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spread luxuriantly among the Heather and lying, as did also 

 the Ivy. In a sheltered nook Erica Mackaiana was gathered 

 with stems three feet in length and abundance of flower. The 

 Cow- wheat {Mclampyrum pratense) grew among the tangle, and 

 one bramble, its fruit already ripe. The Royal Fern, Broad 

 Buckler Fern, and Common Polypody represented the order 

 Filices. 



From Craigga More we pushed southward several miles 

 across the bog to lyOUgh Bollard, following a very devious 

 course, on account of the network of lakelets that intervene. 

 Lough Bollard is a comparatively large lake — perhaps a mile 

 across — and is very deep, with a number of high, rocky islets. 

 This was a plain case of swimming, so, with a costume con- 

 sisting of one vasculum between us, we explored island after 

 island, with plenty of swimming between-times. The wind 

 had risen, covering the surface of the lake with a nasty jabble, 

 and it was raining heavily, so that we found the deep water to 

 the lee of the islands the warmest and most comfortable place. 

 The rocky sides, thoroughly glaciated, rose out of deep water 

 so steeply and smoothly that landing was often impracticable. 

 We found that the flora of these islands was almost exactly 

 similar to that of the ones previously explored, with the 

 addition of a few very common plants, including the Nettle, 

 which does not often grow in a spot so thoroughly wild. The 

 trees along the eastern margin rise to a height of 20 feet or 

 more, and slope down almost to water-level on the exposed 

 western side. A visit to an adjoining habitat of the Maiden- 

 hair, a tramp up a valley filled with the rare Erica mediterra^ieai 

 now completely out of flower, and a climb over the mountain 

 of Urrisbeg in thick, driving mist, brought us back to Round- 

 stone, and concluded an interesting and particularly aqueous 

 day. 



