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in quantities off Aberdeen in the trawl net would support this 

 contention, as the common trawlers do not work at the depth 

 mentioned. 



There is greater delicacy and attenuation evidenced by the 

 measurements on the West Coast than on the East; and further, 

 seems to be still more marked in the confined lochs than in 

 the open waters of the Minch and Sound of Sleat. This 

 would be natural, with no severe currents or rough water to 

 contend against. 



The fact that these rare Starfish were taken in plenty in 

 so many localities is proof not only of the inadequate examin- 

 ation hitherto of the lochs of the West of Scotland, but also 

 of their undeveloped possibilities. For these separate lochs, 

 with their differing conditions and isolation, give every facility 

 for differentiation. 



ON SOME SCOTTISH WILLOWS GATHERED 



IN 1892. 



By the Rev. E. S. Marshall, M.A., F.L.S. 



DURING last July I spent a fortnight at the Spittal of 

 Glen Shee, mainly with a view to examining the Salices of 

 the neighbourhood. Glen Callater has long been known as 

 one of the best localities in Scotland for these plants ; but 

 this, and other rich spots accessible from my headquarters, 

 had not, so far as I am aware, been especially worked for the 

 hybrids of the genus. My expectation of fresh discoveries 

 was not disappointed, four new ones being added to the 

 British list ; of these, three were found in the course of one 

 afternoon's walk, on the banks of the Lochsie, above its junc- 

 tion with the Thailneiche Burn, in the upper part of Glen 

 Shee. 



A few days earlier, Mr. John Knox, of Forfar, had 

 introduced me to the botanical treasures of Restenneth Moss. 

 Here there is a large field for the salicologist ; but my visit 

 was rather too late in the year, and the results are con- 

 sequently not so certain as could be wished. The ground 

 had already been worked to some extent, and several 



