274 A LIST OF THE CRYPTOGAMOUS FLORA OF BANFFSHIRE. 



10. Brittle Bladder Fern. (Oystopteris fragilis.) This occurs rather fre- 

 quently, and in several varieties, in wells and on shaded rocks. 



11. Mountain Bladder Fern. (C. montana.) This was found on Ben- 

 rinnes, this summer, and sent to Mr. Edwards, Banff. 



12. Lady Fern. {Athyrium Filix fcemina.) Very common, and in shaded 

 places growing in great luxuriance. I have measured them three feet in 

 length. 



13. Black Spleen Wort. {Asplenium Adiantum nigrum.) It grows near the 

 Bridge of Alvah, in small tufts, on rocks accessible only by boat. 



14. Sea Spleenwort. {A. marinum.) This is found rather plentifully, in a 

 cave at Tarlair, near Macduff, Banff. One of the fronds I pulled was 

 bifid. 



15. Common wall Spleenwort. {A. Trichomanes.) This grows in the Dhu 

 Craig, Keith. 



16. Wall Rue, fA. Ruta-murariaJ grows in great abundance in two vaults 

 in the old castle of Balvenie Mortlach. One of them is entirely covered 

 with it. It also grows, though very stuntedly, on the highest parts 

 of the walls I could reach. 



17. Common Hart's tongue, f Seolopendrium vulgare.) It has not yet been 

 my luck to find this within the county. It is found in the den of Auchmed- 

 don, on the borders of it. It is also found in Morayshire. 



18. Scaly Spleenwort. (Ceteraeh offidnarum.) Mr. T. Edwards has found 

 this near Banff. 



19. Hard Fern, (Blechnum horealc,) is most abundant in all parts. It 

 grows to good perfection in the damp ditches in the woods around Duff 

 House. This is the fern I found growing highest on the hills in Ross. It 

 could not have been less than 800 or 900 feet above the sea level. 



20. Common Brake. {Pteris Aquilina.) Most plentiful, so that it is often 

 used as litter for cattle, and in some cases, as food for horses. I have 

 measured it seven and a half feet in length on the banks of the Deveron, 

 Mont Coffer. 



21. Parsley Fern, [Allosorus crispus,) is said to be found on the Burn of the 

 Boyne. 



22. Maiden-hair, {Adiantum capillus Veneris,) is recorded at page 51 of The 

 Naturalist, Vol. III. 



23. Flowering Fern, (Osmunda regalis,) was found some years ago, by 

 Dr. Bidie, CuUen, at a place called Rannes, near CuUen. 



24. Moonwort. (BotrycUum lunaria.) Parish of Alvah, by Rev. A. Todd. 

 Octoher 17th, 1855. 



