354 Excursion of the Scottish Alyine Botanical Club. 



condition, and in considerable abundance. It was on Ben 

 Lawers that this beautiful fern was first discovered in 

 Britain in 1836. It has occasionally been gathered since 

 on Ben Lawers, but the station was known only to few, 

 if at all, and certainly it was not known to any member of 

 the Alpine Club. This was one of two plants whose 

 locality on Ben Lawers the late Mr Sadler was never able 

 to find, though he had often searched for it. I have no 

 meansof knowing whether this was the original station or not. 



Next day, Saturday, 1st August, our excursion was to 

 the head of Glen Lochay. After a drive of 8 or 10 miles 

 up the glen, we divided, one part examined various corries 

 on the mountains dividing the Lochay from the Dochart, 

 and found several good alpine plants, including Dryas 

 octopetala, L. ; Saxifraga nivalis, L, ; Saussurea alpina^ 

 DC. ; Arctosfaphylos Uva-ursi, Spreng. ; Bartsia alpina, 

 L. ; Salix reticulata, L. ; Listera cordata, Br. ; Ju7icus 

 higlumis^ L. ; Carex paucijlora, Lightf. ; C. atrata^ L. ; 

 and C. capillaris, L. The other members explored the 

 rocks on the Lyon side of the Lochay, and found many good 

 alpine plants, including Cystopteris montana, Link., in fine 

 condition, and Juncus castaneus, L., very fine. No trace of 

 Woodsia hyperhorea. was seen by either party, although on 

 a previous occasion it was observed by both parties in con- 

 siderable quantity. The day was very warm and sunny. 



On Monday, 3rd August, Mr Paul and Mr Evans went 

 again to Ben Lawers, specially to search ior Arenaria hirta, 

 Wormsk., and Sagina nivalis, Fries, both of which plants 

 they succeeded in gathering. The day, however, on Ben 

 Lawers was stormy, and our two friends encountered 

 several showers of rain and hail. They rejoined the other 

 members of the Club in the evening at Loch Awe. 



The other members of the Club removed to Loch Awe, 

 where we were most comfortably entertained in that most 

 charming hotel known as the Loch Awe Hotel. 



After luncheon we visited the ruins of Kilchurn Castle 

 and the banks of the Orchy. The day was fine, and the 

 water of the loch was very low. Amongst the plants 

 gathered may be mentioned — Nymphcea alba, L., specimens 

 of which we found on ground quite dry, owing to tlie 

 long period of dry weather experienced last summer ; 



