38 HAEDY FERNS. 
the Caledonian Canal, and searching in vain for 
Hymeno23hyllum unilaterale at the Falls of Foyers, 
and making many a pretty addition to Cystopteris 
from the Muir of Ord, we arrived at Dunkeld, 
that loveliest of all lovely halting-places, where 
hill and valley, rock and river, contend with each 
other in sweetest rivalry as to which shall lend the 
greatest charm to the scenes around. About two 
miles from Dunkeld is the Stenton Eock, and 
growing there side by side may be found Asple- 
nium septentrionale, A. germanicum, and A. 
trichomanes. 
Trowel in hand, I marched off to hunt. Where 
awa?" said an old road-scraper to me; ye'll be 
seeking for something, nae dout." I explained I 
was going to Stenton for Ferns. Weel, weel, 
ye'll find them unco high, too high for a leddy, 
maj'be." 
The old road mender was right. I returned 
hours after, wet through with what in pleasant 
mockery is called Scotch mist, but fernless. 
" Ye'll hae been disappointed," said my old friend 
