42 BOTANICAL EXCURSIONS MADE BY 
Between Borthwick Castle and Crichton :— 
In wood :—- 
Hieracium aurantiacum (by Mr. F. Ivory) 
In fields :— 
Verbascum nigrum (by Mr. Nelson) 
In marshy places :— 
Carex paniculata Carex levigata 
»  Boenninghauseniana ? 
Near Crichton :— 
Echium vulgare | Rumex aquaticus 
At Roman Camp :— 
Silaus pratensis | Epipactis palustris 
Valeriana dioica Orchis latifolia 
Lithospermum officinale | , maculata 
Plantago media 2 Gymnadenia Conopsea 
Listera ovata 
In fields near railway :-— 
Polygonum Fagopyrum (Mr. Gilby) 
Arran. 
Thursday, 15th July 1847. 
Party of 24 left by 11 a.m. train for Glasgow, having received 
second-class tickets for Saturday. On reaching Glasgow at 1.15 
visited Model of Arran at Andersonian, then went to the 
Broomielaw and joined boat for Arran at 2 p.m. 
At Greenock party were reinforced by 6 more, including 3 
Glasgow pupils (Keddie, Allen, and Connal). The party then 
consisted of J. H. Balfour, Absolom, John Alexander, Jas. Balfour, 
Barnes, Theod. Bone, Carrick, Clarke, M. Connal, Donkin, 
W. B. Duncan, Edgar, Gilby, Gilchrist, C. A. Grant, Dr, Greville, 
