30 BOTANICAL EXCURSIONS MADE BY 
Loch Lomond. 
Thursday, 16th July 1846. 
Party consisting of Dr. Balfour, Mr. H. Balfour, Mr. 
Beveridge, Mr. A. Christison, Mr. David Christison, Dr. A. 
Douglas, Mr. Keddie, Mr. Littlejohn, Mr. Jas. Mitchell, Dr. 
Paterson, Mr. A. W. Smith, Mr. T. Spens, and Mr. Tait, made a 
trip to Loch Lomond and neighbourhood. 
Some of the party went early to Glasgow and visited St. 
Rollox, Lancefield Spinning Co., College, Rest went by 
train at 1. All proceeded by steamboat at 4 for Dumbarton 
and thence up Loch Lomond in “ Water-Witch.” Reached 
Inverarnan at 10 p.m., and were comfortably accommodated at 
M‘Lellan’s Inn. 
Friday, 17th July 1846. 
Started about 8°a.m. for Ben Vorlich and picked numerous 
good alpine plants, amongst others :— 
Trollius europzeus Malaxis paludosa 
Silene acaulis Carex pauciflora 
Sibbaldia procumbens »  saxatilis 
Saxifraga stellaris Poa Balfourii 
i aizoides — Asplenium viride 
hypnoides Lycopodium Selago 
Hieracium alpinum vo inundatum 
Lawsoni “ annotinum 
Gonchiiinis supinum a alpinum 
Lysimachia vulgaris selaginoides 
Salix herbacea jecesek lacustris 
Saturday, 18th July 1846. 
Left Inverarnan by steamboat at 5.15 am. Breakfasted at 
ee Some went to Loch Katrine and Trossachs, others 
Dr. Balfour went to Ben Lomond, and after reaching top» 
aces to Rowardennan. Besides numerous alpine plants 
picked some peculiar Hieracia on banks of stream at Inversnaid, 
also :— 
Cerastium alpinum Veronica humifusa 
Hypericum Androsemum 
