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HIERACIUM BRITANNICUM, F. J. Hanbury, in "Journ. Bot.,"vol. 

 xxx., 1892, p. 366 (fide F. J. Hanbury). -The same specimen was 

 identified as H. pallidum, Fries, by the late Dr. J. T. I. B. Boswell. 

 Crags on hillside, Dwarfie Hammers, Hoy, 28th "August 1883, H. 

 H. Johnston. Native. See H. pallidum, Fries, in "Scot. Nat.," 

 No. xlviii., October 1882, p. 370. 



HIERACIUM CORYMBOSUM, Fries, var. SALICIFOLIUM ; " Hierac. 

 Scand. Exsicc.," Fasc. iii., 140, 1878 (fide F. J. Hanbury). 

 The same specimen was identified as H. stnctum, Fries, by the late 

 Dr. J. T. I. B. Boswell. Cliffs at the seashore, Hobbister, Orphir, 

 Mainland, nth August 1880, H. H. Johnston. Native. H. 

 corymbosum, Fries, is recorded from Orkney in Watson, " Top. 

 Bot.," ed. ii., p. 234, on the authority of the late Dr. J. T. I. B. 

 Boswell ; but the specimens collected by Miss I. B. Irvine Fortescue, 

 at Pegal Bay, Waas, Hoy, on i4th August 1880, and sent by Dr. 

 Boswell to the Botanical Exchange Club, labelled " H. strictum, 

 Fries ? approaching H. corymbosum, Fr.," have been named H. 

 strictum, Fries, var. amplidentatum, n. var., by Mr. F. J. Hanbury, 

 in "Journ. Bot.," vol. xxxii., 1894, p. 232. See "Bot. Exch. Club 

 Report," 1880, p. 33. 



HIERACIUM AURATUM, Fries, "Symb. ad Hist. Hieraciorum," 

 p. 1 8 1, 1848 (fide F. J. Hanbury). Sandstone cliffs at the 

 seashore, south side of Pegal Bay, Waas, Hoy, 22nd August 1894, 

 H. H. Johnston. Native. Phyllaries blackish-green. Stamens, 

 styles and style-branches yellow. 



TARAXACUM OFFICINALE, IVigg., var. UDUM (ford.}. Grassy 

 banks, Hoy, gth July 1877, H. H. Johnston; roadside, Gyre, 

 Orphir, Mainland, nth October iSSo, H. H. Johnston; Graveyard, 

 Holm, Mainland, i;th April 1884, H. H. Johnston; and crags on 

 hillside, Green Hill, Rousay, gth May 1884, H. H. Johnston. 

 Native at all these stations. 



ARCTIUM NEMOROSUM, Lej. Sandy banks at the seashore, 

 Linksness, Hoy, ist September 1875 and 3ist August 1883, H. H. 

 Johnston ; roadside, near the Black Crag, Stromness, Mainland, 

 23rd August 1880, H. H. Johnston ; and shell-sandy pasture, Skaill, 

 Sandwick, Mainland, 4th August 1886, H. H. Johnston. Native 

 at all these stations. The Hoy specimens were identified by the 

 late Dr. J. T. I. B. Boswell, on the authority of Professor C. C. 

 Babington ; the specimens from near the Black Crag were identified 

 by Dr. Boswell ; and specimens, sent by me to Professor Babington 

 from Skaill, were identified by him as "probably" belonging to A. 

 nemorosum, Lej. Removes the ? after "in Orkney ? " in Watson, 

 "Top. Bot.," ed. ii., p. 240. See "Scot. Nat.," No. xlviii., October 

 1882, p. 367 ; and "Bot. Exch. Club Report, 1883, p. 90. 



