60 BOTANICAL EXCURSIONS MADE BY 
Examined the cliffs of Cragnagat, where we saw JZyosotis 
alpestris in profusion, Veronica alpina and V. saxatilis, Sesleria 
cerulea. Ascended Ben Lawers in the midst of mist and 
reached its summit, found Saxifraga cernua not in flower, Draba 
rupestris, and on the steep sides of the hill Ads¢we rubella. Mr. 
Murchison and I alone ascended to the summit, and we met the 
rest of the party at Lawers Inn for lunch. Walked to Killin, 
whither our baggage had been sent. 
Thursday, 26th August 1847. 
Went by coach to Inverarnan—baggage by cart. Picked 
Malaxis paludosa and Lycopodium inundatum, also walked 
along shores of Loch Lomond and saw :— 
Hypericum humifusum Carex vesicaria 
Lythrum Salicaria | Hymenophyllum Wilsoni 
Lysimachia vulgaris | 
The day was unpropitious, and Ben Vorlich could not be 
examined. Visited a curious large mass of rock which was used 
as a preaching station. 
Friday, 27th August 1847. 
Visited Glen Falloch, and picked various forms of Quercus 
pedunculata and Q. sessilifiora. 
Left Inverarnan by steamboat at 2 p.m., reached Balloch 
about 6, Dumbarton about 7, and Glasgow about 8.30 p.m. 
Left Glasgow by 10.30 train, and reached Edinburgh about 
12 midnight. 
In taking a general review of the nature of the country visited it 
may be remarked that the rocks which produced fhe greatest 
variety of rare species were the crumbling gneiss and mica-slate 
rocks of Clova, Glen Isla,and Ben Lawers. The granite rocks of 
the Braemar district often presented large tracts of dry 
