PROFESSOR JOHN HUTTON BALFOUR. 93 
Visited Edmonston and saw a large oak which had been struck 
by lightning. Returned to Edinburgh about ro p.m. 
Among the plants picked were :— 
Ranunculus Lingua Iris Bendacorus (in fruit) 
Lychnis Viscaria Allium vineale 
Alsine verna Sparganium ramosum 
Trifolium arvense Carex riparia 
Senecio visccsus Phalaris arundinacea 
Veronica scutellata Asplenium septentrionale 
a Anagallis 
At Craigmillar :-— 
Knautia arvensis | Anchusa sempervirens 
Braemar. 
Friday, 3rd August 1849. 
Party, consisting of J. H. Balfour, William Brown, Samuel 
Burd, Robert Christie, D. C. M‘Allum, Thomas M‘Micking, 
Alexander S. Melville, Eleazer Sherwood, James Stewart, 
met at Aberdeen this evening. I went by rail to Montrose, 
which I reached about 12 noon, and thence by coach to 
Aberdeen, where I arrived at 4.30. Mr. M‘Micking came by 
Stirling, Perth, and Dundee, and did not arrive till late in the 
evening. The rest of the party came by the “Queen” steam- 
boat, and owing to a head wind and swell did not land in the 
harbour till about 8.30 p.m. Many of them had been very sick. 
_ Prof. James Forbes came by the same steamer to meet Mr. Airy, 
Astronomer Royal, and proceed with him to Shetland. The 
party having left my baggage on board the steamer I had to 
go on board about 10.30 p.m. when the “Queen” came into 
harbour in order to get it. 
Accommodation of the party at Robertson’s Royal Hotel was 
very comfortable. Seats taken in Braemar coach. 
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