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ON SOME HIGHLAND PLANTS OBSERVED IN 1893. 



By the Rev. E. S. Marshall, M.A., F.L.S., and W. A. 

 Shoolbred, M.R.C.S. 



With the exception of one or two species obtained in 1891, the 

 subject-matter of this paper was collected by us during a short visit 

 to the Black Mount district, and the borders of Perthshire and 

 Argyle, between July 26th and August 10th of last year. A good 

 part of the ground explored had previously been worked by our- 

 selves or others, so that we could hardly expect to make very 

 important discoveries; but some hills apparently unknown to 

 botanical literature were visited, namely, the granitic Buchaille 

 Etive Mor, at the head of Glencoe and Glen Etive (which proved 

 to be singularly bare of vegetation), and Ben Creachain and Ben 

 Dothaidh, which form part of the Orchy watershed, draining into 

 Loch Tulla. These twp mountains are composed of schistose rock, 

 and have an interesting flora, likely to repay further research. 

 Neither of them was properly worked by us, in one case owing to 

 want of time, and in the other to a dense mist, combined with 

 torrents of rain. A lover of brambles will find abundant scope 

 for work about Dalmally, in the neighbourbood of which two or 



The places visited arJin v.-c. 88 (Mid-Per5ir«md 98 *( Argyle) ; 

 an asterisk denotes a new vice-comital record. For general help in 

 determining doubtful specimens we are especially indebted to Mr. 

 Arthur Bennett; also to Messrs. Beeby and E. F. Linton. The 

 Rev. W. Moyle Rogers examined our brambles (some of which 

 have been submitted to Dr. Focke) ; and Mr. F. J. Hanbury has 

 given us the benefit of his remarks on several puzzling hawkweeds. 



Thalictrum mUinum Wallroth (7'. minus var. mnntmnm, Svme). 

 Cliffs of Ben Chaisteil, 98. This was collected by E. S. M., in 

 flower only, two years before; the discovery of good fruit has 

 enabled Mr. Bennett to name it as above. A good deal was seen, 

 but mostly inaccessible. T. majus Crantz is associated with it, 

 though sparingly. 



Ranunculus petiolaris Marshall. On the shores of Loch Ganich, 

 near Kingshouse, 98, which, though only separated by a mile or so 

 of moorland from the lakes where it was first discovered, drains 

 into the eastern river-system. 



Xuphar pnmilum Smith. In a very small pool (probably in- 

 accessible in ordinary seasons), near the Crianlarich end of Loch 

 Dochart, 88. Many years ago, the late Mr. James Backhouse 

 found it somewhere about the foot of Ben More, which is not far 

 distant. 



An.hi* j.ctnm Lam., var. ,,,;,n,U folia Druce. Grows on the 

 adjoining hill of Ben-a-Chlee, in Argyle, as well as on Ben Laoigh 

 itself. 



Cochleaiia officinalis L. We unexpectedly met with this, quite 

 typical and very luxuriant, in rills on Ben Creachain, at 2800 ft. 



