CATTLE OR SHEEP TOGETHER OK SEPARATELY. 





The description of hill which we specially consider prevails 

 to a great extent in the central districts of Argyllshire, as in 

 Mid-Lorn; but is to be found widely prevailing in Inverness- 

 shire, Perthshire, Western Eoss-shire as well. The general 

 aspect is heathy and the ground thus designated is generally 

 dry and hard, but frequently including considerable tracts of 

 moss, which is wet and sour ; on the other hand, stretches of 

 land, yielding rich green grass, intermingle wdth these ; very 

 often small glenlets and narrow corries are to be met wdth up 

 to a considerable altitude, which are partially clothed with 

 copsewood, and groduce a great variety of grasses ; while, again, 

 on the strath, level meadows of some extent, and marshes, 

 always soaked in moisture, are almost invariably to be found. 



Farmers may not all attend to botany as a science, but all of 

 them know that there is great variety among the herbs and 

 grasses produced by the lands possessed by them, and which go 

 to feed their flocks. 



On carefully examining a piece of meadow^ ground, the follow- 

 ing varieties will most likely be found : — 



1. Sprits. Juncus articulatus. 



2. Soft meadow grass. Holcus lana- 



tus. 



3. Crested dog's-tail grass. Gyno- 



surus cristatus. 



4. 

 5. 



6. 



Bent. A<frostis. 



Scented vernal grass. Anthoxan- 



thum odoratum. 

 Fox tail. Alcrpecurus jyratensis. 

 Poa pratensis. 



7. Meadow grass 



On looking at a field or hillside w^here the soil is tolerably 

 good there will probably be seen the following varieties : — 



L Cijnomrus cristatus. Crested dog's- 

 tail. 

 2. Loliuni xierenne. Perennial 



rye- 



3. 



4. 

 5. 



grass. 



Fine bent. 

 White clover. 



Aijrostis canina. 



Trifolium repeiis. 



Flanfarjo lanceolata. Kib-grass, 



or rilj-wort. 

 Holcus lanatus. Soft meadow 



grass. 



7. Millefolium. 



8. Ranunculus 



crowfoot. 



9. Bellis perennis. 



10. Poa trivialis. 



meadow grass. 



11. At'e na pubescens. 



12. Aira praicox. 



Yarrow. 



Meadow 



Daisy. 



Rough-stalked 



Downv oat. 



Early hair grass. 



Higher up the hill will be found several of the grasses above 

 named alonir with: — 



Aira jUxuosa^ Festuca oviyia, and its 



varieties. 

 Scirpus caspitomis. Deer's haii". 

 Juncus squarrosus. 

 Carex himrvis. HihhiMl carex. 



„ pnrcnx. \'enial carex. 

 Nardus stricta. Mat grass. 



Molinia Cfendea. Purjdo molinia. 

 Aii'a caspitosa. Tui'trd liair gra>s. 

 Trinlia decumbens. Heath grass. 

 Calluna vuljai-vi. Ling <»r heather. 

 Erica ciwrea. Fine-leaved lu-atli. 

 Erica tttralix. Cross-h-aveil heath. 



"VVu thus see that soil in its natural state produces great 



