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Luzula arcuata, Sicartz.; Junccae. 

 Carex pauciflora, Light. /.; Cyperaceoe. 



„ pallescens, L.; „ 



„ vaginata, Tausch ; „ 



,, pulla, Good.; „ 



„ saxatilis, L.; „ 



Descliampsia caespitosa, Beauv.; Gramineae. 

 Pteris aquilina, L. var.; Filices. 



Cryptogramme crispa, Br.; „ 



Lomaria spicant, Desv.; anomalum, ,, 

 Asplenium viride, Huds.; ,, 



„ Filix-foemina, Bernli..; var. rhoeiicum, Filices. 



Cystopteris fragilis, Bernh.; var. forked, 

 Aspidium Lonchitis, Siv.; 

 Nephrodium spinulosum, Desv.; 



,, Oreopteris, Desv.; var. truncata. 



Polypodium alpestre, Hoppe; 



,, flexile, Moore; 



Splachnum sphaericum, Musci. 



From the above list it will be seen that some common 

 alpine plants were not observed in our excursion. On the 

 other hand, several very rare and interesting alpine plants 

 were gathered by the Club. I would specially notice the 

 following : — 



1. Vicia sylvatica.-^This is not a very common plant, and 

 was gathered in the woods on the banks of the Eoy, above 

 the hotel. 



2. Cerastimn trigynum. — This plant was seen in great 

 profusion on all the hills visited. We gathered on several 

 mountains a variety of Cerastium which differs from the 

 recorded British species, and which may turn out to be 

 C. ardicum. The plant is being cultivated with a view of 

 determining the species. We also gathered several forms of 

 C. alpinum. 



3. Eosa invokda was common on the banks of the Spean 

 and the Eoy. Both the red and white varieties were seen. 



4 Salix herhacca. — A variety with very small leaves, and 

 very procumbent habit, was met with on the top of Creag 

 Meaghaidh. 



5. Of Ferns we did not find any species very rare except 

 Polypodium flexile, but we found several good varieties, in- 

 cluding a beautiful forked variety of Cystopteris fragilis. 



