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It occurs at Alten in Finmark, about 70 N. Lat, Karesuando in 

 Tornea Lapland at 66^° N., Trondhjem in North Norway, 63° 20' 

 N., and, if General Munro and Sir J. D. Hooker are correct in 

 referring C. aleuiica of Bongard, and C. Nutkaensis of Trin. to 

 this species, its distribution extends to West and N. E. America, 

 and N. E. Asia. Sir J. D. Hooker in his paper on " Arctic 

 plants" (p. 307) gives strigosa as a Greenland species; but it is 

 quite unknown as such to Prof. Lange, who in his " Conspectus 

 Fl. Groenlandicae " doubts its occurrence. 



According to Horneman its Norwegian name is " Stivhaaret 

 Roer.," that is stiff-haired reed. Andersson under C. lapponicct, 

 Wahl. has a note " In Scotia adest forma nostra plantse valde 

 similis" and under C. Halleriana " etiam ad Petropolim, indicatio 

 in Anglia deest." 



There seems no reason against the occurrence in Scotland of 

 others of the Scandinavian species, but their determination is 

 difficult ; and there is much divergence of opinions among their 

 authors as to whether they should be ranked as species, as 

 varieties, or, in some cases as hybrids. Andersson considers the 

 nearest ally of strigosa to be C. stricta, Nutt. {Deyeuxia neglecta 

 Kunth). It differs from stricta by the larger and more acute 

 glumes, the armature of the pedicels, length of hairs of the florets, 

 and the more acute ligule, and in minor points, and in habit. 



Since the loss of the Forfar station C. stricta Nutt is a 

 desideratum of the Scotch Flora ; surely it will be found again. 



Carex elongata L. in Scotland. 



Mr. J. M 'Andrew has sent me specimens of the above species 

 from Kenmore Holms in Kirkcudbrightshire ; the station in 

 which he found Calamagrostis lanccolata, Roth last year. This is 

 an interesting addition to the Scotch Flora, its most northern 

 station hitherto known being in Cumberland. 



It may occur yet farther north, since in Scandinavia it is found 

 in all the Swedish provinces, and in North and South Norway ; 

 but it does not seem to be a Lapland plant. 



There has been some confusion between alpine forms of this, 

 and of other species in the Islandic and other Floras. May it 

 not be that some of its forms have been passed by in Scotland ? 



