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the oTound examined was Canlochan Glen, at the head of Glen 

 Isla. This is a well-known botanical district, which has long 

 been celebrated for its floral treasures. Among the plants 

 gathered, the following deserve notice : — Potentilla alpestris, 

 Erigeron alpinus, Carex vaginata, Salix reticulata, Gentiana ni- 

 valis, JFoodsia hyperhorea, Sonchus alpinus, Polystichum Lon- 

 chitis, Saxifraga nivalis, Saussurea alpina, Juncus castaneus, 

 Alopecurus alpinus, and Veronica saxatilis. 



A short excursion was made on the 18th and 19th to Glen 

 Phee, Glen Dole, and the Clova district. The Serpentine of 

 Little Gilrannoch yielded a very scanty supply of Lychnis al- 

 pina. This plant seems to have been nearly eradicated by 

 the rapacity of botanists. Along with it, Cherleria sedoides, 

 Armeria maritima, var. alpina, and a dwarf alpine form of 

 Cochlearia officinalis were seen ; and in the marshy places 

 in the vicinity, Carex aquatilis and Alopecurus alpinus in 

 abundance. In Glen Phee, Carex Fahlii, Salix lanata, Wood- 

 sia hyperhorea, and Oxytropis campestris were picked ; while, 

 in Glen Dole, and by the banks of the White Water, the 

 party observed Sonchus alpinus, Salix reticulata, phylicifolia, 

 and many of the rare alpine species already enumerated. 



The adventures of the 2 1st will not soon be obliterated 

 from the recollection of the party, inasmuch as they were in- 

 terrupted in their scientific researches in a glen not far from 

 Blair Atholl, which has been famous in the annals of geo- 

 logy since the days of Hutton, and is now celebrated as a 

 tabooed spot, where the votary of science must not tread 

 with impunity. 



The Pass of Killiecrankie was visited on the 23d, and 

 Orobus niger was gathered. Near Aberfeldy, Lysimachia vul- 

 garis, Quercus sessilijlora, Bubus discolor, plicatus, Hieracium 

 umbellatum and inuloides were seen. Benlawers was as- 

 cended on the 25th, and the party was rewarded with spe- 

 cimens of Draba incana and rupestris, Woodsia hyperhorea, 

 Myosotis suaveolens, Saxifraga cernua,. Alsine rubella, Juncus 

 biglumis and castaneus, and Carex saxatilis. At Killin, Ca- 

 rex vesicaria, and at Inverarnan, Malaxis paludosa and Lyco- 

 podimn inundatum were the chief plants noticed. Glen Fal- 

 loch abounds in specimens of Quercus pedunculata, exhibiting 



