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except Morse, Douglas, Ivory, and myself. The unfavourable 
nature of the weather prevented us from examining the rocks 
for Carex Vahliz. 
After reaching the eastern side of Loch Candlich Mr. Ivory 
returned to Braemar, and three of us continued our researches 
along the rocks on the eastern and south-eastern part of 
the glen, picking Carer rupestris, C. atrata, Silene acaults, 
numerous Hieracia, and Thalictrum alpinum. After getting milk 
and cakes at the gamekeeper’s, we reached Braemar in the 
evening between 7 and 8, thoroughly soaked with rain. 
Wednesday, 11th August 1847. 
This day we crossed the Dee near the Castle and proceeded 
through the woods to the road leading to Ben na Bourd. On 
the way we gathered Pyrola media, fine specimens of Lycopodium 
clavatum, Genista anglica, Rubus saxatilis, On the banks of the 
stream from Ben na Bourd we found Epzlobium angustifolium and 
Pyrola secunda. On reaching the gamekeeper’s house which has 
been recently built by the Duke of Leeds, and where his Grace 
has furnished apartments for himself and party, we found the 
gamekeeper who had met my party in 1842, when Astragalus 
alpinus was first gathered on Little Craigendal. He is an obliging 
person, but he informed us that the Duke was very strict, and that 
he would have to inform him that we had been botanising there. 
He directed us to Craigendal, but We failed in detecting the 
astragalus in consequence of keeping too high. Accordingly, 
leaving Craigendal, we descended into the valley and then 
ascended Ben Avon, going up the banks of a stream at the head 
of which snow lay in great quantity. In one place the stream 
had excavated the snow and formed a fine arch for about 20 
yards, under which some of the party passed. Few plants were 
picked in the immediate vicinity of the snow. On the turfy 
ground above and near the summit of the mountain Carer vaginata 
grows in profusion. This carex grows abundantly on all the 
Braemar hills, associated with C. rigida. 
After visiting the natural cairn on the summit we descended 
into a corrie near Ben na Bourd, picking Poa alpina var. vivipara, 
Veronica alpina, and on the grassy part of the hill Mr. Balfour 
detected Azalea procumbens in fine flower. 
