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But even if so, there is plenty more farther up the river 

 towards Sibster. See "Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist.," 1904, p. 179. 



C. INCURVA, Light. Mr. Nicolson, I.e., records this from "Shinval, 

 a place in the S.W. of Caithness, and several miles inland." 



C. GOODENOVII, Gay, var. FULIGINOSA, A. Br. (sub easpitosd], 1843 

 ( = C. meltena, Wimmer, 1849). Caithness Moors, J. Grant, sp. 

 var. STENOCARPA, Kiik. Thurso, Druce, I.e. 

 var. CHLOROSTACHYA (Reich., sub vulgaris], Asch. Loch 

 Duran, Druce, I.e. 



C. FLAVA, L., var. CYPEROIDES, Marss. (sub CEdert), Wick river, 

 Dr. Davidson, sp. 



C. FLAVA, L., var. MINOR, Towns. Loch Winless, E. S. Marshall, 

 sp. ; Scouthall, J. Grant, sp. 



C. HORNSCHUCHIANA x FLAVA, var. LEPiDOCARPA. Three miles up 

 the Wick river with the parents, E. S. Marshall (1900), sp. 



C. XANTHOCARPA, Degl. Dunnet Links, E. S. Marshall, sp. 



C. BINERVIS, Smith, var. ALPINA, Drejer ( = C. Sadleri, Linton, teste 

 Kiikenthal). Yarehouse, J. Grant, sp. ; near Wick, J. 

 Grant, sp. 



C. ROSTRATA, Stokes (ampullaced), var. ANGUSTIFOLIA, Druce, I.e. 

 Watten. Mr. Druce does not say whether Herr Kiikenthal 

 notices this. 



C. CATTEYENSIS, mihi. 1 Marsh, Winless, 4.9.1908, Miss H. Lillie. 

 (C. rostrata, Stokes x binervis, Sm. ? C. inflata, Huds. x biner- 

 vis, Sin. ? C. ampullaeea, Good, x binervis, Sin. ?) 



Typical rostrata occurs with this ; in fact, a specimen is 

 mixed with these doubtful specimens. The whole are ab- 

 solutely sterile ; I cannot find a perfected nut in any. 



The male spikes are those of rostrata, the female more like 

 fine binervis, with mostly obtuse glumes with the midrib very 

 conspicuous. The fruits vary from almost bineruis-$& to 

 rostrata-\\\iQ ; glumes from obtuse to apiculate. I cannot find 

 that such a hybrid is on record. Richter gives none such, 

 neither do the latest Norwegian or Swedish Floras. The 

 station is low, 20-60 ft. above O.D. I have not seen binervis 

 from this parish, but have it from the next. 



HIEROCHLOE ODORATA, Wahl. (H. borealis, Roem. et Schult). In 

 Mr. Nicolson's paper (I.e.} he writes: "It has also been 

 reported from the Clova Hills in Forfarshire. In Dick's Herb, 

 at Thurso Museum specimens are so marked." 



No mention is made of any specimens extant from Glen 

 Cally or Kella in " Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, 



1 I.e. " Cattey," the Gaeliclname for Caithness. 



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