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Aug. 17. Left home, and reached Berwick-on-Tweed the same 

 evening. 



Atig. 18. Dr. Philip Maclagan shewed us about the coast near 

 at hand. We looked for Sisymbrium Irio, but is not now to be found. 

 In the evening we called upon Mrs. Barwell Carter, the daughter of 

 Dr. G. Johnston. 



Aug. 19. We went by train to Norham, and visited the castle 

 and church, where is Dr. Gilly's monument. The church has not 

 been improved by recent "restoration." We also called upon the 

 Misses Dickinson, who shewed us a number of beautiful drawings 

 of plants, and were very kind. 



Aug. 20. Dr. Maclagan took us, with some of his family, to 

 Holy Island. It was a most beautiful day, and we saw the ruins 

 and the coast with much interest. 



Aug. 21. We took tea with Mrs. Barwell Carter, and saw many 

 of Mrs. Johnston's drawings. 



Aug.22>. To Perth. " Royal George " Hotel. 



Aug. 24. Dr. Buchanan White called in the morning, and took 

 us to the Natural History Museum, which we examined with much 

 interest. It is excellent, and excellently arranged. In the after- 

 noon we went to his house, and saw his great collection of rock 

 plants, mostly from the Highlands. 



Aug. 25. We spent some of the morning with John Sim, the 

 old soldier and botanist. In the afternoon we went with Dr. and 

 Mrs. and Miss White to Kinnoull Hill, and much admired the view. 



Aug. 26. By rail to Blairgowrie, and then by carriage to the 

 Spital of Glenshee ... on to Braemar. 



Aug. 27. We called upon Mr. Gordon, the minister, and met 

 there the Bishop of St. Asaphs. 



Aug. 28. We went with the Bishop and Mrs. Hughes and 

 others to the hill called Morrone. I only noticed specially Trientalis 

 europaea. We dined with them at the "Fife Arms." 



Sept. 2. We went up Morrone as far as the station for Ruhus 

 Chamaemorus, which is very abundant at a little to the left of the 

 first obelisk on the ascent. There was a tolerable quantity of fruit. 



Sept. 14. We drove to the Linn of Dee, and on through Glen 

 Lui to the junction of Glens Lui Beg and Derry, in full view of Ben 

 Muich Dhui. Nothing could have been more beautiful than the 

 upper part of these valleys ; also the Dee was in full strength from 

 the rain of yesterday, so that the Linn was magnificent. 



Sept. 15. We walked to the top of Morrone (2819 feet). It is 

 an easy ascent, although rather steep at first. The panoramic view 

 is magnificent. May God be thanked for giving me power to go up. 



