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215. 25.6.47, cont. Little Culrannoch, cont. the gorge from the upland plateau (alt. ca. 2200 ft.) passing on the way some sedge-filled hollows, where the sedges were just showing flower & possibly belonged to C. aquatilis & Goodenowii. Tried to cross the White Water 100 yards below the fall & at bend in upper gorge but too flooded, though here found specimen of Phleum alpinum in flower on side of gorge. Very nice ground in the gorge below fall, but could only be worked when river is low. [[image]] Sketch looking West. [[captions]] Upper valley of White Water Rill S. side of gorge Waterfall N. side of gorge Rapids leading to lower gorge Phleum alpinum! deer path across foot of upper gorge [[/captions]] 216. 25.6.47, cont. Little Culrannoch, cont. Crossed the White Water about a furlong above the fall where it is an ordinary moorland burn & made for some rocky crags to W. (1/4 mile) at alt. of almost 2,500 ft., where had lunch at about 1.15; passing more sedge-filled hollows of indeterminate species like small aquatilis - saxatilis - or large Goodenowii possibly the "caespitosa" of W. Gardiner in Flora of Forfar. After lunch proceeded northwards along wet scarp where much Oak & Beech Fern, with Carex rigida & Trientalis & much Lycopodium alpinum, & soon came on two clumps of the Parsley Fern (Cryptogramma crispa) under a big rock (took one last years frond!) close to & below the last remnant of a very large snow patch. Fifty yards further along on top edge of another large rock found a small sedge with one flower spike with 2-3 ♀︎ spikelets & no male flowers showing, which [[strikethrough]] may [[/strikethrough]] proved to be merely starved C. rigida! It grew in situation like this -> [[image]] [[captions]] turf & vegetation sedge bare ledge at edge of rock Rock [[/captions]] Brought small piece of clump to grow & flowering culm to dry, & some C. rigida for comparison from same place. [This flowered in 1950 & is rigida! A.W.S.]
