CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD A FLORA OF CAITHNESS 233 



error in making it the name of V. uliginosum, L. All over the 

 south of England V. Myrtillus is known as the Whortleberry, 

 changed by local pronunciation to " Hurtleberry," and the fruit 

 is known as Worts, and largely collected. Other names given 

 to it in various parts of England are Wimberry, Black-worts, 

 Bilberry, " Blegs " in W. York (Lees's " Fl. W. Yorkshire "). 



V. INTERMEDIUM, Riitlie ( = V. Myrtillus x V. Vitis-idcca, L.). 

 "Among heather," A. Sutherland; see I.e. p. 249. 



LOBELIA DORTMANNA, Z. Loch Calam, Henderson. 



FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR, Z. Mr. W. N. Niven * considers that the 

 finding of the Ash in Post Glacial Deposits at the Bay of 

 Keiss ("New Statistical Ace." vol. xv. 129, 1845) must be held 

 to prove that the tree was indigenous to Caithness. Dr. Trail 

 remarks, " Nativity scarcely to be determined." Mr. H. C. 

 Watson says, " Although the tree grows well even in the north 

 of Sutherland I did not observe it either in that county or 

 Caithness, except in spots where it appeared to have been 

 planted." 3 



ARMERIA PUBESCENS, Link. Dunnet, E. S. Marshall, sp. 

 PRIMULA VERIS, Z. Dunnet, " Scot. Alp. Club." 



P. SCOTICA, Hook. East Coast. "Fl. Scot." N. Coast, H. C. 

 Watson. The Burgh near Wick, J. Grant ; Links of Green- 

 land, Dr. Shoolbred. " Found by Mr. Gibb of Inverness on 

 Holborn Head, near Thurso in Caithness." Hooker in Curtis's 

 " Fl. Lond.," 133, 1819. From a note in the "Journal of 

 Botany, 136, 1899, it would seem that a Mr. J. Dunlop of 

 Dunlop House (Ayrshire) found it about 1812. For interesting 

 remarks on this species see "Exchange Club Rep." 34, 1880, 

 and 155, 1886; "Science Gossip," pp. 20, 43, 66, iSSi ; 

 "Journal of Botany," p. 24, iSSi. Flowering season from 

 middle of April to middle of September, D. Nicolson. Occurs 

 at E. Watten and Scottach, near Watten (A. Sutherland, sp.\ 5 

 miles from the sea. 



TRIENTALIS EUROP^EA, Z. Among grass near John o' Groat's House, 

 and thence to Duncansby Head, J. Grant. 



ANAGALLIS TENELLA, Z. St. John's Loch at Dunnet. "Scot. 

 Alp. Club." Thurso River, Dunbeath Water, Reay, John o' 

 Groat's, J. Grant. 



1 "Brit. Assoc. Report" for 1901, p. 840. 



2 "Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist." 233, 1898. 



3 "Cybele Brit." ii. 165, 1849. 



(To be continued.} 

 52 D 



