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botanical purposes ; the members, therefore, had no 

 alternative but to make their way up the public path 

 leading through Glen Dole in order to botanise in this 

 valley and beyond. 



The day was line and warm up to 2 o'clock, when distant 

 thunder was heard and was soon succeeded by heavy rain, 

 so that the whole party got more or less wet. 



The two members who visited the station for Lychnis 

 alpina, which they were lucky enough to find, got wet to 

 the skin, as there was no shelter of any kind available. 

 However, the storm was succeeded by a warm sun, and 

 this, together with the long walk back to the shooting- 

 lodge, helped to dry the clothes and revive the spirits of 

 the party, so that none were any the worse. The rocks in 

 this valley were disappointing on the whole ; still, the 

 following plants were found : — 



Cochlearia alpina, Wats. ; Dianthus deltoides, Linn. ; 

 Lychnis alpina, Linn. ; Silene acaulis, Linn. ; Lathyrus 

 macrorrltizus, Wimm. ; Vicia sylvatica, Linn.; Saxifraga 

 aizoides, Linn. ; S. oppositifolia, Linn. ; Sedum Rhodiola, 

 DC. ; Epilobium anagallidi folium, Lam. ; E. angusti- 

 folium, Linn. ; Cornus suecica, Linn. ; Antennaria dioica, 

 Br. ; Cardicus heterophyllus, Linn. ; Solidago Virgatirea, 

 Linn. ; Trientalis europaea, Linn. ; Plantago media, Linn. ; 

 Carex aquatilis, Wahl. ; G. curta, Good. var. alpicola ; 

 G. Oederi, Retz. ; C. pallescens, Linn. ; C. rigida, Good. ; 

 C. stellulata, Good. ; Selaginella selaginoides, Gray ; Lastrea 

 abbreviata, Newm. ; Polypodium Dryopteris, Linn. ; P. 

 Phegopteris, Linn. ; PolysticJtum Lonchitis, Roth ; Pseuda- 

 tltyrium alpestre, Newm. 



On Wednesdajr, 22nd July, the party motored as far as 

 the hotel at Clova and spent the day in the neighbourhood 

 of Loch Brandy. Nothing very rare was found here on 

 the rocks, as they are dry and barren, but several interesting- 

 things were got in and near the loch, on the screes and 

 higher ground visited. The weather was everything that 

 could be desired. The following is a list of the plants 

 found : — 



Stibularia aquatica, Linn. ; Cerastium alpinum, Linn. ; 

 Hypericum humifusum, Linn. ; Potentilla macidata, 

 Pourr. ; Rubus Chamaemorus, Linn. ; Saxifraga aizoides x 



