Proc. 'Roy. Socy. of Edin. ] 
[Vol. XXV. 
Fig. 15. — Shore of Loch Ness, north-east of Inchnacardoch Bay ; stony shore, with 
a more or less xerophilous vegetation encroaching over the beach from the 
adjacent moor. 
Fig. 16 — Shore of Loch Ness at Invermoriston. Alnus glutinosa, that has had 
the soil partially washed from its roots by the water of the loch. 
Me Geokge West. 
[ Plate 8 . — Referred to on page 993. 
