340 The Scottish Naturalist. 



had discovered in this, its second Scottish station, the previous 

 year. Near the same place, I found the pretty and rare moss, 

 Anacalypta latifolia, and the local Galium sylvestre, a plant very 

 liable to be passed over as a hill form of G. saxatile. 



August 3rd. — Having a few hours to spare before starting for 

 Braemar, we visited the station for Thlaspi alpestre, and saw a few 

 plants of it. As this plant appears to be very scarce in Glenshee, 

 it is to be hoped that botanists will give it a chance of becoming 

 more abundant. After making some observations on the altitudes 

 attained by some common plants, we crossed the Cairnwell to 

 Braemar, and met the rest of the party. In the evening we visited 

 the old station for Galium Mollugo, which still retains its ground ; 

 but searched in vain for Air a uliginosa in a place where it used 

 to be abundant. 



August 4th. — Making an early start, we drove to the foot of 

 Lochnagar, on which we spent ten hours. After picking up 

 Betula nana, which some of the party had not seen before, we 

 explored a burn on the White Mounts, near which Carex vaginata 

 was noticed growing in large beds on flat ground. Many of the 

 specimens belonged to the so-called var. borealis, of which the 

 chief distinction is that the male spike is bent at right angles to 

 the stem. Descending the rocks on the north side of the hills, we 

 proceeded to Loch an Eoin, finding in one of the other lochs 

 Isoetes lacustris~2X an elevation of about 2,750 feet, a much higher 

 altitude than is given for it. 



Ascending the burn from Loch an Eoin, a careful but fruitless 

 search was made for Carex helvola, which is supposed to have 

 been found in the neighbourhood. Carex lagopina was found in 

 the well-known station, but not much of it was seen. Carex 

 rariflora was also found. Passing over the summit of Lochnagar, 

 the great ravine was descended, and the rocks in it were explored. 

 The special plants of the hill were observed, including Saxfraga 

 rivularis, Mulgedium alpinum (which is, we are glad to say, still 

 abundant), Gnaphalium norvegicnm, Poa laxa, &c. Amongst the 

 debris the Parseley Fern was in great beauty, as, though so late in 

 the summer, many of the fronds were just beginning to uncurl. 

 As the mist showed signs of descending, a rush was now made to 

 regain the ridge, which was done by ascending the rocks on the 

 southern side of the corrie. Without further adventures, save 

 that in the mist, the road to Ballater instead of that to 



