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at Locli Kandor. The crowberry and cloudberry carpeted the 

 heather in many places, Xo one had seen Emx>etrum nigrum 

 so covered with fruit as it is here. This was observed on a previous 

 occasion when Professor Dickson pulled up a patch, literally black 

 "ndth the berries, and weighing many pounds. The fruit contains 

 many seeds, is pleasantly acid, and seems much relished by the 

 grouse, if one might judge by their droppings, which exhibited the 

 black bloom of the skin of the fruit, for colouring, and seemed to 

 produce a diarrhoea in these birds, from the irritation of the seeds 

 on their mucous membranes. By the sides of Loch Callater, indeed 

 in the lake, beautiful specimens of Lohelia Dortmanni in fine flower, 

 Suhularia aquatica, and Isoetes ecMnospora (a new plant for this 

 loch) were picked. In the bog at its head several good Carices were 

 observed. As previously stated, we pushed on for the corry, and 

 after a stiff walk attained the high ground, with Loch Kandor at 

 our feet. So steep and abrupt do the rocks come down, that 

 there is barely room left to walk round its banks or edges. Our 

 party here divided ; three gentlemen started to fish the lake, Professor 

 Dickson, Mr Sadler, and Dr Craig set out to scale the ledges to 

 the left of the tain, while the other members started to examine 

 the corry proper. The first named division secured specimens of 

 Carex frigidus and Salix Sadleri, both new to Britain, and dis- 

 covered by Mr Sadler of the Botanic Garden, a few years ago. 

 These plants were identified by Dr Boswell Syme. Both grow on 

 ledges almost inaccessible to an ordinary climber ; and some years 

 ago the writer was with Mr Sadler when he discovered them. The 

 grand and newest discovery of the Alpine Botanist's Club, is, how 

 ever, the station for Sonclius cdpinus, which grows in a considerable 

 patch in a perpendicular cleft in the precipice. On this occasion it 

 Avas again seen, but no member was sufficiently foolhardy to break 

 his neck in an attempt to scale the exact rock. This is a new 

 station for this plant, and from its inaccessibihty there is a good 

 chance that it will remain safe for some time to come. With many 

 other good things Carex rupedris and G. atrata were gathered in 

 remarkably fine condition. The rocks near the loch were covered 

 with alpine willows. Salix lanata, by no means common, a 

 beautiful woolly species, was gathered by Mr Boyd, Captain Norman, 

 and Dr Aitken, in the upper corry. It thrives in the rock garden, 

 accommodating itself to its change of residence completely. Last 

 spring its yellow catkins were greatly admired, so large and 

 fragrant, on a five years old plant obtained at Canlochan. Salix 

 Myrsinites, L., and S. Lapponum, L., with its varieties arenaria and 

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