340 Biographical Notice of A. Jerdon, by Sir W. Elliot. 



cens) in fruit, near the original station discovered by Drs. 

 Arnott and Greville ; which, however, since their day, had 

 never been seen in fruit by any botanist in Britain. Clova 

 was also a place he liked well, and I believe he has gathered 

 all the rare plants found in that rich locality ; he was a 

 capital mountaineer, and not even the steep sides of Glen 

 Dole could prevent him from attaining his object. The 

 Spittal of Glenshee was another place where I have had the 

 pleasure of spending many happy days with him. It was a 

 convenient station from which to visit Camlochan Glen, 

 which was a great favorite, and also Glass Meal and Glen 

 Callater on the Braemar side of the hill, all of which are 

 well known to botanists as being rich in rarities. Tyndrum 

 was also another good locality which he frequently visited ; 

 and Inverarnan at the head of Loch Lomond, and at the 

 foot of Ben Voirlich, was also a place which he delighted 

 much in, and many mosses were discovered by him in that 

 locality which had not been gathered elsewhere. The 

 beautiful and picturesque Glen of the Trosachs, along with 

 the heights of Ben Venue, had all been carefully examined 

 . by him. I think one of the last rambles we ever had 

 together was to Teesdale. It had been his first visit there, 

 and you may judge of his delight at seeing such a number 

 of plants which were quite new to him, and which were 

 unknown in Scotland. We saw there for the first time the 

 lovely blue Gentiana vema and Primula farinosa, both 

 growing in abundance. It was a sight never to be forgotten, 

 and towards the end of his life he often recalled the pleasure 

 that visit had given him, when looking at these plants, 

 brought from thence, growing in his own garden at home. 

 While thus delighting to visit localities at a distance, he had, 

 however, not neglected to explore thoroughly all the hills 

 and glens in his own neighbourhood. He had gone over the 

 whole range of the Cheviots, and had also investigated all 

 the smaller hills in the district. On the Dunion and on 

 Ruberslaw he had discovered many good Fungi, as well as 

 Mosses, some of them, I believe, new to Britain. I have 

 known Archibald Jerdon for at least twenty years, and I 

 may say that a pleasanter companion, a more upright and 

 honorable man, or a kinder and truer-hearted friend I never 

 knew." 



He thus acquired a very competent knowledge of the 

 Flora of the Borders, and even of many parts of Scotland 



