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on the invitation of the President, drove down the valley 

 to the foot of Ben Laoigh, whose summit, owing to the 

 unfavourable weather, was clothed in mist. The members 

 spent the greater part of the day examining the rocks on 

 the north side of the mountain. All the well-known plants 

 were found. It is therefore considered unnecessary to give 

 a list. The members returned in the afternoon by the 

 same route, with the exception of two of the party who 

 walked round the mountain in order to explore the Corrie, 

 where the Parsley Pern, Allosorus crisjnts, was found in 

 large quantity and in great luxuriance. Only one member 

 of the party climbed to the summit, and he had a most 

 unpleasant and uncanny experience m the thick wetting 

 mist, no view, of course, being possible. 



The Annual Business Meeting of the Club was held in 

 the evening. 



The second day, Wednesday, the 30th, was spent at 

 Loch-na-bee, where plants of the supposed Schyus Jiiiitans 

 were obtained. Two of the party afterwards explored the 

 hill at the south side of the loch, but found nothing new 

 except a species of Salix, with which they are unacquainted, 

 and which has yet to be named. 



On the third day, Thursday, the 31st, the members went 

 by train and steamer to Port Sonachan on Loch Awe, where 

 two nice varieties of the Lady Pern were found by Mr. 

 Boyd, plants of which were secured. 



The weather, which on the first day was damp and 

 unpleasant, was on the whole fair ; but the meeting, as 

 far as regards the plants of any interest found, was a 

 disappointing and unsuccessful one. The Cystopteris 

 montana, it is gratifying to add, was seen in such 

 quantity that it is not likely soon to become extinct. 

 Kubresia caricina was found in considerable quantity 

 also, but probably owing to the cold season was not 

 over four inches high, and Azalea procumbens was seen in 

 large quantity. 



The attendance of members, which was not large to 

 begin with, was still further reduced before the end of the 

 meeting, owing to some of those present having to leave to 

 keep other appointments elsewhere. The meeting broke 

 up on Priday, 1st August. 



