224 BOTANICAL EXCURSIONS MADE BY 
T.S. Christie, R. H. Clay, John de la Condamine, Robert C. Cowan, 
Ric. John Will Dixon, James Dodd, George Dods, T. T. 
Douglass, Andrew Duncan, John Duncan, San Effendi, F. W. A. 
Fabeck, William Forbes, Thomas Fuller, Archibald W. Hamilton, 
Robert B. Hay, James Hector, George Hill, M. Horn, ee 
Howden, W. Jernanor, Henry Leach, W. Ward Lendam, William 
Lorimer, Alexander J. Macfarlan, William M(‘Neillie, Robert 
Maxwell, F. A. Morton, John R. Murray, William Nichol, 
Arthur Pearse, Andrew Pow, John Sandison, John Small, 
William D. Singer, Alex. D. Soutter, Wm. Hy. Stephenson, 
William Turnbull, Thomas James Walker, and George 
Williamson, met at the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Station 
at 8.20 p.m., and proceeded by the 8.30 train to Glasgow. 
Return tickets, available till 5th, 3s. 6d. 
Reached Glasgow at 10.30 p.m., and proceeded to the Queen’s 
Hotel, George Square (Mr. Macgregor), where accommodation 
was ready for us all. 
Thursday, 3rd July 1856. 
Party was roused at 6 am., and, after settling the bill, 
proceeded at 7 a.m. to the Broomielaw to the Arran steamboat 
“Jupiter.” Baggage was conveyed in a cart for a charge of 3s. 
Breakfasted on board the “Jupiter.” Reached Springbank 
about 1 pm. Here the botanical party landed with all the 
baggage, while Professor Allman with a party of about 12 
proceeded by the steamboat to Holy Island. There Dr. Greville 
and Dr. Miles had boats ready for the party (dredging), who 
were very successful. 
The botanical party, after making arrangements at the inn for 
beds and tea-dinner, walked by the shore to Corriegills and 
Clachland Point. Crossing the trap without going round the 
point, they walked by the shore to Lamlash, meeting Dr. Greville, 
and afterwards went by the road to Springbank. 
The chief plants gathered were :— 
Hypericum Androsemum Samolus Valerandi 
Saxifraga Geum (wood near Pinguicula lusitanica 
Springbank) Juncus maritimus (not in 
Cotyledon Umbilicus flower 
Anagallis tenella Blysmus rufus 
