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Linn.; Draba incana, Linn.; Cochlearia danica, Linn,; Cakile 

 luaritima, Scop. ; Silene maritima, With. ; Oxalis Acetosdla, 

 Linn.; Ononis inermis, Ijange; Anthyllis Vulnei^aria, Jinn., — a 

 white variety ; Lotus corniculahts, Linn. ; Oxytropis uralensis, 

 DC, — very abundant ; Dryas octopetakc, Linn. ; Saxifraga 

 aizoidcs, Linn. ; Parnassia jMltcsins, Linn. ; Sedum Mhodiola, 

 DC. ; S. acre, Linn. ; Pimpinella Saxifraga, Linn. ; Ligusticum 

 scoticum, Linn. ; Daucus Carota, Linn. ; Scahiosa arvensis, 

 Linn. ; Clirysanthcmum segetum, Linn. ; Matricaria maritima, 

 Linn., — very abundant on the rocks; Artemisia mdgaris, Linn.; 

 Senecio Jacohwa, Linn., var. flosculosus, Jord., — this is a re- 

 markable variety without the ray ; Centaurea scahiosa, Linn. ; 

 C Cyanus, Linn. ; Hypochceris radicata, Linn. ; Tragopogon 

 pratensis, Linn. ; Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi, Spreng. ; Armeria 

 maritima, Willd. ; Prinmda veris, Linn. ; P. scotica, Hook., — 

 very abundant, and several plants quite sessile — the variety 

 acaulis, Lond. Cat. ; Gentiana campestris, Linn. ; Menyanthes 

 trifoliaia, Linn. ; Lycopsis arvensis, Linn. ; Digitalis purpurea, 

 Linn.; Pingnicida vulgaris, Linn. ; Thymus Serpyllum, Fr. ; 

 Plantago maritima, Linn. ; P. coronojms, Linn. ; Salix repens, 

 Linn.; Orchis latifolia, Linn. ; Hahenaria viridis, E. Br.; Iris 

 Pseud-acorus, Linn. ; Scilla vcrna, Huds., — very abundant ; 

 Juncus squarrosus, Linn. ; J. acutiflorus, Ehrh. ; Luzula 

 campestris, DC. ; Scirpus caspitosus, Linn. ; Eriophorum 

 vaginatum, Linn.; E. angustifolium. Roth; Schoenus nigri- 

 cans, Linn. ; Carex incurva, Lightf. ; C. arenaria, Linn. ; Kceleria 

 cristata, Pers. ; Asplenium Adianium-nigrum, Linn, 



Farr Head is rich botanical ground, and well worthy of 

 a more extended search than we were enabled to give 

 it. Having thus rested our horses for fully two hours, 

 and improved the time by examining the district, we 

 resumed our journey, our next resting-place being Melvich, 

 a small inn near the confines of Caithness, and situated on 

 the west of Halladale river. Here we had luncheon, and 

 dismissed the carriages which had brouglit us on from 

 Tongue. Melvich is 28 miles from Tongue, and 20 miles from 

 I'hurso, Here carriages from Thurso met us, and conveyed 

 us in safety to our destination. At Thurso we were very 

 comfortably entertained in Henderson's Royal Hotel. 



Friday, ?)rd August. — Our excursion to-day was to Duiinet 

 Head. We drove by Castletown and Dunnet as far as the 



