1 64 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



in. ORKNEY. 



Hieracium caledonicum, Hanb., Linton, " J. B.," 1893, p. 178. 



Hieracium rubicundum, Hanb., Linton, I.e. 



Hieracium orcadense, W. R. Linton, Linton, t.c., p. 196. 



112. SHETLAND. 

 Veronica polita, Beeby, m.s., 1893. 



ALTITUDES REACHED BY CERTAIN PLANTS 



IN MID-PERTH. 



By SYMERS M. MACVICAR. 



THE following altitudes were taken during the last three 

 years ; and are all from localities within ten miles of 

 Killin. The numbers opposite each name denote upper 

 limits in feet above sea-level observed, unless otherwise 

 specified. Mr. Arthur Bennett has kindly compared those 

 here given with Watson's altitudes, and has added some 

 notes in brackets. In the third column are given the 

 altitudes recorded in Hooker's " Student's Flora," ed. 3. 



Feet. Feet. 



Ranunculus Flammula . 2900 2700 



Cardamine hirsuta . 34) 



t * O 



Cardamine nexuosa . 3200 J 



Draba incana from 2000 to 3500 . above 3000 



Sisymbrium Thaliana . . 2100 . in Yorkshire 1500 



Viola lutea, rar. amoena . 355 2800 

 Lychnis diurna l . 2600 



Arenaria sedoides, from 230010 3970 from 2500 to 3000 



Sagina Linnrei from 2100 to 3500 2700 



Geranium sylvaticum . . 2900 2700 



Anthyllis Vulneraria 2 . . 2600 2400 



Potentilla maculata, from 1800 103400 . 2700 



Saxifraga aizoides . . 3500 3000 



Sedum villosum from 3000 to 3200 . . in Yorkshire 2000 



1 [Over 3000 feet, 88, Miller.] 2 [2700 feet, Marshall.] 



