No. XLIV. OCTOBER 1881. 



THE 



SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



A QUARTERLY /• / 



ap^iite of ItstBtsi Sistaifjj 



Edited 



, M.D.,VJ£lL 



N^ * ] 



CONTENTS. 



Page 



Zoology— 



Notes on the Habits of Dytiscus lapponicus, — Editor, . . . 145 



Helix rufescens in the South-west of Scotland, — J. Land ALE, . . 147 



Obituary Xotice of the late Mr R. Walker, 147 



Phytology— 



The Life and Labours of a Scottish Naturalist, George Don of Forfar 



{concluded), — John Knox, 149 



Notes on a few Rare Aquatic Plants, — A. Sturrock, . . . 153 



The Cryptogamic Flora of Mull, — F. Buchanan White, M.D., 



F.L.S., 155 



Mycologia Scotica {continued) , — Rev. J. Stevenson, .... 163 

 The Gaelic Names of Plants {continued), — J. Cameron, . . .170 

 Preliminary List of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Perthshire, — 



{continued), — Editor, . . . . . . . . .178 



Review— 



The Berries and Heaths of Rannoch, . . . . . .191 



Insecta Scotica — 



The Coleoptera of Scotland {concluded),— I). Sharp, M.B., . . 192 



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