PROFESSOR JOHN HUTTON BALFOUR 119 
friday, 237d August 1850. 
Despatched plants to Mr. M‘Nab in Edinburgh. 
On examining the rhizome of Lastrea Foentsecii and L. dilatata, 
saw a difference in the vertical section of each worth noting. In 
L. Foenisecti there are numerous dark streaks running from the 
centre upwards, giving a mottled appearance to the section. In 
L. dilatata the dark lines are more scattered and scarcely extend 
to the base of the fronds. This character enables one to tell at 
once the species one from the other. 
Examined some of the plants on the shore and near Lamlash. 
Picked Rubus corylifolius var. (like sublustris) behind the inn. 
The stem is nearly rounded ; the plant grew in a garden up the 
lane behind the inn. In the lane leading up to the garden, on 
the left-hand side going up, Rudus sylvaticus occurs, on the stem 
were seen patent hairs. In the garden beyond Rubus corylifolius 
was seen a glandular Rudus, R. Koehlert, pallidus. 
On the shore saw Trcticum repens with upper ribbed surface of 
leaf having single rows of hairs along the ribs. Tvitecum junceum., 
short hairs thickly set on upper ribbed surface, all over. 7. daxum, 
spikelets five- to eight-flowered, glumes obtuse, about seven- 
nerved, outer pale obtuse, apiculate—azzs downy, vachis smooth 
and slightly rough at angles, leaves scabrous above with many 
acute points, irivolute when dry. 
Saturday, 24th August 1850. 
Messrs. Babington, Hunter, Brown, and Bayley accompanied 
me to Goatfell. Left Lamlash about 10, walked to Brodick. 
Behind the inn gathered Mentha sylvestris, var. velutina. 
Ascended Goatfell, and thence proceeded along ridge to Glen 
Sannox, descended by a deep ravine, and then ascended to 
the col separating Glen Sannox and Glen Rosa. Returned by 
Glen Rosa to Brodick and Lamlash. 
The plants gathered were :— 
Alchemilla alpina Oxyria reniformis (ravine in 
Saxifraga stellaris en Sannox) 
Sedum Rhodiola (ravine in Juniperus nana 
Glen Sannox) Rhynchospora alba (in Glen 
Rosa) 
