PHANEROGAMS AND FERNS OF SOUTH ARDGOIL. oo 
diminutive trees may be found almost at the summits on 
rock ledges. 
Sloe (Prunus spinosa, Linn.)—Only noticed at one place on 
the shore. 
Hagberry or Bird Cherry (Prunus Padus, Linn.)—Observed 
at Guanan. 
Ash (Fraxinus excelsior, Linn.)—Very frequent throughout 
the woodland, and up the wooded allts, becoming in some 
parts the commonest tree after the birch. Common by the 
roads at the head of the loch, and six fine trees in Corran Bay, 
having been planted beside former dwellings. Ascends to 
1200 feet in the allts, and 1100 feet on the cliffs; a frequent 
companion of the mountain ash. 
Sycamore (Acer pseudo-platanus, Linn.)—Some large trees in 
the village; not ascending the allts beyond 100 to 200 feet. 
Horse Chestnut (sculus Hippocastanum, Linn.) In the 
low levels. 
Hawthorn (Crategus Oxycantha, Linn.)—A very frequent 
constituent of the woodlands and of the wooded allts, but only 
for the first 400 feet. 
Lime (Tila vulgaris, Huyne.)—In gardens only, but many 
trees on Drimsynie estate. 
