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cauldrons, full of sea-water, I observed a cuttle-fish. I 

 botanised on Rocher des Oiseaux on 19th March 1890. 

 I reached the island, with difficulty, by wading across, 

 through the surf, from He Marianne at low spring tide. 

 The island forms a resting-place for sea-birds, hence the 

 name Rocher des Oiseaux, or the Bird Rock. 



I observed only one plant of Sesuvium Portulacastrum 

 on the island, at 8 feet above sea-level. 



Excursion of the Scottish Alpine Botanical Club to 

 Tyndrum, in 1894. By William Craig, M.D., F.R.S.E., 

 r.RC.S.E., Secretary of the Club. 



On Monday, 6th August last, the Scottish Alpine 

 Botanical Club met in Stewart's Royal Hotel, Tyndrum, 

 for a few days' botanizing. There were ten members of 

 the Club present, including our esteemed President, Mr. 

 Boyd. We were most comfortably entertained, and the 

 charges were very moderate. 



At the business meeting in the evening, reference was 

 made to the losses the Club had sustained by the deaths of 

 the two honorary members, Mr. Charles Jenner and Dr. 

 Robert Walker. It was Mr. Charles Jenner, at a meeting 

 of this Society on 12th March 1868, who first suggested 

 the idea of such a Club, and Dr. Walker was one of the 

 original members of the Club, and was present at its first 

 excursion. 



Tuesday, 7th August. — The morning was wet and the hills 

 were enveloped in mist, and consequently the day was quite 

 unsuitable for mountaineering, and it was agreed that no 

 hills should be climbed that day. As this was the first 

 day that the West Highland Railway was opened for traffic, 

 certain of the members resolved to explore the country 

 through which this railway passes as far as Roy Bridge, 

 chiefly with the object of ascertaining how much of the 

 country between Tyndrum and Glen Spean could be ex- 

 plored from Tyndrum as a centre. Some of the members 

 went as far as Roy Bridge, whilst others went only as far 

 as Inverlair. 



