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bloom. The rare Vicia Orohus was found sparingly in its old 

 locality, and was left untouched. Many fine large Douglas 

 pines were greatly admired : Mr Dunlop taped one which 

 measured 14 feet in circumference at 4 feet from the ground. 

 This was another most interesting excursion, at which some 

 good fieldwork was done. 



The following Saturday, another whole day's excursion, the 

 members visited the Kilconquhar Loch. Under the leader- 

 ship of Mr Eupert Smith, they botanised the moorland of 

 Drumeldrie, over the submerged forest and the cliffs of Kin- 

 craig. Among the plants collected were Cynoglossum officinale^ 

 Trifolium arvense, T. striatum, Gentaurea scahiosa, and Lava- 

 tera arborea. The shores of the loch were visited after 

 luncheon, when Orchis latifolia and 0. incarnata were found. 

 Mr Williamson dredged the loch for a considerable part of 

 the day, and netted several kinds of minute water fauna. 



The next excursion was to Vogrie Glen. In the grounds 

 of Vogrie Mr Brotherston pointed out a number of mallard 

 ducks, hatched by domestic fowls. They seemed pleased with 

 their surroundings, and tame enough to take food from the hand, 

 but Mr Brotherston said that as soon as they reached a sheet 

 of water their wild instincts returned, and they took flight to 

 other haunts. In the glen, so well described in " Marmion," 

 the notes of the garden- and willow- warblers and the green- 

 finch were heard. Among the plants found were several 

 mushrooms, and two " eggs " of Phallus imyudicus, and on an 

 old wall the white stonecrop (Sedum album). A laburnum in 

 full bloom with purple and yellow flowers, and a Japanese 

 Prunus, were much admired. 



On the 10 th of July the members visited the Clyde dis- 

 trict, and, under the leadership of Mr W. C. Crawford, walked 

 along the Clyde from Innellan to Dunoon. Mr Crawford 

 described the geology of the district, pointing out the junction 

 of the Upper Old Ked and the Schists, the Metamorphic rocks 

 being well seen along the shore. Among the plants collected 

 were Hypericum androscemum, Scutellaria galericulata, Daucus 

 car at a, CEnanthe crocata, and an alien geranium. After being 

 entertained by Mr and Mrs Crawford at their house at Blair- 

 more, the party visited the garden, where they were shown 

 several interesting foreign trees, growing and in bloom. 



On the following Saturday the grounds and woods of Darn- 



