5-48 TKAXSACTIONS AND PKOCEEDINGS OF THE [Sess. i.vii. 



other species of tropical fruits also found iu I'ist, and 

 which had heen sent hiui by I)r. Macdonald, of- Loch- 

 nmddy. These were Entada gijantca, Dolichos vnlgaris, 

 and Guilandina Bondac, all "West Indian fruits carried by 

 the Gulf Stream and stranded on the Outer Hebrides, In 

 a letter sent to Dr. Christison with the seed, Dr. Stewart 

 of Ardgour mentioned that the natives of Uist call this 

 seed " Airne ]\Ioire," (Virgin) Mary's kidney, on acconnt of 

 the colour and the presence of a roughly marked cross on 

 one of the surfaces. It was referred to by Martin in 1692 

 under the name of " .Molluscan bean," while Pennant calls 

 it " Jamaica bean." 



The following Tapers were read : — 



Excursion of the Scottish Alpine JJotanical Clui; 



TO KiLLIN, IN JlIA' 1S02. Uv rilAKLE.S StUAPT, M.D. 



On ^londay, ISth July 1892, the following members of 

 the Club — AV. I>. Boyd, President ; Ilev. David Paul, liev. 

 W. W. Peyton, P. Neill Praser, George H. Potts, Captain 

 F. M. Norman, and Dr. Charles Stuart — left Edinburgh for 

 Killin. They travelled in a reserved carriage, by the 

 Caledonian Eailway, and reached Killin about 7 P..M., where 

 they were comfortably accommodated at Maisie's Hotel. 

 They were accompanied by Pe\^ George Gunn and Mr. 

 Milne. 



Tuesday, 19th -luly. This (Ia\', uid'ortunately, was very 

 wet and stormy, the mist was down to the hotel doors, and 

 mountain climbing was out of the question. A lull having 

 taken place about eleven o'clock. Mackintoshes were 

 donned, and a start was made for a walk up the Lochay as 

 far as Tirai. Furious blasts of wind from the north blew 

 sheets of rain in our faces, so that matters were far from 

 comfortable at first. I>etween showers we botanized on 

 both sides of the road. < )n the meadows sloping down to 

 the river Lochay, Orchis nKiciihild^ L., var. <ilb(( ; Hahcnarla 

 conopsea, Benth. ; If. hijh/i", I'.i. ; //. chlunmthc, Bub., were 

 abundant. On the old wall iK^rdcring the road many good 

 mosses were gathered of a sulj-al[)ine type. A raid was 



