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here, are to an unpractised eye exceedingly like it, and they were 

 frequently mistaken for the Menziesia. However, at last it was got 

 in flower : the plant was past its regular time of flowering, and those 

 we saw were a few accidental late flowers, and but for them we 

 mi"ht not have discovered the habitat of the plant at alL As far 

 as we could judge, the Menziesia ccerulea is confined to a very 

 limited area on the hill of perhaps about 100 yards by 50, but 

 within that area in considerable abundance. This is the only rare 

 plant which grows on the Sow of AthoU, the other plants gathered 

 were all of common occurrence on the Highland mountains, viz., 

 Silene acauh's, Saxifraga aizoides and hypnoides, Epilohium alsini- 

 folium, Ardostaphylos Uva-ursi, Azalea procumhens, Riibus chamoi- 

 morus, Salix herbaeea, Saxifraga stellaris, Drosera rotundifolia, 

 Gnaphalium supinum, &c. The view from the top of the Sow was 

 very fine towards the south, the day being very clear, the whole 

 of the Breadalbane mountains was spread out before us ; the view 

 to the west and north was interrupted by the close proximity of the 

 hills on the other side of the Truim valley. 



On Friday we started to examine the hills to the north of the 

 Truim. After walking about three miles along the road, we struck 

 to the left up what seemed a rather promising looking corrie ; but 

 on closer examination the only part where any plants of interest 

 were to be found was a steep face of rock at the very head of the 

 glen. There we saw a great profusion of Dryas octopetala in full 

 bloom, the huge plants hanging over the face of the craig, and the 

 large white flowers shown against the dark-coloured rock were most 

 striking. A number of Salices were seen by the side of the bum, 

 and Aspidium Loncliitis was gathered, but not in great quantity. 

 Asplenium viride and Polypodium alpestre were also noticed. On 

 our Way home, in a pool by the side of the road, fine specimens of 

 Utricularia minor in flower were obtained. 



On Saturday, which was very wet, some of the party went out in 

 the neighbourhood of the hotel, and to the side of Loch Ericht. In 

 a bog near the hotel Utricularia iiiterniedia was found. This is 

 a rare plant, and one of the most interesting gathered on this 

 excursion. Some nice tufted varieties of Blechnum horeale were got 

 by the side of the loch — one especially good, and which promises to 

 retain its peculiarity in cultivation. Close by the side of the water, 

 and growing in large tufts of moss, was a very fine display of Pin- 

 guicula vulgaris in flower ; they were very beautiful, and extended 

 for nearly a mile along the side of the loch. An unusually strong 

 variety of Cnicu^ Tieterophyllus was also observed near the same 



