40 TRANSACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THK [Sess, Lxv. 



Eepout ok the Excursion of the Scottish Alpine 

 Botanical Club to Killin in 1900. By Kev. David 

 Paul, LL.D. 



(Read 14th February 1901.) 



The Club last year (1900) visited Killin, the neighbour- 

 hood of which has already been frequently the scene of 

 its annual excursion. There were present — Mr. William 

 B. Boyd, the President ; Dr. Chas. Stuart, Dr. David T. 

 Playfair, Dr. Paul, Messrs. Alex. Somerville, B.Sc, George 

 H. Potts, Pt. Turnbull, B.Sc, Jas. A. Terras, B.Sc, and F. C. 

 Crawford. Mr. Llewellyn J. Cocks, of Bromley, Kent, was 

 present as a visitor. 



On Tuesday, 31st July, two excursions were made; one 

 to Beinn Heasgarnich, and the other to Craig Caillich. 

 The party who visited Beinn Heasgarnich were mainly 

 intent on finding Carex ustulata, Willd. Having driven 

 up the Lochay as far as the road permitted, they walked 

 up to the farthest shepherd's house, and following up the 

 burn which joins the Lochay there, passed between Beinn 

 Heasgarnich and Craig Mohr over to the Glen Lyon side. 

 Dr. Paul and Mr. Terras examined the hillside stretching 

 down towards Glen Lyon for Carcx ushdata, but without 

 success. Their work was much impeded by heavy, con- 

 tinuous rain. The chief plants found during the day, by 

 one or other of the parties, were — Draba incana, L. ; 

 JSrophila infiata (Craig Caillich), Watson ; Cerastium 

 alpinum, L. ; Arenaria rubella, Hook. ; Dryas octopetala, L. ; 

 Potentilla rubens, Vill. ; Saxifraga nivalis, L. : Meuin atham- 

 anticum, Jacq. ; Cornus suecica (in fruit), L. ; Trientalis 

 EiiroiKBa, L. ; Carex atrafa, L. ; C. pulla. Good. ; G. 'pauci- 

 fiora, Lightf. ; Woodsia hyperborea (Craig Caillich), E. Br. ; 

 and Lycopodium annotinum (Beinn Heasg.), L. 



On the following day, 1st August, a distant expedition 

 was rendered impossible by persistent rain. Carex rcmota, 

 L., and C. vescicaria, L., were found in the neighbourhood 

 of Finlarig Castle, and several good mosses were found, 

 including Hahrodon Notarisii, Schpr., as appears from Mr. 

 Cocks's subjoined report. 



On Thursday, 2nd August, it was still raining, but there 

 being promise of improvement in the weather, Drs. Playfair 



