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appointed leader (Mr. R. B. Johnstone), the programme for the 

 day was not fully carried out. Two members of the party had 

 travelled to Arrochar on the previous evening (Friday), and 

 ascended the slope of Ben Narnain for some distance before 

 nightfall, continuing at daybreak the journey up the gully 

 between Ben Narnain and Ben Arthur, and thence to the summit 

 of Ben Ime. They then descended the north-eastern side of the 

 mountain, and followed the stream flowing eastward to the Allt- 

 Coiregrogain, which latter burn was then followed to its junction 

 witli the Inveruglas Water. The two members then ascended Ben 

 Vorlich from that point, and kept along the ridge northwards to 

 the summit, which was reached about 2.30 p.m. No sign of the 

 other members of the party being visible, the descent was made 

 towards Ardlui, where the other four were found to have arrived, 

 having just descended from the summit of the " Little Hill," one 

 of the eastern outliers of Ben Vorlich. After tea in Ardlui 

 Hotel, the party returned by rail to the city. 



The plants found on Ben Ime included Cerastium alpinum, L.. 

 Saxifraga hypnoides, L., S. oppositifolia, L., and Lvzula spicata, 

 DC, while those observed on Ben Vorlich included Jimcus 

 t7-iglumis, L., and J. trifidus, L. On Ben Voi-lich ;i search was 

 made for Cornus suecica, L., previously found on that mountain, 

 but no specimen was observed on this occasion. 



DouGALSTON AND Bardowie, 22nd August, 1908. — Mr. John 

 Renwick, conductor. 



Dougalston policies, now visited for the third time by the 

 Society, are situated within a mile of the town of Milngavie, and 

 lie in that portion of the parish of East or New Kilpatrick which 

 at one time formed part of Stirlingshire but has now been 

 transferred to Dumbartonshire. The estate formerly belonged 

 to a family of Grahams of the Montrose line ; but it was sold in 

 1767 to John Glassford, an eminent Glasgow merchant, after 

 whom Glassford Street was named, and in whose mansion of 

 Shawfield Prince Charlie held his court during his flying visit to 

 our city in 1745. Mr. Glassford is mentioned by SmoUet in 

 Humphrey Clinker. His tombstone may be seen and read from 

 the street at the south-west corner of the Ramshorn (St. David's) 

 Churchyard. The estate was sold nearly forty years ago, when 



