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Thursday, 21st -Tuly. — The excursion to-day was to 

 Creag-na-Caillicli. The mornhig was dry and pleasant, 

 and favourable for a mountain excursion. After passing 

 Bridge of Lochay, the path by the side of the burn which 

 conies from above was taken, in the fine old Finlarig 

 woods, tlie last remains of the old Caledonian Forest. 

 "We followed the path till the heathery moors were reached. 

 The inclination of the ground is very steep, there being 

 many rocky interruptions, the path being in many places 

 close to the edge, with the stream a hundred feet below, 

 and requires careful walking — not just the place to come 

 down in the dark. The open moor being reached, a long 

 walk to the left has to be accomplished before the first 

 series of rocks on Creag-na-Caillich are attained. We 

 must confess that these rocks are rather disappointing to 

 the botanist. So many persons go to them for the purpose 

 of collecting, that very few rare plants are to be got there. 

 We may mention here that, in passing Bridge of Lochay, 

 a party of twenty ladies and gentlemen residing there, all 

 of the botanical order, were holding a council of war in 

 front of the hotel as to the locality they intended to visit 

 that day. There need be no wonder that the rarer plants 

 are scarce. However, by working up the corrie good 

 ground still exists. It was only on the more elevated 

 ledges near the head of the corrie that the undermentioned 

 plants were found : — Dryas octoiKtala, L. ; Salix herhacea, 

 L. ; S. reticulata, L. ; Silcne acaulis, L., var. aurea, and the 

 ordinary form ; Veronica saxatilis, L. ; Viola amcena, very 

 bright blue specimens; Drciba incanct, L.\ D. rupcstris, Br.; 

 Saxifraga nivalis, L. ; Antcnnaria clioica, Br. ; very fine 

 specimens of Carex atrata, L. ; C. rupcstris. All. (found by 

 Mr. Boyd), and C. piulla. Good., were gathered ; Alisma 

 ranunculoides, L. ; Sagina Linncei, Presl. ; etc. Among 

 mosses, Hypnim trifa.rium ; IT. scorpioides ; Enccdypta 

 rhahdocnrpa, Schw. ; Conostoriium horccde ; Andrecca alpina ; 

 Grimmia spiralis, H. et J. ; and Bryuiii Zicrii, Dicks., were 

 among the best obtained. Several of our members went 

 to the summit, which was quite clear of mist, and returned 

 from the other side of the mountain to Killin. 



Friday, 22nd July. — To-day the party divided. One 

 division, consisting of Dr. Stuart, Captain Norman, and 



