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the steam-boats from Ardrossan, induced me to visit it. The party 

 spent two days on the island, making Brodick their head-quarters. 

 Our first walk extended from Brodick, along the shore to Lamlash ; 

 then to Whiting Bay, Dippin Point and Kildonnan Castle, whence 

 we returned to Brodick. During this walk we gathered many inte- 

 resting plants, among which may be mentioned Sinapis monensis, 

 Steenhammera maritima (the oyster-plant as it is called), Glaux ma- 

 ritima, Poa maritima, Ammophila arenaria, Juncus maritimus and 

 Gerardi, Scirpus maritimus, Blysmus ruius. Aster Tripolium, Solidago 

 Virgaurea, Plantago maritima and Coronopus, Anagallis tenella and 

 arvensis, Habenaria bifolia and chlorantha, Gymnadenia conopsea. 

 Ranunculus sceleratus, Althaja officinalis, Atriplex rosea, Bromus ar- 

 vensis, Carex arenaria, extensa and laevigata, Qilnanthe crocata and 

 pimpinelloides, Potamogeton oblongus, Erythraja Centaurium (a va- 

 riety with very narrow leaves, the |3. compressa of some authors), and 

 Lycopodium selaginoides. Between Lamlash and Whiting Bay there 

 is profusion of Hypericum dubium (Leers) and Androsa^mum, Coty- 

 ledon Umbilicus, Agrimonia Eupatoria, Eupatorium cannabinum, 

 and Isolepis setacea. Near Dippin Point, where there are fine trap 

 clifis, we met with Convolvulus sepiuni, Verbascum Thapsus, Sola- 

 num Dulcamara, Conium maculatum, Ligusticum scoticum and Vicia 

 sylvatica. 



In our second day's walk we proceeded by the sea-shore towards 

 the northern part of the island. We visited Glen Sannox, ascended 

 Goatfell, and returned by Glen Rosa to Brodick. Along the shore 

 we found many of the species picked on the previous day, and besides 

 these we noticed Drosera anglica, Lycopus europa?us. Polygonum la- 

 pathifolium, Osmunda regalis, Bidens tripartita, Corydalis claviculata. 

 Near the Inn at Brodick there is profusion of a variety of Mentha ro- 

 tundifolia, called velutina by Mr. Babington ; and here also we picked 

 specimens of Pastinaca sativa. In Glen Sannox we searched in vain 

 for Avena planiculmis, which was discovered there several years ago 

 by Mr. Stewart Murray. The ascent of Goatfell from this glen is 

 very steep and difficult, and the granitic debris is very unproductive. 

 Goatfell itself, although attaining an elevation of about 2700 feet, does 

 not yield many alpine plants. This may arise partly fiom its insular 

 situation, and partly from the nature of the dry granitic rocks of which 

 it is composed. The plants picked by the party were Saxifraga ai- 

 zoides and stellaris, Salix herbacea, Sedum Rhodiola, Alchimilla al- 

 ])ina, Armeria maritima, var. &. alpina, Empetrum nigrum, Juniperus 

 communis, var. (3. nana, Carex pauciflora and rigida, Agrostis vulgaris, 



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