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grew sparingly at the base of an overhanging rock. This 

 appears to be the most northerly station yet recorded for it 

 in Britain. Draba incana was scattered about the rocks as 

 the variety contorta, Ehrh. Car ex rupestris was not un frequent, 

 but rather local ; it grew with a form of C. pulicaris, and 

 descended to 1000 feet, or even lower. A form of Carex 

 binervis, which has much of the aspect of the plant from 

 Glen Callater that has been recorded as C. frigida, was 

 noticed. I have elsewhere distinguished it as var. nigrescens. 

 *C. flacca, Schreb., with C. panicea, C. Goodenovii, and C. 

 pilulifera (the latter often as the variety with acute glumes 

 and longer bracts), C. dioica, C. ecJiinata, C. fulva, *C. flava 

 (both as the type and as the var. minor], were also noticed. 

 Epilobium angustifolium, which is given for West Sutherland 

 without personal authority, occurred as an undoubtedly native 

 plant. Silene acaulis, Jacq., was common, and descended to 

 800 feet ; as did also Thalictrum alpinum. Alchemilla 

 vulgaris occurred in the hairy, and in the glabrous (var. 

 glabra, Wimmer et Grab.) forms. Rubus saxatilis was seen 

 in flower, with an odour of hawthorn. Polygala vulgaris and 

 P. serpyllacea were in beautiful flower. Habenaria viridis, 

 * Geum rivale, and Luzula maxima were not un frequent. *A vena 

 pubescens was observed in the ordinary, and also as a more 

 glabrous form (*var. glaberrima, Borb.), and also another 

 form which bears much the same relation to A. pubescens as 

 A. alpina does to A. pratensis. Poa pratensis, var. subcocrulea 

 (Sm.), and another Poa which shall be noticed later on, 

 Festuca rubra and F. ovina, * Valeriana officinalis, *Cardamine 

 sylvatica, and Lastrea dilatata were also noticed. 



In the fields at Elphin and Knockain very beautiful 

 plants of * Orchis latifolia grew in profusion, and Trollins 

 was also plentiful. In the corn-fields *Crepis virens, *Spergula 

 sativa, Raphanus Raphanistrum (the yellow-flowered plant), 

 Brassica Sinapistmm, *Sonchus arvensis, * Veronica agrestis, 

 *Lamium intermedium, *Stachys palustris, * Chenopodium 

 album, and *Bromus commutatus, were noticed. Near Elphin 

 and Ledbeg some interesting plants were seen, including 

 Dry as octopetala, *Cardamine hirsuta, *Trifolium minus, 

 Primus Padus, *Geum urbanum, *Rosa mollis, *SEgopodium 

 Podagraria, *Sambucus nigra (probably planted), Valeriana 



