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naaritinia, or, as it is usually called in this county, the oyster plant, from 

 the taste of its leaves,* Apium graveolens near Taynlone,Coninm macu- 

 latum, especially in church-yai'ds, as at Killian, Anagallis tenella in all 

 moist places, Schoenus nigricans, Atriplex erecta in fields near Barr, 

 Fumaria capreolata, Cerastium atrovirens, Pyrethrum maritimum, and 

 Catabrosa aquatica assuming a remarkably stunted and creeping ap- 

 pearance on moist sandy shores near Killian ; the fruit of this grass is 

 very sweet, having the taste of liquorice. Hieracium boreale was also 

 picked near Linanmore Kirk and Barr, Tanacetura vulgare near Kil- 

 lian, Carex vulpina near Barr, Equisetum Telmateia in many places 

 between Campbelton and Taynlone. 



We reached this latter place between 5 and 6 p. m., and took up our 

 quarters in a small inn, where we had considerable difficulty in getting 

 accommodation, some of the party sleeping, or attempting to sleep, on 

 the floor, and others on the tops of tables. In the neighbourhood of 

 the village w^e saw Potamogeton pusillus, Alisma Plantago, Samolus 

 Valerandi, Catabrosa aquatica and the maritime variety already al- 

 luded to, Hippuris vulgaris, Bidens cernua, Q^^nanthe Lachenalii, and 

 Lolium teraulentum, or the poisonous darnel-grass. This grass seems 

 to be common in many parts of Kintyre. All along the shore, espe- 

 cially near Taynlone, we met with profusion of Alga?, and after storms 

 T have no doubt that many rare species might be gathered. 



Aug. 15th. — This day we intended to have crossed by a ferry-boat 

 to the island of Gigha, but the weather was so stormy, and a north- 

 west wind was blowing with such fury, that it was deemed advisable 

 to proceed along the shore to the fort of Loch Tarbet, where the 

 steam-boat touches on its way to Islay. Accordingly we proceeded 

 to Clachan and Stewartfield and thence to Porthullion. The shore is 

 bare and unproductive. Helosciadium nodiflorum, Trollius europaeus, 

 Lycopus europaeus, Bidens tripartita and Papaver dubium, were the 

 chief plants which we picked. Near Porthullion we were more suc- 

 cessful, having gathered Radiola millegrana, Carum verticillatum, 

 Pinguicula lusitanica, Salicornia herbacea (the procumbent variety), 

 Schoberia maritima, Epilobium virgatum, Eleocharis pauciflora, Myr- 

 rhis odorata, Veronica scutellata, Habenaria viridis and Sedum Tele- 

 phium. About 4 p. m, we joined the Maid of Islay steamboat, and 

 after encountering a heavy swell off the northern point of Gigha, to 

 the no small discomfort of some of the party, we entered the sound of 



* In America, Tragopogon porrifolius, or salsafy, receives the same name. Its roots 

 are used for soup, which is said to resemlile oyster soup. 



