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SALSOLA KALI, L. Locally common on sandy shores and dunes ; 

 Traigh-na-Gillean, Traigh Sorobaith, Salum Bay. 



POLYGONUM AVICULARE, L. Common as the erect plant with oval 

 subacute leaves ; cultivated fields, occasionally on roadsides. 



POLYGONUM RAII, Bab. Rather rare ; sandy shore, Salum Bay. 

 POLYGONUM PERSICARIA, L. Very little seen ; Ruaig. 



POLYGONUM AMPHIBIUM, L. The floating form is rare, and seems 

 confined to Loch Vassapol and its exit stream. The land 

 form occurs in great abundance in fields and on roadsides over 

 most of the island. 



RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS, L. Common ; sides of cultivated fields, waste 

 places, and roadsides. 



RUMEX CRISPUS, L. Common ; roadsides, cultivated fields, dunes, 



and shores. 

 RUMEX ACETOSA, L. Very common ; cultivated fields, roadsides, 



etc. 



RUMEX ACETOSELLA, L. 



EUPHORBIA HELIOSCOPIA, L. Local ; cultivated fields, Cornaig. 

 URTICA DIOICA, L. Common in waste places. 

 URTICA URENS, L. Rare ; cultivated field, Cornaig. 

 MYRICA GALE, L. Local, and not in any quantity ; Scarinish Moor, 



etc. 

 SALIX REPENS, L. Very common, except on the dunes. 



ORCHIS INCARNATA, L. Common in pastures. Might almost be 

 given as " very common," which is unusual for the species on 

 this coast. 



ORCHIS LATIFOLIA, L. Rather rare, though widely distributed ; 

 Barrapol, Fhaodhail, etc. 



ORCHIS MACULATA, L. Very common; occurs with the two pre- 

 ceding species in damp pastures, and extends by itself on to 

 moorish ground. 



HABENARIA VIRIDIS, R. Br. Rather rare. On dry grassy banks at 

 Scarinish and its moor ; Manse field ; near Loch Vassapol. 



HABENARIA CHLOROLEUCA, Ridley. Very rare ; Kenavara. 



IRIS PSEUDACORUS, L. Very common. 



ALLIUM URSINUM, L. Rare ; among sheltered rocks at Kenavara 



Head. 

 SCILLA VERNA, Huds. Very rare ; a few plants on rocky ledges, 



Kenavara Head. 

 SCILLA FESTALIS, Salisb. (S. nutans, Sm.) Rather common among 



rocks, Kenavara Head. 



