1 86 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



Arthur Bennett. Messrs. Beeby, Druce, Fryer, Groves, 

 Ha'nbury, Linton, Moyle Rogers, Dr. Focke, and Dr. 

 Buchanan White, have also helped me. 



Thalietrum minus, L. (aggregate). — A curious plant, for which 

 as yet I have no name, occurs in good quantity on some of 

 the Ben Chaisteil rocks (98). *T. majus, Crantz. — With 

 the other, but very scarce ; I secured only one specimen, 

 but saw several well out of reach. A strongly marked and 

 handsome form, upon which Mr. Bennett writes : " Your 

 specimen exactly agrees with some thus named by Mr. N. E. 

 Brown, and agrees well with Jacquin's plate ' Fl. Austr.,' 

 vol. v. t. 420, in herb. Kew ! " 



Ranunculus triehophyllus, Chaix. — Ditches near Tain, and in Loch 

 Eye (106). Smaller and more slender than the usual English 

 form. *R Lingua, L. — Abundant in a mill-pond between 

 Fearn and Balintore (106); also in a ditch about half a mile 

 beyond, towards the latter place. Not recorded north of 

 Elgin in "Topographical Botany," Ed. 2. "R. Steveni, 

 Andrz. — About Tain (106); apparently not uncommon. 



Nasturtium officinale, R. Br. ; var. siifolium, Reiclib. — Well 

 marked ; in ditches near Tain. 



Cardamine hirsuta, L. — Cliffs south of Balintore. This is. I 

 think, rarer in the north than C. flexuosa, With. 



Draba ineana, L. — Very fine, upon the lower cliffs of Ben Chaisteil, 

 rocks of Stob Garbh, at the head of Inverlochlarig glen, and 

 facing Am Binnein (87). 



Coehlearia officinalis, L. — Salt-marsh, Tain ; typical. *C. daniea, 

 L. — Plants growing in wet ground, near the top of Corrie Dubh 

 Ghalair, alt. 2700 feet, and on Meall Ghaordic, alt. 3000 

 feet (88), are so named by Dr. Lange. They are, if rightly 

 determined, off type in having the rosette-leaves entire, in this 

 respect recalling the figure of /3 integrifolia, Drejer, in " Fl. 

 Daniea."' They also differ somewhat in habit from the normal 

 coast plant, and have larger flowers. 



C. alpina, Watson. — Very luxuriant upon the shingles of the Fillan, 

 about two miles above Crianlarich. I incline to consider this 

 specifically distinct from C. officinalis, and am growing them for 

 purposes of comparison. The alpine forms of scurvy-grass 

 occurring in North Britain need to be thoroughly studied 

 afresh, especially under cultivation ; but the task will require 

 much time and patience. I believe that we have at least 

 one plant which fits neither officinalis, daniea, nor alpina, as 

 commonly understood. I formerly supposed this to be the 



