184 TEANSACTIONS OF THE 



British Association had given this Society a grant of £50 to enable 

 them to bring out their lists of Fauna and Flora. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



By Mr. James Allan. — Helianthemum vulgare from near Tummel 

 Bridge. 



By Mr. Richard M'Kay. — Cmmhe maritima from Imacher Point. 

 This plant is supposed to be the origin of all our forms of garden 

 cabbage. 



By Mr. Adolf Schulze. — The large moths Attaccus lima from 

 India, and A. cecropia from North America. 



EXCURSIOlSr. 



Ben Lawers. — Mr. James Allan gave an account of the excur- 

 sion to Ben Lawers. After arriving at Killin, the members 

 drove to the foot of Ben Lawers, where they stayed for several 

 days. The weather was exceedingly fine, but hot. On be- 

 ginning to ascend the hill numbers of rare plants were met 

 with, such as Polytrklium stridum, Blindia acuta, and Meesia 

 uUginosa. Among the rarer plants found near the top were 

 Saxifraga cernua, which appears to be increasing, several specimens 

 being found in flower ; Arenaria nibdla, found on the western side of 

 the mountain; Aspidium Lonchitis, or Holly Fern, very abundant both 

 among the rocks above Loch-na-Cat and on the western slope; Gystop- 

 teris montana, Saxifraga nivalis, and Sagina nivalis. Search was made 

 for Gentiana nivalis and Woodsia hyperhorea, but neither was found. 

 Among the rare mosses gathered were, Habrodon Notarisii on trees 

 at the foot of the mountain, where it was first found by Sir William 

 Hooker in 1830, Bryum cirrhatum, B. Zierii, Torkda fragilis, 

 Grimmia patens, Campylopus compactus, Dicranum palustre, 

 D. longifolium, Eypnum StarJdi, H. umhratum, and Pterogonium 

 filiforme. Of rare lichens the following are almost all confined to 

 Ben Lawers : Pyrenopsis homoeopsis, CoUemopsis fururella, Gladonia 

 sylvatica, Lecidea fusca, L. didymospora, L. HooJcerii, L. arctica, 

 L. Breadalbanensis, L. scabrosa, L. Templetoni, Endocarpon rufescens, 

 and Verrucaria nigritella. Mr. Allan stated that after leaving 

 Ben Lawers he went round by Bridge of Tummel and Killiecrankie, 

 where he observed several plants that are not common in the 

 Clyde Valley, among which the rock-rose, Helianthemum mdgare, in 

 great profusion. 



