1886-87.] Visit to Applecross. 119 



During the absence of Dr Macfarlane and Mr M'Bride on 

 these excursions, I was chietiy engaged collecting Ahjce, a 

 note on which will be appended to this, and we also visited 

 the greater number of the numerous freshwater lochs between 

 Arrinachrinach and Cuaig. A¥e found the white water-lily 

 {Nymphoea alba) growing more or less abundantly in all of 

 them, also Lobelia Dortmanna and Scirpus lacustris. Drosera 

 anglica was tolerably abundant close by the margins of the 

 lochs, and a few plants of Pinguicula lusitanica were also 

 got in the small streams issuinsj from the lochs. 



Visits were paid by both parties to a cave on the shore at 

 Fearnmore. The cave moss (Uiirhynchium pumilum, Wils.) 

 grew on the sides for some distance in. We visited other two 

 caves close to the point between Arrinachrinach and Eilan Mor, 

 both of which were much smaller in size. We found a few 

 plants of Lovage {Ligusticum scoticum) on the rocks over the 

 entrance to one of these ; while, on the roof inside, Asplenium 

 marinum grew in luxuriant tufts, and a solitary plant of 

 Scolopendrium was got. Farther along the shore we gathered 

 Asplenium Adiantum-nigruiii and A. Trichomanes ; while 

 inland we found Hymenophyllum unilaterale growing plenti- 

 fully on the roots of decayed trees, and on stones in the 

 wood between. Lycopus europ)ceus and Scutellaria galeri- 

 culata were found growing near the shore. 



The second party had a strong desire to cross over Loch 

 Torridon to Diabeg, and then ascend Ben Aligin, but were 

 several times prevented by the weather, and by the want of 

 a suitable boat ; but they succeeded one afternoon in visiting 

 Diabeg, which is a crofter village most picturesquely situated 

 at the head of a small bay, surrounded by high barren rocks. 

 A small burn descends a deep gorge just behind the village, 

 which we ascended. We found in a small meadow at the 

 foot Daucus Carota growing plentifully, and a great many 

 fine clumps of Osmunda regalis. 



Mr Grieve had the latest edition of the London Catalogue 

 with him, on which had been marked by Mr Bennett of 

 Croydon the plants previously recorded as found in the 

 district. These, excluding mosses, &c., numbered 366, and 

 of these we found 236, while we found 50 additional plants, 

 which are enumerated below : — 



