156 CHARLES CARD ALE BABINGTON. [1850 



Aug. 3. Dr. Walker, Arnott, Gourlie, and I went to Berwick- 

 upon-Tweed with Dr. Johnston. We gathered Sisymhrium Irio in 

 perfection on the walls. Dr. Johnston shewed us in the White-adder 

 river, above the bridge near its mouth, the Anacharis Alsinastrum 

 in the utmost abundance, and full of female flowers. He stated that 

 it was unknown there four years since, and that now it extends 

 almost continuously for eleven miles along the river in a marginal 

 mass of at least eight feet wide. A small state of Ranunculus fluitans 

 is also there. Eeturned to Edinburgh in the evening. 



Aug. 6. We had our only "Ked Lion" dinner to-day at the Caf6 

 Koyal. 



Aug. 8. By rail and coach to Crieff. 



Aug. 9. By coach along the shore of Loch Earn, and Glen Ogle 

 to Killin, where I met Lingwood (Mrs. and Miss Lingwood were 

 with him). 



Aug. 10. He and I took a car to the farm of Inch-hurich, in 

 Glen Lochay, and ascended Mael Nachdar, where we got in a ravine 

 of black rock near its west end Cystopteris montana, and upon its face, 

 Bartsia alpina. Came back along the top of the ridge terminating 

 just above the hotel at Killin. 



Aug. 12. We went to Ben Lawers, taking a carriage part of 

 the way there and back again. We found Saxifraga Qiviilaris, and 

 S. cernua, and Draba rupestris. We examined the rocks above Loch- 

 na-Gat, but could not find Woodsia. 



Aug. 13. Lingwood and his party started for the west, and I 

 went to Inverarnon, and spent the afternoon in Glen Ealloch. 



Aug. 16. To Glasgow. Cathedral restored very nicely. Dined 

 with Arnott, and met Gourlie, Mackay of Dublin, and Murray of 

 the Glasgow Garden there. 



Aug. 17. By rail to Ardrossan, where I spent most of the day. 

 In the evening to Lamlash, Arran, and joined Balfour's family at 

 Seafield House there. 



Aug. 20. By the road to Lag and Struay rocks and sands. At 

 the latter we found Triticum laxum, etc. Took a track across the 

 mountains back again to Lamlash ; lost it, and had a very hard 

 walk in a direct line over moorland, home. Removed my quarters 

 to the Lamlash Inn, which is a nice one. Sprained my left calf 

 slightly on the hills. 



Aug. 21. Walked quietly about to cure my strain. Found T. 

 laxum, etc., on the beach at Lamlash. 



Aug. 24. Walked to Brodick, and to the top of Goat Fell, along 

 the ridge to the head of Glen Sannox, and down Glen Eosa, and so 

 back to Lamlash. The hill is very barren, but the view beautiful. 

 The route along the ridge is very difficult from the rocky and narrow 

 form of the ridge. 



