296 BOTANICAL EXCURSIONS MADE BY 
Clova. 
Friday, 12th August 1859. 
J. H. Balfour, Thomas Barclay, William Bell, William Brand, 
J. B. Corbett, Alexander Graham, J. Labonté, Arthur Le Deant, 
John Linton, James M‘Nab, T. Pougnet. 
The above party of 11 left Edinburgh on Friday, 12th 
August, at 6 a.m. They travelled by the Edinburgh, Perth, » 
and Dundee Railway, reached Perth about 9 a.m. and 
breakfasted there, arrangements having been made for them by 
Dr. Lauder Lindsay. They left Perth at 10.18 for Kirriemuir 
where they arrived about 1 p.m., the train being late. The party 
had return 3rd class tickets available for 14 days, price 7s. 8d. 
At Kirriemuir young Findlay met the party with a cart and 
took charge of the baggage along with provisions for the Milltown 
of Clova. The party walked by Cortachy to Dykehead, where 
they rested for lunch. There is a great improvement in the 
place of late. In the woods on starting gathered Pyrola media, 
Trientalis europea, Listera cordata. From Dykehead walked up 
the glen to Clova, which was reached about 7 p.m. Collected on 
the way Saxifraga aizoides, Meum athamanticum, Gymnadenia 
aliida, Lycopodium alpinum, and a_ peculiar white-flowered 
variety of Carduus heterophyllus. 
On arriving at Clova they were accommodated in the hall, 
where straw-beds were made up for the party, the forms, tables, 
and boards for the Clova festivities being called into requisition. 
Mr. M‘Nab and Dr. Balfour had beds in the inn in consequence of 
the non-arrival of Lord Cranston and his keepers, who had secured, 
all the accommodation at the inn for his shooting quarters. 
Found old Charles Findlay in good health, though older look- 
ing than formerly and somewhat deaf. Mary, his daughter, 
still takes an active charge in the inn. On our way up the glen 
met the Rev. Mr. Smith, the clergyman of the place. Clova is 
now to be made a parish extending about three miles below 
Milltown and about four miles above it. 
Saturday, 13th August 1859. 
Party started between 8 and 9 am. for Glen Dole. 
Went on the south side of the Esk. Met old John Ogilvy, 
