Jan. 1898.] BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 107 



Glen Lyon side of the mountain; Carex pcmciflora, Lightf.; 

 C curta. Good. ; C. atrata, L. ; C. vaginata, Taiisch. ; C. 

 capillaris, L. ; C. flava, L. ; C. indla. Good. ; Phlcum 

 alpimim, L. The party who went to Craig More gathered 

 many good Alpine plants, including — Dryas octopctala, L. ; 

 Epilohuim alpinum, L. ; Galium horcalc, L. ; Saussurea 

 alpina, DC. ; Bartsia a^nna, L. ; SaMx reticulata, L. ; Carex 

 atrata, L. ; and Woodsia liyperhorca., Br. 



The various members of the party met the conveyance 

 about six o'clock, and after a pleasant drive of two hours 

 reached our hotel in safety, but all very tired. On the 

 way home we heard thunder rumbling in the distance, and 

 had just reached our hotel when a severe thunderstorm 

 broke over Killin, and the rain came down in torrents. A 

 very large cloud overshadowed the village, and had the 

 appearance of ink. The storm lasted till past midnight. 

 The lightning was most vivid. This thunderstorm ex- 

 tended over a large part of Scotland, and was specially 

 severe in the region of Loch Tay. As there was no mist 

 on the mountains, the visitors staying at Lawers Inn had 

 magnificent views of Ben Lawers and of Loch Tay. The 

 storm was severely felt in Edinburgh, and one house 

 in Lauder Road was set on fire by the lightning. 



Thursday, 5th August 1897. — The day was again warm 

 and sultry, and occasionally during the day distant peals of 

 thunder could be heard. The excursion to-day was again 

 to Ben Lawers, especially to the rocks above Lochan a 

 Chait. We drove as far as Lawers Inn, where we again 

 met Mr. Druce, of Oxford, who showed us specimens of a 

 Carex which he had gathered on the previous day on Ben 

 Lawers, and which Carex he has thus described in the 

 "Annals of Scottish Natural History" for October 1897 : 

 " Carex from Ben Lawers. — I have gathered a sedge on 

 Ben Lawers that is either Carex liclvola or C. macilcnta." 



Seven of the party ascended Ben Lawers, and the other 

 three botanised the sides of Loch Tay. Mr. G. C. Druce, 

 of Oxford, accompanied the party who went to Ben 

 Lawers. 



Among the plants collected on Ben Lawers may be 

 mentioned — Chrysosplenium altcrnifolium, L. ; Epilohmm 

 aljmmm, L. ; Cornus suecica, L. ; Adoxa Moschatcllina, L. ; 



