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more abundant on another mountain west from 

 Ben Lawers, where, in a very few minutes, I 

 counted over 100 specimens. 



Potentilla maculata, Power. — Plentiful, but past its 

 flowering stage. 



Potentilla Sibbaldi, Hall. f. — Plentiful and well-grown, 

 but past flowering. 



Rosa subglobosa (Sm.). — This is often named " R. 

 Sabini" by collectors of alpine roses. 



Saxifraga nivalis, L. — Plentiful, but plants small. 



S. cernua, L. — Very few plants seen. 



Epilobium alsinifolium, Vill. — Dried up. 



E. alpinum, L. — Plentiful, but plants small. 



Cornus suecica, L. — As we crossed the chief habitat 

 of this plant during a drenching rain, I cannot 

 say much about it ; but I saw a good many 

 plants here and there in the course of our 

 wanderings. 



Erigeron alpinu?n. L. — This is being driven up into 

 inaccessible places. All the plants I saw were 

 past their best. 



Gentiana nivalis, L. — Of this I can say very little, 

 as I saw none of it this year. It is not easily 

 seen amid rain such as fell when I passed its 

 favourite rocks. I believe that it was past 

 flowering ; but this plant is certainly much rarer 

 now than it was when I first visited Ben Lawers. 



Myosotis alpestris, Schmidt. — Plentiful, but all past 

 or nearly so. 



Veronica humifusa (Dicks.). — Plentiful ; in good fruit. 



V. saxatilis, L. — Still plentiful, although being re- 

 moved from the lower rocks ; in good fruit. 



Salices. — Plentiful, but not in a condition for 

 identification. 



Tofieldia palustris, Huds. — Plentiful ; in good fruit. 



Juncus trifidus, L. ) 



J. biglumis, L. J>Very much dried up. 



J. triglumis, L. j 



