PROCEEDINGS—PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE. XXXIX 
But high above earth's noisy ways, 
Living, not seeking human praise, 
Thine emerald hues to heav’n you raise. 
Salix herbacea floreat ! 
Bidding us look not here below 
For mortal fame ; bidding us grow, 
And in our turn good seed to sow. 
Salix herbacea floreat ! 
Not thinking that our work is done, 
Not thinking rest can here be won, 
Till sinks for aye our summer’s sun. 
Salix herbacea floreat ! 
Bidding us look beyond, to where 
Many have passed from sin and care, 
Giving us hope to meet them there. 
Salix herbacea floreat ! 
Toast we to thee, then, mountain queen, 
Wearing for us Hope’s emerald sheen; 
For ever we will wear the green ! 
Salix herbacea floreat ! 
Toast we to them who, gone before, 
Await us on a clearer shore, 
Where all unsealed is Nature’s lore. 
Salix herbacea floreat ! 
Toast we ourselves; may this year bring 
Fresh knowledge on its rushing wing, 
Till, once again, up here we sing, 
Salix herbacea floreat ! 
Having finished the Club business the exploration was continued. 
In a large marsh below the col Carex aquatilis was found to be 
abundant. This is a plant which, though widely spread in Perth¬ 
shire, is very local, and occurs only at low levels, though in Forfar 
and Aberdeen shires it ascends the hills ; hence its occurrence on 
Am Binnein is interesting. From this marsh a descent was made 
on Luib Station, from which in due course home was reached, and, 
for a wonder, the day resulted in no immediate bad effect on the 
health of any of the party. 
There were two more official excursions on the programme, but, 
so far as shown, they did not come off. 
Of unofficial excursions, several successful ones were made by 
various members of the Society. Of a few of them an account may 
be given. 
One, in the beginning of July, was to Loch Loch in Athole. Near 
Loch Loch Oxytropis campestris was discovered last year by Rev. J. 
Fergusson, and it was to see this plant that Messrs. Barclay and 
Meldrum and I went by train one midnight to Killiecrankie Station. 
Arriving there between two and three a.m., we set forth across the 
moors to Loch Loch, about ten miles or more distant. 
After we had got about half-way the sun rose and ushered in a 
