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Hotel. At breakfast they were joined by Rev. Dr. Ross and Dr. 
Paterson ; the latter accompanied the party during the day. Dr. 
Hunter, Linlithgow, also accompanied the party. They botanised 
by Westerton, along the banks of the Allan as far as the Foal 
Bridge, thence up the Auld Wharry Burn, and returned by the 
public road to Bridge of Allan, which was reached about 2.30 p.m. 
After visiting the Macfarlane Museum they proceeded to Stirling, 
where they examined particularly the Castle Rock. They 
returned to Edinburgh by train leaving Stirling at 6.15 p.m. 
Return ticket, 3s. 3d. Breakfast, 2s. 
The following plants were collected during the first part of the 
excursion :— 
Stellaria nemorum Senecio aquaticus 
Geranium sylvaticum Calamintha Clinopodium 
Trifolium medium Parietaria diffusa 
Vicia sylvatica Paris quadrifolia 
Agrimonia Eupatoria Neottia Nidus-avis 
Saxifraga hypnoides (in quantity) 
Sedum anglicum Listera ovata ~ 
Viburnum Opulus 
On the Castle Rock were collected :— 
Aguilegia vulgaris Silybum Marianum 
Brassica campestris Lactuca virosa 
Sedum album Echium vulgare 
»  reflexum Atropa Belladona 
Conium maculatum Verbascum Lychnitis 
Petroselinum sativum 
Rumbling Bridge, Banks of Devon, Dollar. 
Saturday, 15¢h July 1871. 
Party of 62 left the Waverley Station at 7.10a.m. and proceeded 
to Rumbling Bridge véé Stirling, breakfasted ina marquee at 
