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’ The sandstone cliffs along the whole shore yield profusion of 
them and other ferns. 
Met steamboat at Brodick at 2 and returned to Lamlash. 
EXCURSIONS IN 1851. 
Gorebridge, Arniston, Dalhousie. 
Saturday, 17th May 1851. 
Went to Arniston with about 90 pupils. Train at II am, 
special third-class carriage. Tickets to Gorebridge and return 
from Dalhousie, Is. Returned to Edinburgh between 7 and 
8 p.m. Usual plants seen. 
Picked :— 
Pulmonaria officinalis Arum maculatum 
Lathrzea Squamaria Bryum roseum 
Neottia Nidus-avis (not in 
flower) 
Canal, Slateford, Colinton, Dreghorn, Pentlands, 
Morningside. 
Saturday, 24th May 1851. 
About 70 met at Canal Basin at 10 am. Walked along 
Canal banks, gathering usual plants. Among the rest :— 
Ranunculus arvensis | Fumaria micrantha 
Visited Slateford and Colinton, 
