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R. repens. 



Common in meadows and by waysides, 

 t R. arvensis. 



Cornfields, introduced with seed from countries further south. 

 R. Ficaria. 



Common in shady places, and frequently by the sea. 



R. sceleratus. 



Wick River. C. W. Peach. ' 



Oaltha palustris. 



Reay.^ H. C. Watson. Abundant. 

 Trollius europaeus. 



Abundant in meadows near Thurso, and frequent in the 

 county. F. J. Hanbury. Local, Wick and Thurso Rivers, 

 and Reisgill Burn. 

 Aquilegia vulgaris. " Side of Thurso River, outcast." Dick 

 herb. 



t Berberis vulgaris. 



Roadsides. Conisby, Brough, Dunnet, and hedgerows through- 

 out the county ; " near Thurso." Dick herb. 



Nuphar pumilum. 



Loch Winless. Dr. A. Davidson. ! 



Nymph sea alba. 



Loch Winless, " Mr. D. Bain" and in the Reay district. 

 Formerly reported from Loch Brickigoe, Thrumster, but 

 now extinct. In ponds at Watten, Stirkoke, and near 

 Thurso, introduced. 



t Papaver Rhoeas. 



Cultivated ground, Wick, Thurso, Dunbeath, John o' Groats. 



t P. dubium. 



Oat field at Westerseat once plentiful. In turnip fields in 

 several parishes, more common than P. Rhceas. 



t Chelidonium majus. 

 Fumaria officinalis. 



Reay. H. C. Watson. Common. 



Nasturtium officinale. 



Watercourses. Lybster, Wick, Thurso, Halkirk, &c, but rather 

 local. 



Barbarea vulgaris. 



River banks. Sibster. Bleachfield on Thurso River, not 

 common. 



