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: free from railways, is Kinlochewe: nestling in a valley, hemmed 
in on all sides but one by mountains of no mean height, and 
for the most part unfrequented by the restless tourist who 
reckons to “do” Scotland comfortably in his three weeks’ 
holiday. 
The one open side looks down to Loch Maree, into which a 
winding river runs, after meandering picturesquely through the 
village. 
I say village, but this consisted only of an inn, a blacksmith’s, 
a general store, and a shoemaker’s, and one or two other small 
cottages, with of course the Manse and Church close by. 
The botany of the country round this picturesque village had 
not been very systematically worked, so we had the pleasure of 
adding several new plants to the County List of Ross-shire ; 
these were chiefly in the Hawkweed and Bramble families. 
The most fruitful botanizing grounds appeared to be upon 
the summits or close thereto of the mountains called Slioch 
(3217 feet high) and Ben Eay (3309 feet). Unfortunately, 
this latter mountain forms part of an extensive Deer Forest, 
and it was only by having a keeper to accompany us (who kept 
a strict look-out for fear of disturbing the deer) that we were 
allowed permission to botanize at all upon this mountain. 
Slioch, happily, is given over to sheep-grazing. 
These Deer Forests proved a great source of annoyance 
subsequently, for three or four most interesting and “ likely- 
looking” mountains had to be left unexplored, as the owners 
(though we pointed out how much they would be assisting 
- Science, with a capital S, if they granted it) most decidedly 
refused to allow us permission to botanize upon them at this 
season (August), for the deer, once disturbed, are very chary of 
returning to the same feeding-grounds again. 
~ On Slioch we first made the acquaintance of the two moun- 
tain Willow-herbs (Epilobium anagallidifolium, Lam., and 
_E. alsinefolium, Vill.), growing by a rocky stream with Oxyria 
digyna, Hill; higher up, Gnaphalium supinum, L., a pretty 
little alpine Cudweed, was plentiful; higher still, amongst the 
_ erevices of the rocks, grew Luzula spicata, DC., and Carex 
