118 Mr John Allan on a [sess. li. 



party at Shieldaig the same evening, and afterwards con- 

 tinued their journey to Arrinachrinach. 



The first party during their stay visited the following 

 places : — The moorland south-west of Arrinachrinach and 

 the numerous lochans in the district as far as the Amhainn 

 Chuaig and Loch Gaineamhach. Mr Grieve also explored 

 the western side of Croic-bheinn, and climbed to its summit. 

 He then botanised along the eastern side of Beinn Bhan, 

 working his way along the face of some very grand corries, 

 and then ascended through a gully to near the summit of 

 the mountain, which was then visited, the altitude being 

 2936 feet. A number of rare plants were observed, but 

 there were only isolated specimens, and nowhere was there 

 the luxuriant growth of alpine vegetation to be seen in 

 some parts of the Breadalbane mountains and in other well- 

 known localities. Mr Grieve was accompanied during this 

 excursion by Mr Alexander Macrae, one of Lord Middleton's 

 gamekeepers, who was most obliging. The return from the 

 top of the mountain was made along the northern ridge. 



After leaving Arrinachrinach, Dr Watson and Mr Grieve 

 spent two nights at Shieldaig, and made an excursion by 

 the south side of Loch Torridon, along the carriage road as 

 far as Balgy, and thence by the bridle path past the new 

 shooting lodge at Camus Koil to the head of the loch. They 

 botanised over the stretch of links between the road and the 

 sea, and then walked up the road towards Kinlochewe for 

 about 1^ miles, being passed on their way by a party of 

 members of the Geological Society in two wagonettes, who 

 were on their way to Torridon House. The return journey 

 to Shieldaig was made by the same route. 



Among the first visits paid by the second party was one 

 to Ardheslaig. There they collected about fifty plants in all, 

 among which were 3pilohium anfjustifuliiim, Valeriana offici- 

 nalis, Solidayo Virgaurca, Crepis virens, Gentiana campestris, 

 Digitalis purpurea, Melampyrum pratensc, Habenaria chlor- 

 antha, Gymnadenia conopsea, &c. 



On another day Dr Macfarlane and Mr M'Bride visited 

 Loch Lundie, and on a subsequent day they visited Beinn 

 Bhan, which had been visited on the previous week by Mr 

 Grieve, but on this occasion they examined the western side 

 of the mountain. 



