144 TRANSACTIONS OF THE [Sess. lxsvii. 



Excursion of Scottish Alpine Botanical Club, 1912. 

 By Alexander Cowan. 



The members of the Club met at the Killin Hotel, 

 Killin, on Monday, 22nd July, for their Annual Excursion. 



As the weather appeared fairly settled, it was arranged 

 to visit Ben Lawers on the earliest possible day ; and as 

 the morning of 23rd July was fine, the members made an 

 early start by motor to the foot of the mountain, com- 

 mencing the ascent up the burn side leading to the Corrie. 

 The weather was very warm during the earlier part of the 

 day, but when the top was reached in the afternoon, it 

 became much colder, and a rising breeze brought a con- 

 siderable quantity of mist with it. Though these condi- 

 tions made it unpleasant to remain long on the top, and no 

 view could be had of the surrounding mountains, owing to 

 the mist, the opportunity was nevertheless gratefully seized 

 to cordially pledge (according to the custom of the Club) 

 the health of its President. One of the features of the 

 Corrie was the great show, on almost all the inaccessible 

 ledges of the rocks, of Myosotis alpestris, Schmidt, which 

 was seen in great abundance and in beautiful flower — 

 while a plant with pure pink flowers was found by one of 

 the party ; and as the sun was shining brightly in the 

 earlier part of the day, the members had no difficulty in 

 finding large quantities of Gentiana nivalis, Linn., though 

 they had failed to find it on their visit some years pre- 

 viously ; but the absence of sunshine, to open the flowers 

 on that occasion, probably accounted for their want of luck 

 in finding the plant. Saxifraga cemua, Linn., was found 

 very sparingly at the usual station near the top of the 

 mountain ; the following plants were also found : — 



Thalictrum alpinum, Linn.; Draba rupestris, Br.; 

 Viola amoena (T. F. Forst.), (in flower) ; Silene acaulis, 

 Linn. ; Cerastium alpinum, Linn. ; Arenaria vema, Linn. ; 

 A. sedoides, Froel. ; Hypericum humifusum, Linn. ; Rubus 

 Chamaemorus, Linn. ; Geum rivale, Linn. ; Alchemilla 

 alpina, Linn.; Saxifraga aizoides, Linn.; S. oppositifolia, 

 Linn. ; S. hypnoides, Linn. ; S. cemua, Linn. ; S. nivalis, 

 Linn. ; 8. stellaris, Linn. ; Sedum villosum, Linn. ; S. 

 roseum, Scop.; Epilobium alpinum, Linn.; Solidago 



