Proc. Roy. Socy. of Edin. ] 
[Vol. XXX. 
Fig. 33. — Loch Ken. View on the west side, looking south-east, showing Scirpus 
lacustris growing upon the dry shore 3 or 4 feet high, the water having 
receded somewhat through drought. 
Fig. 34. — Loch Ken. View from the west shore 2 miles from the head of the 
loch, looking south-east, showing Scirpus lacustris growing out of the water, 
and the bush association of the littoral, of which Myrica Gale, here about 5 
feet high, is dominant ; the taller bushes are Alnus glutinosa. Cnicus 
palustris, CEnanthe crocata, ferns and other herbaceous plants are mixed with 
the bush. 
Mr George West. 
[Plate 17 . — Referred to on page 121 . 
