166 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



145. SCELLUS NOTATUS, Fab. Near Midcalder, nth July 1900 



(Wm. Evans). 



146. HYDROPHORUS BALTICUS, Mg. Aberlady, 1873 Verrall, 3, 



p. 202. 



147. HYDROPHORUS BISETUS, Lw. Aberlady, 1873 Verrall, 3, 



p. 202. 



148. LIANCALUS VIRENS, Scop. $ , Glencorse, 8th September 



1898 (P. H. G.). 



149. CAMPSICNEMUS LORIPES, Hal. "An almost black-legged 



variety of this occurs at Aberlady " Verrall, " Ent. Mo. Mag." 

 vol. xii. (1875-76), p. 269. 



150. CAMPSICNEMUS ARMATUS, Ztt. Aberlady, 1873 Verrall, 



3, p. 202. 



151. SYMPYCNUS ANNULIPES, Mg. Aberlady, 1873 Verrall, 3, 



p. 202. 



152. MICROMORPHUS ALBIPES, Ztt. Aberlady, 1873 Verrall, 3, 



p. 202. 



(To be continued.} 



NOTES ON THE FLORA OF WESTERN 



ROSS-SHIRE. 



By G. CLARIDGE DRUCE, M.A., F.L.S. 



AFTER visiting East Ross I enjoyed the kind hospitality of 

 Lady Fowler for a few days at Inverbroom, and was thus 

 enabled to explore the upper end of Loch Broom. Here a 

 feature was the abundance of Prunella vulgaris, with very 

 large flowers. On the alluvial deposits near Inverbroom a 

 form of Silene maritiiua occurred which recedes towards 

 Silene Cucubalus. As the latter species does not occur there, 

 any theory of hybridisation, so very popular just now, is 

 untenable. On bare places within the influence of saline 

 water Sagina sulmlata occurred and a CocJilcaria, which I 

 think is groenlandica, was noticed. We spent a day in 

 walking over the hills to Dundonnell in order to look for 

 Goodyera and CorallorJiisa in the locality where Dr. Light- 

 foot first added them to the British flora ; but we were 

 unable to find either species. The once extensive wood 



