. Scottish geographical magazine. esent; the pasturage is closely grazed, and the grasses aredifficult to distinguish, but AnthoxarUhum odoratum, Cynosurus cristatus,with species of Ivi, Festuca, and Agrostis are abundant. The terraces ofthe southern slopes are interrupted by water-worn dens or dells, the lowerparts of which are frequently occupied by deciduous woods. Scatteredtrees may however be traced up to the summit of the range. TheBracken (JPteris) is not conspicuous on this part of the Sidlaws. It VOL. XXI. B 18 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE. usually occurs on the steep slopes of ;i d
. Scottish geographical magazine. esent; the pasturage is closely grazed, and the grasses aredifficult to distinguish, but AnthoxarUhum odoratum, Cynosurus cristatus,with species of Ivi, Festuca, and Agrostis are abundant. The terraces ofthe southern slopes are interrupted by water-worn dens or dells, the lowerparts of which are frequently occupied by deciduous woods. Scatteredtrees may however be traced up to the summit of the range. TheBracken (JPteris) is not conspicuous on this part of the Sidlaws. It VOL. XXI. B 18 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE. usually occurs on the steep slopes of ;i den, but is rare above 700feet. The special area just described is typical of the greater portion ofthe Sidlaws and Ochils. The long gentle northern slope and the steepersouthern side is very general (Fig. 8). Referring to the range in1813 the Rev. James Robertson (1813) says: A poor kind of tillcovers all the north face of the Ochils from Dunblane to Abernetliy,a tract of at least twenty miles. Referring to the Sidlaws, he says :. Fig. 8.—View from the Crags of Lundie towards the south-west along the Sidlaws. Thenearer Pine woods are Pitcur and Ledcrieff. another occupies the summit of the low hill(800 feet). The higher summits. Ballo Hill (1028 feet) and Kings Seat (1235 feelthe long northern slope, and the steep terraced southern slopes. The trough in theforeground shows the steep gra>sy slope of the southern exposure, and the gentlerheather-clad slope of the northern exposure. (Photo by Robert Smith.) The north of most hills, where the soil is cold and deep ; while uponthe south it consists of a mould more light, generous, and dry. Thegrasses are consequently finer on the southern declination of the hills,and the coarser grasses on the northern sides. After a more detailedexamination of the vegetation, our conclusions are much the same. Although the greater part of the Ochils lies outside the present mapsthe range was almost all examined by my brother. The greenness oft
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