80 LOCALITIES OF RARER BRITISH PLANTS 
An account of Localities of some of the rarer British Plants 
and others noticed in North Wales by Mr. Pampxin and Mr. 
Irvine, in September, 1854. 
(Continued from page 57.) 
If we had all the needful pre-requisites, we would spend a 
fortnight in the neighbourhood of Llanrwst; not m the town, 
but somewhere in the upper part of the vale, which is exquisitely 
beautiful. Trefriew would be a very convenient locality for 
lodging while visiting Carnedd Llewellyn. It appears to be the 
nearest spot to the Tae Geirionydd, where once lived the famous 
bard Taliesin, as well as to the lofty mountains whence this lake 
is fed. The mountain village of Llanrhychwyn is only about a 
mile from the latter place. Another station which we would - 
select is Bettws-y-coed, the village in the wood, and we would 
recommend this to visitors as one of the most charming spots in 
Wales. From this village the celebrated falls of the Llugwy, 
the lofty Carnedd David, and lake Conway, are all within an 
easy distance. From this place, or from Capel-Curig, Nant 
Francon, or the pass through which the Llanrwst and Bangor 
road passes, might also be visited. 
This neighbourhood, viz. the upper vale of Llanrwst, with the 
beautiful Gwydir plantations, and the celebrities above noted, 
would engage the lover of scenery and rare plants about a month, 
and would be a treat of no ordinary kind. In this locality, Mr. 
Pamplin collected Thlaspt alpestre upon a wall by the roadside, 
near Gwydir chapel, as you go from Trefriew to Bettws-y-coed, 
for some considerable distance along the road, and in abundance, 
and Erysimum cheiranthoides ; also the blue variety of the Viola 
lutea, which abounds in Merionethshire, and with the yellow 
form amena adorns the borders of fields and waysides for — 
but we are persuaded that many more rarities will reward the 
energy of the untiring botanist if he goes at the right time, 
which we think is about the end of July or beginning of August. 
We left Llanrwst about one o’clock, and took the upland road 
to Pentre Voelas, leaving the great road and the Conway on our 
right. This road, for the most part, passes through a bleak, 
elevated country. About three miles of it from Llanrwst was a 
gradual ascent, and the acclivity in some parts was rather steep. 
The greater part of this portion was well wooded. The slope 
