242 BOTANICAL EXCURSIONS MADE BY 
Stirling, Inverarnan, Loch Lomond, Ben Voirlich, 
Tarbet. 
Thursday, 23rd July 1857. 
Party of 18, composed of J. H. Balfour, M‘Taggart Cowan, 
Robert C. Cowan, F. Deas, P. Neill Fraser, Alex. Graham, 
Edwin Grogan, John Inglis, John C. Jones, John Linton, Alex. 
J. Macfarlan, William Mitchell, David Robertson, William 
Russell, Thomas G. Scott, Offley B. Shore, P. A. Simpson, 
William D. Thomson, met at the Scottish Central Railway 
Station at 8 a.m. and proceeded to Stirling. After waiting 
about an hour and a half there, visiting the Castle, and 
gathering :— 
Sedum album Verbascum Lychnitis 
Lactuca virosa Linaria repens 
and other plants, the party proceeded by train to Balloch, and 
then by steamboat to Inverarnan, which was reached about 
3-15 p.m. Return tickets to Stirling, available to 25th, 3s. 
Do., from Stirling to head of Loch Lomond, 5s. Total 8s. 
Rain came on after leaving Stirling, and the sail up the loch 
was very wet. Mr. Shore left the party at Tarbet and went to 
Lord Benholme’s. On reaching Inverarnan the party proceeded 
to M‘Lellan’s Inn, where beds had been provided. 
In spite of the rain the party took short walks in the vicinity, 
and gathered :—WMalaxis paludosa, Lycopodium inundatum, and 
other plants more common. After a tea-dinner the plants were 
examined and put into paper. 
Friday, 24th July 1857. 
Party breakfasted at 6.30 am. The day was wet and misty. 
Notwithstanding, the greater part walked to Ben Voirlich and 
examined the flora of the hill. Sleet and rain continued more 
or less until about 5 in the evening, when the sun broke out, and 
an exquisite view of the surrounding country was displayed. 
