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southmost stream issues from the Loch, we met with the elegant Hyp- 

 nura Silesianum. A little farther down we came upon some fine tufts 

 of Aspidium Lonchitis, and before reaching the hamlet plenty of Po- 

 lypodium Phegopteris. 



Our next excursion was to Glen Dole, and a perilous one it was, 

 partly owing to our inexperience of the place. On leaving the ham- 

 let we picked a few specimens of Carex ovalis ; and at Bradooney we 

 spent a considerable time searching for Oxytropis campestris among 

 " rocks facing the south," but found only Habenaria viridis and Mar- 

 chantia hemisphserica for our trouble. Oxyria reniformis was plentiful 

 on the banks of the Esk near Achame, but we found it in a much finer 

 state on a small island in the Dole, near where it is joined by Kilbo 

 Bum. On this island there was also abundance of Valeriana offici- 

 nalis, Solidago Virgaurea and Festuca ovina var. e. vivipara : the latter 

 plant was plentiful in many places, but nowhere finer than here. We 

 went up Glen Phee a considerable distance, but finding nothing ex- 

 cept Junipems communis and Arbutus Uva-ursi, retraced our steps 

 and ascended the face of Craig Rennet by an untrodden path, so pre- 

 carious that the very recollection of it almost curdles the blood in 

 one's veins. Our toil was rewarded, however, with fine specimens of 

 Silene acaulis, Andrgea alpina, Conostomum boreale, Weissia acuta, 

 Jungermannia nemorosa, var./5. purpurascens, &c. ; and on the summit 

 there was abundance of Cetraria Islandica. This interesting lichen, 

 which we had hitherto looked upon as a rarity, was plentiful on all 

 the Clova mountains which we visited, and in fine condition, though 

 barren. Proceeding along the ridge towards Craig Maid, we found in 

 boggy places Vaccinium uliginosum, and several beautifiil patches of 

 Splachnum sphaericum ; and on the summit of Craig Maid Luzula 

 spicata. We had intended to have gone to the White Water and 

 come round by the head of Glen Dole, but time forbade, as the day 

 was wearing to a close, and we therefore determined to attempt de- 

 scending into Glen Dole. The ascent of Craig Rennet had inured us 

 to danger, and we did not hesitate to choose for our path a wild and 

 dismal-looking water-course that led us down the very face of Craig 

 Maid. By caution and perseverance we accomplished our task, and 

 reaped in our way a rich botanical harvest. Among our acquisitions 

 were the beautiful Lycopodium annotinum, Hieracium alpinum and 

 Halleri, Cnicus heterophyllus, Aspidium Lonchitis, Rhodiola rosea 

 in great perfection, and various other species which we had previously 

 met with. 



During our stay at Clova we made two other trips to Glen Dole. 



