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Yet, though so near his native land, 
And she he loves within his view, 
A storm may burst, and, in the deep, 
Engulf the ship and all its crew ! 
Then, Maiden Pink, thou teachest us, 
That joys in prospect may deceive us; 
Till Time his passport hath bestowed, 
To that bright land where nought shall grieve us. 
The Red-Head is a stupendous promontory on the coast to 
the west of Lunan Bay, and rises perpendicularly from the 
beach to the height of about 250 feet. It is composed of the 
old red sandstone, being the eastern termination of an im- 
mense bed of that rock traversing the whole valley of Strath- 
more, and forms a prominent land-mark to mariners ap- 
proaching the coast. To the botanist it offers many interest- 
ing coast plants, and the ornithologist will find ample scope 
for observation among the vast number of sea-birds that fre- 
quent it, breaking, with their continued clamours, the still 
monotony of the scene. 
The view from the summit of this frightful precipice ocean- 
wards is grand, but on looking over its brink to the beach 
below, one feels a thrill of terror running, like an electric 
shock, through every nerve. The little fishing-village of 
Torrens-haven nestles at the foot of the rocks between this 
and Lunan Bay ; and at the mouth of the Lunan, on a small 
insular hill, stands the venerable ruins of Red Castle, an 
edifice consisting of a large massy quadrangular tower, with 
remains of extensive outbuildings, supposed to have been 
built under the auspices of William-the-Lion. 
H. Caryophyllus , L. Clove Pink, Carnation, or Clove 
Gillyflower. H. 42, B. 41. — F. July. P. 
On a dry stony bank about a mile above the Bridge of 
Hun, rather plentiful, and did not appear as if it had been 
cultivated, 1840, Mr A. Croall. It had probably been 
naturalised. 
Silene, L. Catchfly. 
Br. sjo. and v. 14. F. 9. 
S. acaulis, L. Moss Campion. H. 44, B.43. — F. June 
to August, but in early seasons (as 1846) out of flower early 
in July. P. 
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