i8o ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



Chandonanthus setiformis (Ehrh.). The var. alpina from 

 Slack of Birnie in Kincardine. I have not been able to 

 trace this station with absolute certainty, but Mr. J. W. 

 Fordyce, Inchmarlo, who has kindly supplied me with 

 information on the topography of the district, points out 

 that this almost certainly refers to Birnie Hill on Cairn-o'- 

 Mount The interest of the station lies in its low altitude 

 (900 ft.) for the plant. The next lowest that I know of is 

 on Cam Dearg, Aviemore, at 1200 ft. 



Lepidozia cupressina (Sw.). Yell, Shetland. This is the 

 most northern locality, so far, for this Atlantic species. L. 

 trichocladoS) C. Mull. Kerloch, Kincardine, with female 

 inflorescence, 1878. First described as a British species 

 distinct from L. setacea in " Journal of Botany " for April of 

 present year. Sim's plant is the earliest Scottish one, so 

 far as yet known. 



CepJialozia Lammersiana (Hiiben.). From two localities, 

 1879. C. Francisci (Hook.). There is a specimen of this 

 rare species, with perianths, from Peter's Hill, Birse, 

 Aberdeen. 



Pleiiroclada islandica (Nees). Lochnagar, 1876. The 

 only other locality in Scotland for this high alpine plant, 

 from which I have seen a specimen, is the rather unexpected 

 one of Goatfell in Arran. This was gathered by Mr. 

 Adamson in I 840, and is in Professor Dickie's herbarium, the 

 hepaticae of which I have had the opportunity of examining 

 through the kindness of Professor Trail. 



Hygrobiella laxifolia (Hook.). Several localities near the 

 borders of Kincardine and Aberdeen ; also from three places 

 in Shetland. 



Scapania snbalpina (Nees). From several localities. 

 This species is frequent in subalpine parts of Scotland. 

 S. nemorosa (L.). One locality, also from Lochnagar. An 

 uncommon plant in Scotland. What is found under this 

 name in the older herbaria is generally ^S". resupinata, Dum. 

 or 6". purpurasceiis. S. rosacea (Corda). Kerloch. S. 

 umbrosa (Schrad.). An interesting locality for this species is 

 Shetland. It has not been found on the Faeroes, and it 

 appears to be rare on the less sheltered parts of the west 

 coast of Norway. 



