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are at right angles to, arid on the right bank of, the river Lochay ; 

 but it may be, and probably has been, found on the Ben Lawers 

 side of this glen. It is found on Ben Lawers. The rain com- 

 pelled us to retrace our steps, and hindered our seeing it in the 

 correys of Glen Lochay. The same day one of us visited the old 

 fir-wood of Finlarig ; an equally fruitless visit, for our search for 

 Linn&a borealis was in vain. Though we were disappointed in 

 the chief object of our long walk up the glen, a few novelties re- 

 warded our perseverance. 



Meum athamanticum, " the Highlander's Tobacco," was one of 

 our captures. The Highlanders, however, disowned " the soft 

 impeachment;" they recognized the plant, but ignored the 

 name. The search for Linntea in the woods of Finlarig resulted 

 in our gathering of Oxyria reniformis and Saxifraga oppositifolia, 

 just out of flower. There is a fine burn rushing through the wood 

 with many a rapid and cascade, and on its green banks the bonnie 

 flowers are plentiful. Whether Linnaea borealis be of the number 

 or not, it was then rather too early to see. But if any botanist 

 goes to look for the plant in the upper part of this wood, we re- 

 commend the right side of the burn, not above a stone's throw 

 below its entrance into the enclosure. If he has more definite 

 instructions for the Linncea, and consequently no occasion to use 

 these, he may still find in this spot something interesting to a 

 botanist ; and if not, he will, in the ceaseless roar of the head- 

 long, rushing brook, in the beauty of the scene, and in its peace- 

 ful seclusion, find something exceedingly pleasing to a lover of 

 nature. This lovely spot is but a very short distance from Killin : 

 not above two miles. 



On this day (14th July) Campanula rotundifolia was observed 

 in flower for the first time. It was barely in flower about Killin 

 on the 17th; but on the 19th, when we went to Kenmore, it was 

 found in full flower. This little fact shows that the temperature 

 about Killin is less favourable to early vegetation than that of 

 the other end of the lake is. The appearance of the crops at the 

 upper and at the lower end of Loch Tay, showed us that pro- 

 ductions of more importance were affected by the same causes, 

 whatever they may be, which influenced the flowering of the 

 Blue-beU of Scotland. 



The 15th, St. S within' s, was, as usual, a rainy day. This su- 

 perstition is not prevalent in Scotland. In that ancient king- 



