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Melica nutans were the only species worthy of even a passing notice. 
The rocky gorge of the Milton Burn was thickly clothed with vegeta¬ 
tion, and might be worth exploring, but on this occasion there was 
only time to glance at its depths from the top of its steep sides.” 
No. 6, 7th August,—from Murthly to Dunkeld. This excursion, 
which was held in fine weather, was chiefly entomological, and was 
under the leadership of Mr. T. M. M‘Gregor, F.E.S., who reports as 
follows :—“ Insects were scarce, both in the larval and perfect stages, 
and the only specimens captured which are worthy of note were two 
small dragonflies, caught at a roadside lake, and which were new to 
our Perthshire collection. These, however, have not yet been identi¬ 
fied, owing to the absence of an English text-book, and the difficulty 
of obtaining a specialist to name them. Various species of Hemip- 
tera were noticed, such as Phytocoris pint , Dichrooscytus rufipennis , 
Tettigonia viridis , etc., but nothing of any special interest in this 
group was noticed. A search was made in the borders of King’s 
Mere for Saldidse, but without success. Abundance of water lilies in 
full bloom lent a most picturesque aspect to the Mere and its sur¬ 
roundings. A female specimen of the hare-bell bee (Cilissa haimor- 
rhoidalis) was caught near Murthly.” 
No. 7, 14th August,—to Balquhidder and Loch Voil. The leader 
on this occasion was Mr. Barclay, and the object was partly botanical 
and partly photographic. To those who had not visited the spot 
before, the beauty of it must have been a revelation, and certainly 
ample scope was afforded for the camera. Both near and distant 
views teemed with picturesque “ bits,” and the lines of the landscape 
needed no “ composing ” at the hands of the artist. The geology of 
the district is most interesting, but too complicated to be tackled in 
a flying visit. One of our members, however, paid considerable 
attention to it later in the season, and we may hope to hear the 
results of his observations at some future time. Mr. Barclay reports 
on the Botany of the ground visited as follows :—“ The shore of 
Loch Voil was partially explored during a former excursion, and was 
not found particularly rich. The object of paying a second visit, so 
far as the botanists were concerned, was partly to re-discover, and 
gather in more mature fruit, a rather curious sedge which was 
gathered by Dr. Buchanan White on the former excursion, and 
which has not yet been exactly determined, owing to its having been 
in too young a state. It was a great disappointment to find that the 
herbage along the shore of the Loch had been cut, and this, combined 
with the fact that the Loch was several feet above its usual level, 
rendered the attempt to find the sedge a vain one. The flora of the 
ground traversed was not found to be richer than on the former 
occasion. Some interesting varieties of Rosa were obtained and two 
clumps of Rubus sub-erectus , a bramble not very common in Perth¬ 
shire, were met with.” 
No. 8, 26th August,—to Craig-y-Barns. The leader chosen for 
this excursion, Mr. T. M. M‘Gregor, was unfortunately unable to be 
present, but Mr. James Morison has furnished the following notes:— 
