380 Excursion of Scottish Alpine Botanical Cluh. [sess. liii. 



Saturday, Uli August. — "We all left Thurso this morning. 

 Captain ISTornian and ^Mr Evans went to Wick, and were 

 successful in gathering on the Wick river Elcocharis uniglumis, 

 Link. ; Carex salina, var. hattcgatcnsis, Fr. ; and Carex 

 Watsoni; and near Castletown, Calamagrostis strigosa, — all 

 very rare plants in Britain. 



The rest of the party returned by train. Leaving Wick at 

 8 A.M., we only reached Edinburgh at 10 p.m., after a long 

 and wearisome journey. 



We were all delighted with our trip to the extreme north 

 of the mainland of Scotland. With the exception of Farr 

 Head, the parts botanised were not rich botanically. This, 

 however, was a rich field, and we were all sorry we had not 

 more time to examine it. We were disappointed in not 

 finding Luzula arcuata, Swartz, either on Beinn Laoghal or 

 Ben Hope, although it must gTOW on both these mountains. 

 On Ben Hope we spent a considerable time looking for it in 

 the very kind of places where it generally grows. It is 

 worthy of note that on a great portion of Ben Hope Arctosta- 

 2jhylos aljnna was very aljundant, in fact the only vegetation 

 on certain parts. We had far too little time to do this 

 mountain justice. 



On the rocks on Dunnet Head, Mr Lindsay gathered a 

 plant in fruit which has not yet been identified. Cuttings of 

 it, however, are glowing in tlie Boyal Botanic Garden, and it 

 will be identified when it Howers. It apparently belongs to 

 the Compositie. 



On Beinn Laoghal, Mr Ijoyd gathered two mosses, 

 Splachnum sphcvricum and Tctraplodon mnioides. 



