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arvatica Baker, var. toinentella Baker. Malva moschata L. grew by 

 Loch-an-Eilan in a naturalised rather than a native condition. 

 Near Doune occurred '^'Trisetum pratense Pers., var. variegatum 

 Reichb. [teste Hackel). It is figured in Agrost. Germ., fig. 1696, 

 sub Aveiia. I have not seen a British record before. 



One of the few fine days was spent in Glen Ennich, and on 

 Braeriach, the summit of which w^as sprinkled with freshly -fallen 

 snow, which lay in great quantities in the corries, much to the 

 detriment of botanising. However, the brilliancy of the day com- 

 j)ensated one to a great extent, the view being extremely grand 

 from Ben Wyvis to Ben Lawers — from Forres to Ben Nevis. 

 Beneath, towards the Garachary Burn, the precipices are very 

 steep, and but little broken, presenting mural clift's very free from 

 vegetation. In Glen Ennich we noticed Alopecurus alpinus Sm. and 

 Fhleum alpiniim L. as low as 1900 ft., and traced them up to 3900 ft. 

 A form of Alopecurus alpinus with a long lax spike occurred, but the 

 awns were not long enough to place it under the var. Watsoni, a 

 variety which scarcely deserves the name, as all intermediates may 

 be found. Poa pratensis L. var. ccBvulea Sm. {teste Hackel) grew 

 close to the shanty ; it was a pretty plant, coming very near to the 

 var. kuniilis Pieichb. We gathered the parsley fern on the western 

 side (a rare plant in the Cairngorms), wdtli a form of Pohj podium 

 alpestre, and large plants of Cerastium refractum All. = C. trigyniun 

 Vill. as the glabrous, and occasionally as the hairy plant = C. 

 nivale Don. Abundance of C. alpimun L. and also a variety of C. 

 arcticum Lange occurred. C. lanatum Lamk. appears to be rare in 

 the Cairngorms. 



The northern side of Braeriach had abundance of Arahis petrcBa 

 Lamk., both as the hairy (var. Idspida DC.) and as the glabrous 

 state. Both had small, glossy leaves, rather fleshy, and deeply cut, 

 and very different from the Ben Laiogh plant. So far in cultivation 

 these characters are maintained. The young shoots of the Ben 

 Laiogh plant are covered with very long, shaggy hairs. A one- 

 flowered form of lianunculus acris L. occurred ; it had hairy leaves 

 and slanting rhizomes, and is probably H. Borccanus Jord. It is 

 similar to a plant in Hb. Br. Mus. labelled 11. puiuilus Hartman 

 [non Willd.] . Montiafoiitaiia L. as var. major All. = M. rivularis 

 Gmel. was plentiful in streams in the Glen, where we noticed 

 Utricularia intermedia Hayne as high as 1900 ft. In the west 

 corrie, Pi^ujuicula vulgaris L. 'H'ar. alpicola Pieichb. was found. 

 Veronica huini/usa Dicks, grew at an elevation of 3800 ft. Des- 

 champsia caspitosa L. var. montana Pieichb. Agrost. Germ. pi. 96, 

 was also obtained. 



A day was spent about the sea-coast at Culbin Sands, near 

 Forres, in Elgin, Co. 95, but the rabbits had made such raids upon 

 vegetation as to render it very barren work. Lijcopodiam clavatum 

 L. grew on the sand dunes among Pteris. Juncns halticus Willd., 

 Plantago Corunopus L. '''var. prostrata Lange, an Krgthreca (possibly 

 littoralis, but rather suggestive of the maritime form of Centanrium}, 

 Sagina nodosa Fenzl, S, viaritima Don, '-^'Agropyron acutuiii Gr. & 

 Godr., Agrostis alba L. "-'var. viaritima Meyer, A. canina L. var. 



