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Cherleria sedoides. Abundant, and often forming widely extended patches. 



Geranium sylvaticum auA pratense. Plentiful in various situations, high on the moun- 

 tains as well as at their bases. 



Oxalis Acetosella. Sluich-an-Lochan could also boast of this graceful little gem of 

 Flora, which recalled one from the sultry heat of July, and these perilous alpine 

 rocks, to the soft luxury of the woodland in the merry mouth of May. 



Anthyllis Vulneraria. Ben Lawers and Stuich-an-Lochan. 



Vicia sylvatica. Den of Lawers, below the Falls. 



Dryas octopetala. A single specimen without flower was picked on Stuich-an-Lochan. 



Geum rivale. This, which is another species common on low grounds, occurred fre- 

 quently in marshy places among the rocks of Stuich-an-Lochan. 



Ruhus saxatilis. On the same mountain, but not common. 



Chamcemorus, Abundant on the peat-bogs and moory ground of Ben Lawers, 



both in flower and fruit. The latter, which are called Avrons by the shepherds, 

 are esteemed for their nutritious properties as well as for their agreeable flavour, 

 I had good reason to prefer the name of cloud-berries, for my specimens were 

 culled amid the fleecy drapery of the heavens that mantled the mountain in 

 their misty folds. 



Potentilla alpestris. Not uncommon on the rocky ledges of Stuich-an-Lochan. 



Sibbaldia procumbens. On the summits of all the mountains. 



Alchimilla alpina. Plentiful everywhere, from the bases to the summits of the moun- 

 tains, but most luxuriant where its bunches of elegant silvery foliage depend 

 from the crevices of a rock in the immediate vicinity of one of those beautiful 

 miniature cascades that are so numerous on an alpine rivulet. 



Epilobium angustifolium. Margin of the Lochy, near Killin, imparting to the banks 

 of that still and beautiful stream a peculiarly interesting aspect of floral gran- 

 deur, from the richness of its numerous handsome spikes of crimson blossoms. 



alpinum. Marshy banks of springs and rivulets on all the mountains, ge- 

 nerally gracefully drooping both in flower and fruit. 



Circcea alpina. Moist banks near the Falls of Lawers, and in stony places shaded by 



trees on the banks of Loch Tay. 

 Sedum anglicum. On a rocky bank near Lawers, but scarce. 



villosum. Growing rather sparingly on a marshy bank by the side of a stream 



about half way up Ben Lawers. It was also picked on a wet wall by the way- 

 side in Glen Almond. 



Rhodiola. Crevices of moist rocks on most of the mountain summits, but not 



so luxuriant as I have found it among the Clova mountains. 



Saxifraga stellaris. Plentiful both in wet and dry places, and varying from half an 

 inch to four or five inches in height. 



nivalis. More or less abundant on the summits of Ben Lawers, Stuich-an- 

 Lochan, Mael Tarmauach, Mael Greadha, and Craigalleach, growng in the 

 clefts of rocks. Some of it had simple stems, others branched ; and more of it 

 was in fruit than flower. 



/ oppositifolia. Frequent in the crevices of rocks, but its early and elegant 



purple blossoms were nearly gone. 

 • aizoides. The constant ornament of all the alpine rivulets, but preferring 



a very moderate altitude, and even descending to the bottoms of the vallies. 

 ccrnua. This, the rarest and most interesting of the tribe, was found where 



