PROCEEDINGS—PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE. Vll 
officinale , Meuni athamanticum (one plant), Viola canina , Polygala 
vulgaris , Geranium sanguineum. At one place a variety, which 
seems to be var. erythrospermum , of Taraxacum officinale was very 
abundant, and, as usual, had the florets quilled, and not flat—a 
feature not mentioned, I think, in the books. 
Near Luncarty we left the river and followed the Mill Lade, on 
the banks of which Luzula albida is abundant in the spot where we 
found it some years ago. Here, also, the var. paleacea of Lastrea 
filix-mas was observed. 
After going along the Dunkeld Road for some distance, and 
noticing Chelidonium majus in its old station near Luncarty Burying- 
ground, we regained the bank of the river at Hatton Ferry. Amongst 
other plants observed between this point and the River Almond may 
be mentioned Listera ovata , Adoxa moschatellina , Lupinus perennis , 
Geum intermedium , and Polygonum viviparum. 
From the title of the excursion fixed for ioth June it may have 
been thought that the Syllabus of the Society and the “ Pilgrim’s 
Progress ” had got mixed up in some inexplicable manner. The 
places to be visited were the Glen of Dolour, Castle of Gloom, the 
Water of Care, and the Burn of Sorrow. In a deep, rocky, and 
densely wooded ravine on the southern flank of the Ochils well-made 
paths lead through chasms where the rocks nearly meet overhead, up 
the sides of precipices and through shady woods, to the green emi¬ 
nence, between two burns, where Castle Gloom domineers over the 
Glen of Dolour. Passing leisurely through the Glen, and noting such 
local plants as Festuca sylvatica, Millium effusum , and Scolopendrium 
vulgare , we finally reached the Castle and spent some time in examin¬ 
ing it and in admiring the view. We then took our way up the Burn 
of Sorrow, a merry little stream flowing between the great green 
domes of the Ochils from its source near Ben Cleuch. A mile or so 
up the burn is a heap of debris resulting from the working of a vein 
of copper ore many years ago. From this heap some good specimens 
of the ore were obtained. As we continued to ascend some alpine 
species of piants began to make their appearance. As Perthshire 
species none of these are of any rarity, but as regards the Ochils they 
are of special interest as being almost restricted in their distribution 
to this spot. Amongst those noticed on this occasion were Epilobium 
alsinefolium , Saxifraga stellaris , S. hypnoides , and Juncus triglumis. 
Leaving the Burn of Sorrow we explored a very steep and rocky 
ravine in which a small burn descends from King’s Seat. Here, in 
addition to the above-mentioned alpines, we saw Hieracium Dewari, 
Galium sylvestre , Epilobium angustifolium , Hymenophyllum unilaterale , 
Stellaria nemorum , &c.; and also the sub-alpine moth, Larentia 
salicata. 
Eventually we reached the summit of King’s Seat, over 2,100 feet 
above sea-level. Here another alpine plant— Carex rigida —is not 
uncommon. 
For various reasons the next excursion did not take place till 29th 
July, when a comparatively large party went to Blairgowrie and 
worked their way to Loch Clunie and back. The first place to be 
