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PETASITES VULGARIS, Desf. Pasture, Aikerness, Evie, Main- 

 land, 27th July 1883, H. H. Johnston ; and Graveyard, Tankerness, 

 Saint Andrews, Mainland, i5th April 1884, H. H. Johnston. 

 Native at both stations. In Watson, "Top. Bot.," ed. ii., p. 254, 

 Low's record of this species from Orkney is included among the 

 "supposed errors," with the remark, "there are grounds to infer 

 that the Tussilago was mistaken for the Petasites." See " Scot. 

 Nat.," No. xlviii., October 1882, p. 369. 



VACCINIUM VITIS-ID/EA, Linn. Heathy banks, Red Glen, 

 Hoy, 1 4th May 1884, H. H. Johnston; banks, Roonie Gill, Hoy, 

 i4th May 1884, H. H. Johnston; heath, between Berriedale and 

 Valley Burn, Hoy, i5th May 1884, H. H. Johnston; heathy banks, 

 Burn of Ore, Waas, Hoy, 3rd June 1884, H. H. Johnston; and 

 heathy banks, Forse Burn, Waas, Hoy, 6th June 1884, H. H. 

 Johnston. Native at all these stations. See "Scot. Nat.," No. 

 xlviii., October 1882, p. 370; and "Scot. Nat.," No. xii., new 

 series, April 1886, p. 288. 



PYROLA ROTUNDIFOLIA, Linn. Rousay, A. R. Duguid ; and 

 Rousay, 3oth July iSSi, James Reid. Native. The specimen 

 collected by Dr. Duguid was given to me by Miss Mary Gold, who 

 received it from Dr. Duguid. See "Scot. Nat," No. xlviii., October 

 1882, p. 371 ; and "Scot. Nat.," No. xiii., new series, July 1886, 



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MELAMPYRUM PRATENSE, Linn., var. MONTANUM. Heath on 

 hillside, Summer Burn, Hoy, 7th July 1877, H. H. Johnston; and 

 heath on hillside, Wart Hill, Orphir, Mainland, i6th July 1877, 

 H. H. Johnston. Native at both stations. See "Scot. Nat.," No. 

 xlviii., October 1882, p. 373. 



PRIMULA VERIS, Linn. Cliffs at the seashore, Hellia, Hoy, 5th 

 July 1877 and 2oth June 1883, H. H. Johnston; and dry sandy 

 pasture, Links of Aikerness, Evie, Mainland, 27th July 1883, 

 H. H. Johnston. Native at both stations. In Watson, " Top. Bot.," 

 ed. ii., p. 335, P. vet-is, Linn., is "mentioned as an introduced plant 

 in " Orkney ; but it is certainly native at both of the above mentioned 

 stations. See "Scot. Nat.," No. xlviii., October 1882, p. 375. 



PLANTAGO MARITIMA, Linn., var. HIRSUTA. Edge of cliffs at 

 the seashore, Hellia, Hoy, 2oth June 1883 and pth August 1886, 

 H. H. Johnston ; high up on hillside, Wart Hill, Hoy, loth August 

 1886, H. H. Johnston ; and pasture at edge of cliffs at the seashore, 

 Ness of Ramnageo, Sandwick. Mainland, 23rd July 1886, H. H. 

 Johnston. Native at all these stations. See "Bot. Exch. Club 

 Report," 1886, p. 157; "Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin.," vol. xvii. 1886, 

 p. 134; "Scot. Nat.," No. xvii., new series, July 1887, p. 129; 

 "Scot. Nat.," No. xix., new series, January 1888, p. 214; and 

 "Gardeners' Chronicle," vol. xxvi., new series, 1886, p. 793. 



