HIGHLANDS OF PERTHSHIRE. "17 



In the distant west, the Alps of Arroquhar, beyond the lofty Ben 

 Lomond, form a grand termination to the view; whilst close 

 at hand, among the cliffs and denies of Benvenue, are seen the 

 Pass of Beal-an-Duine, where Fitz- James lost his "gallant grey;" 

 and the Cor-nan-uriskin, "the Goblin's Den," in which Douglas 

 concealed his daughter when he went to yield himself to his so- 

 vereign. On the right, stretching along the lake, are the Braes 

 of Strathgartney, grazed by hundreds of cattle and thousands of 

 sheep, a peaceful scene. 



From the inn at Stronachlocher, by the Pass of Inversnaid, 

 through which a good road passes, and on which there are now, 

 in the season, vehicles of many descriptions, Loch Lomond may 

 be reached in an hour. Here there is a steam-boat waiting to 

 take on board the tourists from Loch Katrine. These may pro- 

 ceed to Glasgow or ascend Ben Lomond, visit the celebrated 

 pass and village of Aberfoyle, the scenes of Baillie Nicol Jarvie's 

 exploits with his fair cousin, Helen McGregor, or return to the 

 Trosachs or Brig o' Turk inns. As we had walked from Cal- 

 lander, a distance of nine or ten miles, and had to return by the 

 same simple conveyance, we were contented with a view of the 

 fine mountains that skirt both sides of Loch Lomond at its upper 

 or northern end, and returned in our steamer to the Trosachs, 

 and remeasured back our way to Callander. The botany of this 

 episodical tour, " in search of the picturesque," was not of a very- 

 interesting nature, with the exception of the first mile of our way, 

 when we diverged to our left into the wood that skirts the way 

 between Callander and Coilantogle bridge. 



In the evening, a visit to Callander Crags was not much more 

 productive. It is true, fine views of Ben Ledi, Loch Vennachar, 

 Cambusmore, the vales of Forth, Teith, Stirling, etc., were ob- 

 tainable. Some Hieracia and a Potentilla, which we fondly fancied 

 might be P. opaca, were the only spoils which we bore away from 

 the base of these barren rocks. A walk along the eastern branch 

 of the Teith, and through the cornfields below Bochastle, yielded 

 a few plants of some interest, viz. Crepis paludosa, Galium boreale, 

 Galeopsis versicolor, and our old acquaintance Myrrhis odorata, 

 in abundance. 



The 6th of July was the day of rest, and we attended divine 

 service in both the churches of Callander, viz. the National or 

 Established Church in the morning, and the Free Church in the 



