346 BOTANICAL. EXCURSIONS MADE BY 
Messrs. Dunsmure, Brunton, Nicolson, and Lightfoot remained at 
Clova with the view of walking to Braemar. The rest of the 
party started at 8.30 (after breakfast) for Kirriemuir in a brake 
and two dog-carts, and reached the town in time for the train at 
11.40. At Forfar the Prince and Princess of Wales passed in a 
train for the North. The party reached Perth about a quarter 
of an hour behind time. All proceeded to Edinburgh except 
Dr. Balfour, who went to Callander. The weather improved much 
in the evening. 
Strathyre, Loch Lubnaig, Ben Ledi. 
Wednesday, 12th August 1863. 
Mr. Naylor joined me this morning at Strathyre and we 
proceeded towards Ben Ledi. Sailed on Loch Lubnaig as far as 
the foot of the loch and saw abundance of Vymphea alba, Myrto- 
phyllum spicatum, Scirpus lacustris, also Nuphar pumilum and 
Subularia aquatica. Collected also Meum athamanticum. Began 
the ascent of the hill not far from the farmhouse. On the left 
hand of the stream, ascending about 100 yards beyond the top 
of the wood, we gathered some specimens of Malaxis paludosa. 
Got Hymenophyllum Welsont on a singular piece of detached 
rock. 
The best way to ascend with the view of collecting alpine 
plants is to go up the stream from the Hymenophyllum rock to 
the left. The ascent is steep. You reach a cold wet corrie, and 
above are fine rocks producing alpine plants, such as :— 
Thalictrum alpinum Saxifraga nivalis 
Cochlearia officinalis < stellaris 
(alpine forms) o aizoides 
Silene acaulis Sedum Rhodiola 
Sibbaldia procumbens Gnaphalium supinum 
Alchemilla alpina Hieracium alpinumand vars. 
Saxifraga oppositifolia Salix herbacea 
Also some good alpine mosses, as Andreea. 
Examined also rocks on side of Lubnaig at a considerable 
‘elevation on Ben Ledi. Left about 12.30 pm, Reached 
