended also. We ascertained afterwards that the 

 hill visited by us was called Cam Chreag. Since that time 

 we have gathered the plant in flower in that locality, 

 where it is abundant. I have also gathered Gentiana 

 nivalis on Creag na Caillich. 



Bartsia alpi?ia grows on Meal Ghyrdy, and on Meal Uachdar, 

 and the mountains near it, far up the Lochay. I have 

 gathered the plant in both localities. 



Kobrcsia caricina (Elyna caricina) was gathered on Ben Lawers 

 as well as on a hill called Creag Luigh, in the upper part 

 of Glenlyon, near a station for Cystoptcris montana. (The 

 mountain you call Ben Laoigh is probably another hill. I 

 do not know where it is ; I fancy not far from Tyndrum.) 

 We have also in the Herbarium fine specimens from Creag 

 na Caillich. 



