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Rubus saxatilis, L. S. This flowers rather frequently on the sea- 

 bank ; a few ripe fruits were seen on the south side of Clousta 

 Voe. 



Rosa glauca, Vill. All old gatherings of Rosa as well as several 

 new ones were referred to this by Prof. Crepin. The record 

 of R. dumalis is therefore cancelled. 



Pyrus Aucuparia, Ehrh. S. Seen for the first time with flowers 

 and fruit on the holm in Hamari Water. 



*Peucedanum Ostruthium, Koch. S. A large patch within the 

 enclosure of the croft of Setter near Walls ; origin unknown. 

 Called locally " Alexanders," a name for which I imagine some 

 ill-informed tourist is responsible. An ancient Roman Catholic 

 burial-ground lies near the croft, so that the introduction of 

 the plant may date from monkish times. 



Centaurea Cyanus, L. D. A few plants in a cornfield at Levenwick, 

 probably sown with the crop. Conf. 



Hieracia. These will be dealt with on a future occasion, mean- 

 while the following are the principal additions : The plant 

 recorded as H. truncatum is now named H. dovrense, var. 

 H. ethlandicz, Hanb., but I have since found H. truncatum, 

 Lindeb. ; *ff. flocculosum, Backh.- ; * H. duriceps, Hanb. ; 

 * H. stictophyllum, Dahlst. ; and *H. strictum, Fries. 



* Taraxacum spectabile, Dahlst. Mr. C. H. Ostenfield considers this 

 the same as the Faroe plant, and to be referable to this species 

 or to be very close to it. The plant is particularly frequent 

 in S., where it occurs commonly by the stony shores of lochs, 

 burnsides, etc., while it sometimes grows rather high up on the 

 hills, among rocks and heather, but in the higher parts it rarely 

 flowers. I have never seen it on cultivated land. Also occurs 

 in U., N., and Yell. I have had this in cultivation since 1901. 

 It does not begin to flower until the third or fourth week in 

 May, and the flowering season is short, lasting but about three 

 weeks. The plants formerly referred to as T. palustre belong 

 here. The Shetland plant usually has the leaves marbled 

 with purplish-chocolate, after the manner of some of the 

 Hieracia. 



*Crepis wrens, L. N. Quite naturalised and in some plenty on 

 grassy banks within the enclosure of St. Magnus Hotel, Hills- 

 wick, likely introduced during building operations. 



Campanula rotundifolia, L. D. Moor between Skelberry and 

 Boddam. A large patch in one place, only a few plants show- 

 ing flower. I could not see it elsewhere on the moor. Conf. 



(To be continued.} 



