IN THE WESTERN AZORES. 131 
Several of the names thus mentioned will be unknown to 
most botanists. They have been obtained from the labels 
of Guthnic’s collection, or are the appellations conferred on 
the same species in Madeira, by the Rev. Mr. Lowe, and 
kindly communicated to me, with numerous specimens from 
Madeira, by Dr. Lemann, from whose extensive knowledge 
of plants, and more particularly of the productions of the At- 
lantic islands and the Mediterranean coasts, I have derived 
Breat assistance in determining many of those collected in the 
Azores. While alluding to Mr. Guthnic’s collection, I may 
correct a misprint of his name, which runs through the 
Whole of my former communication ; the name having been 
printed Guthrie, probably in consequence of my spelling it 
. Guthuie, though Guthnick may be the proper orthography. 
The genera of Fayal plants, which yield species that I have 
not yet been able to refer to described species, are Convol- 
vulus, Caret, Euphorbia, Luzula, Veronica, and Rubus. 
There are also species of Carex, Cardamine, Bellis, Festuca, 
x Sanicula and Lysimachia, which have been named, if not 
described, by Lowe, Guthnic, or other botanists. 
Notes on the Distribution of the PLANTS OF ABERDEENSHIRE 
_ fn relation to altitude, by G. Dicx1e, M.D., Lecturer oR 
Botany in the University and King’s College of Aberdeen. 
. vale studying the Distribution of Plants, in relation to Al- 
— titude, it is important to bear in mind the different agencies 
_ °y which they may be removed, even to a considerable dis- 
ES tance, from their natural places of growth; in short, it is ne- 
_ “ssary to distinguish between what may be called natural 
he and accidental stations. 
|. _„ hen one meets with patches of Urtica dioica, Cerastium 
(PICO, Kc. in the Highlands, at a distance from any habi- 
Det it will generally be found that the ruins of some | 
ve smuggling hut are not far off. For the most part, 
however, plants of the low country are not so liable to make 
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