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him for much useful information regarding the botany 

 both of the neighbourhood of Fort-William and of Arisaig. 

 The day was fortunately fiue, but, apart from the usual 

 varieties of ferns found on high mountains, little of interest 

 was found, except — 



Cerastium trigynum, 

 Euphrasia scotica, 

 E. gracilis ; 



also a plant of Athyrium alpedrc, var. Jicxile, and a very 



crispy variety of the Parsley fern, AUosorus crispus. Of 



ferns seen — 



Lastrea dilatata alpiiia, 

 Athyrium alpestre, and 

 AUosorus crispus 



were found in great abundance and luxuriance. 



On Wednesday, 2 9th July, the Members journeyed to 

 Arisaig by the forenoon train, and made the Arisaig Hotel 

 their headc[uarters until Saturday, 1st August. Tlie 

 afternoon of this day, Thursday the 30th, and Friday the 

 31st were spent in the neighbourhood of Arisaig, per- 

 mission having been granted to the Members to botanise on 

 the low ground of the Arisaig property by Mrs. Nicholson, 

 the proprietress. The following are the principal plants 

 found near Arisaig : — 



Blysraus rufus. 

 Callitriche platycarjia. 

 Centunculus minimus. 

 Car ex fuse a. 



C. fihformis. 

 Drosera anglica. 



D. rotundifolia. 

 D. obovata. 



Hyraenophyllum tiinbridgense. 

 H. unilatei'ale. 



Juncus maritimus. 

 Lastrea aimula. 

 Piuguicula lusitanica. 

 Fyrola media. 

 Rubus saxatilis. 

 Salix pentandra. 

 Scirpus Tabernpemoiitani. 

 Veronica scutellata. 



The Members left on the morning of Saturday, 1st 

 August, having spent a very pleasant and interesting week, 

 its latter days in a district which had never before been 

 visited by the Club. The weather was, fortunately, all 



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