Vlll PROCEEDINGS—PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE. 
visited was Muirton Wood, where some of the members made their 
first acquaintance with Linncea borealis in its native home. Un¬ 
fortunately the period of flowering was over. We then drove west¬ 
wards to a spot near Claves, where the road passes through a “ stone 
circle.” Leaving the photographic members to use their cameras, 
some of the botanists made a short detour in search of Cardnus 
?iutans and Gera?iium columbinum , and were successful in finding the 
latter, but did not go far enough for the former plant. Other species 
observed were Cerastium arvense, Filago germanica , (in great abun¬ 
dance), and Erodium cicutarium. Returning to the road we then 
drove past the Rae Loch, where Lythrum salicaria was seen in full 
flower, and after a short halt at Marlee to make arrangements for the 
afternoon, proceeded to the Clunie Loch. The first business here 
was the investigation of an old quarry, the description of which has 
been undertaken by the President and will be given at the January 
meeting. 
As we were unfortunately not able to get a boat, the botanists had 
to be content with an examination of a portion of the shores of the 
loch, where a few plants were found, including Callitriche autumnalis , 
Isoetes lacustris , a Potamogeton allied to P. nitens , &c. Specimens of 
a local Mollusk, Valvata piscinalis , and of a hemipterous insect, rare 
in Perthshire, Nepa cinerea , were also obtained. In a hedge near 
the loch several plants of Rosa Sabini were noticed. 
As it was now two o’clock we returned to Marlee, where a boat 
had been engaged. As it was rather windy Marlee Loch was not 
in the best condition for botanical investigations, but with the 
aid of Colonel Drummond Hay’s famous dredge a number of in¬ 
teresting aquatics were obtained by those who went in the boat. 
Amongst the species seen were Potamogeto?i lucens , P. heterophyllus 
in several forms, including the var. P. longipedimculatus , P. obtusi- 
folius , &c., Callitriche autumnalis , and Naias fiexilis , which latter 
plant almost led to a catastrophe, one member persisting in calling 
it Ananias, and hence being nearly put overboard by his indignant 
companions. Some of the party who did not go in the boat strolled 
along the shore and observed some other plants, such as Malva 
moschata , Fumaria densiflora , Scirpus lacustris , S. sylvatica , Salix 
Smithiana , and drifted specimens of probably Potamogeton Sturrockii. 
After tea at Marlee Hotel the party returned to Blairgowrie, and 
thence to their various homes, having enjoyed the excursion very 
much. It may be noticed that to this excursion members came not 
only from Perth and Blairgowrie, but from Stirling, Glen Isla, 
Dunkeld, and Longforgan. 
The next excursion that came off was to Buchanty on 19th 
August. Mr. Henry Coates has kindly furnished the following 
account of it:— 
Not the least pleasant part of this excursion was the drive from 
Perth in the morning and home in the evening. Harvesting 
operations were in fiill swing, the sky was flecked with summer 
clouds, and, on the high ground, the air was laden with the scent 
of the pines and the heather. As we approached the flanks of the 
