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Comarwm palustre L., Ciciita virosa ]j., Elodea canadensis Michx. and 
Lysitnachia thyrsifiora L. At the “ pools ” Stratiotes aloides L., in- 
troduced by Don, still flourishes and continues to flower, and some 
members were able to see this species in flower for the first time. Along 
the edge of the water were quantities of Carex diandra Schrank and 
('. disticha Huds., while on dry ground a little aboi^e the level of tho 
loch Aphanes microcarpa (Boiss. et Rent.) Rothni. (confirmed by Dr. 
Walters) was found. 
The two above-mentioned sedges also occur at Rescobie Loch, ivlierc 
members also saw Galarnagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth, C. neglecta G. M. 
& S., Salix pentandra L., and a rather odd form of Banunculus 
Lingua L. with small, “ double ” flowers. In the water of Re.scobie 
Loch were Zannichellia palustris L., CaUitriclie aututnnalis L., and 
Fotainogeton fiUfonnis Pers., all of wdiicli were also seen in Balgavies 
Loch with, in addition, Potamogeton crispus L., P. lucens L., P. Friesti 
Rupr., P. pusillus L. and P. obtusifolius Mert. & Koch. Alchemilia 
obtusa Buser, though looked for, was not found, but it is perha])s rele- 
vant to record that certain members of the party returned to the 
locality later in the year, and were successful. 
This day closed wdth a visit to the Moss of Restenneth, well known 
as the locality for the long-extinct Eriophurum alpinum L., which was 
lost through drainage over 100 years ago. There is still extensive swamp 
here, some of it alarmingly deei), with Comarum palustre L., Carex 
pcuniculata L. and some magnificent C. lepidocarpa Tausch. 
Sunday, July 8th, began with a visit to the Mains of Usan, where 
Carex maritima Gunn, and Blysinns rufus (Huds.) Link w^ere showm 
on the sand of the sea-shore. The i)arty then crossed over the North 
Esk into Kincardineshire (v.-c. 91) for an examination of the flora of 
St Cyrus cliffs and the dunes and salt-marsh lying below'. The assembly 
point was by the bothie below Kirkside House, where all three types of 
plant association meet. The St Cyrus cliffs, incidentally. a most beauti- 
ful place, were a mass of colour with the Solidago, Verbascum Thapsus 
L., Canipninula glomerata L. and other common but showy plants 
that thrive here on the (Low'er) Old Red Sandstone. Here and there 
among the delightful vegetation are plants of less common occurrence: 
Vida lutea L., 1 . sylvatica Tj., SUene nutans L. var. Smithiana Moss, 
(1-eraninm sanguineuin Jj., Allium (urrinntuin L., Astragalus danicus 
Retz. and A. glycyphyJlos L. (the Allium was not showing owing to the 
season). The dunes below have Trifolium striatum L., AmmophtUi 
arenaiia (L.) Link, Elymus arenarius L. and Thalictrum marinum 
Druce. Both cliffs and dunes abound with Viola Lloydii Bor. The 
salty area was characterised by Sagina mantima Sm., Glaux maritima 
fi., Cochlearia< officinalis L., Aster Tripolium L. and Juncus Gerardi 
Lois. In a nearby potato field some plants of Lamium moluccellifolium 
Pr. were found. 
The last call of the day was on the shingle beach of the North Esk 
above the North Water Bridge (still in v.-c. 91) where Lepidium Smithii 
