208 Dr William Crai^j; on the 



through " moors and musses mony o" and having not a 

 few burns to cross, in which some of our party came to 

 grief. Tiie .day was showery and misty. We, however, 

 reached the summit, but as the mist never cleared we had 

 no view. Had the day been fine, we would have had a 

 most extensive view from the top of Mickle Fell. 



The hill was by no means productive, but several good 

 plants were gathered. Gentiana verna was found in various 

 places, but the plants were small, although in several places 

 very abundant. One of the best plants found was 

 Myosotis alpestris. It was first picked by Mr Boyd, and 

 afterwards by the other members of the party. None of 

 the specimens, however, were in flower ; but there can be 

 no doubt it is the true plant. It is recorded from Mickle 

 Fell, in Floras. On our way up the mountain, we gathered 

 in considerable abundance Saxifraga hypnoides, of a very 

 csespitose habit, forming pretty dense cushions. Amongst 

 the other plants collected may be mentioned, Saxifraga 

 stellaris, Drdba incana, Montia fontana^ a white variety of 

 Myosotis 2Jalustris^ Ejjilobium alsinifolium, Littorella lacus- 

 tris, Listera cordata ; and of ferns, Cryi^togramme crispa, 

 Asplenium viride, Trichomanes, Adiantum-nigrum, Poly- 

 podium Pliegopteris^ Bryopteris, and Botrycliium Limaria. 

 We also gathered Lycopodium davatum, alpinum and Selago; 

 also Selaginella selaginoides. 



On Friday, 1st August, several of the party returned home; 

 whilst six of our number left Middleton about six o'clock 

 in the morning for Kirkby Lonsdale, via Tebay Junction. 



At Tebay we had an hour to wait for the train, and 

 spent the time botanising the side of the river, and found 

 some good plants, including Hypericum dubium and humi- 

 fusum, Genista tinctoria, Hieracium crocatum and horeale, 

 Stachys Betonica, Ccdamintha clinop)odium, Gymnadenia 

 conopsea, and Car ex pallescens. 



We arrived early in the forenoon at Kirkby Lonsdale, a 

 fine old English town, pleasantly situated on the right 

 bank of the Lune. Here we were comfortably quartered at 

 the Eoyal Hotel. After luncheon we drove in a waggonette 

 to Farlton Knot, and walked back along the ridge to Hatton 

 Roof Crag, where we met our conveyance. The day was fine, 

 and we had a most successful excursion. Shortly after begin- 



