244 PLANTS OBSERVED IN THE OUTER HEBRIDES IN 1894. 



Lobelia Dortmanna L. Plentiful in most fresh-water lochs in 

 all the islands. 



CamjMmula rotundifolia L. Ben., N.U., H., T. — =:=Var. lanci- 

 folia Mert. & Koch. Machars, near Balleloch, &c., N. Uist. — -Var. 

 speciosa More. Sand-dunes near Borve, Benbecula. This well- 

 marked variety grows in large crowded masses between the sand- 

 hills, forming beautiful patches of colour, which make a striking 

 contrast with the beds of Viola hitea which surround them. Mr. 

 A. Bennett, who has kindly compared my specimens with More's 

 type, writes: *'As one would expect, much less luxuriant than the 

 Irish specimens. The flowers of your specimens are as large as 

 Mr. More's plant. Looking at the difference of climate in Boffin 

 Island, Galway, and the Outer Hebrides (both of course damp), it 

 seems to me that yours only differs from that cause." Sir J. D. 

 Hooker, in Wallace's Island Life, ed. 2, 362, remarks: "Very well 

 distinguished by its large flowers and small calyx-lobes, approaching 

 the Swiss C. Scheuchzeri." 



Vaccinium Myrtillus L. All the islands. 



Calluna Erica DC. All the islands. 



Erica Tetralix L. and E. cinerea L. All the islands. 



Armeria maritima Willd. Ben., N.U., H., T. 



Primula acaulis L. Ben., N.U., H., T. 



Glaux maritima L. Ben., N.U. 



Anaqallis arvensis L. Machars on W. coast of N.U. — A. tenella 

 L. N.U., Ben., H., T. 



Centuncidus miyiimns L. Shore of sea-loch near Loch Maddy, N.U. 



Samolus Valerandi L. West coast of Ben. & N.U. 



Fraxinus excelsior L. Near Rodil, S.H. ; one or two small trees 

 apparently "wild," but most probably seedlings from planted trees. 



ErijthrcBa Centaurium Pers. N.U. & T. ; a dwarf subcapitate form. 



Gentiana campestiisLi. Not very common. Ben., N.U., H., Bar. 

 — =:=(t. haltica Murb. Plentiful in turf on low banks by the coast 

 near Hacklett, east side of Ben. 



Menyanthes trifoliata L. Ben., N.U., H., T. 



Lycopsis arvensis L. Ben., N.U., S.H., T. 



Myosotis caspitosa F. Schultz. Ben., N.U., H., T., Bar.— If. 

 arvensis Lam. Ben., N.U., T. 



Litliospermmn arvense L. Sandy fields west side of N.U. ; and T. 



Echium vulgare L. Sandy coast, Taransay. 



Digitalis purpurea L. Ben., N.U., H. ; nowhere abundant. 



Veronica ayrestis L. N.U. — -F. Tournefortii C. Gmel. One 

 stunted specimen seen near Rodil Lodge, S.H. — V. arvensis L. 

 N.U., T.— F. serpyllifolia L. N.U., H.— F. officinalis L. N.U., H. 

 — F. Anayallis-aquatica L. Ben., N.U., H. — -Var. aqnatica Bosch. 

 Ditches near coast, west side of Benbecula. — F. Beccabunga L. 

 Only noticed in Barra. 



Euphrasia officinalis L. All the islands. — =;=Var. nemorosa H. 

 Mart. Glen Lacusdale, N.H. — =;=Var. qracilis Fr. Ben., N.U., 

 H., T. 



Bartsia Odontites Huds., *var. a. verna (Reichb.). Ben., N.U., 

 H. — -Var. b. serotina (Reichb.). Ben., N.U. 



