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Sandy shore of shallow loch near Nunton, Benbecula. Found 

 previously in the Long Island only by Balfour and Babington in 

 1841, "on sands of Barra, in Lewis." — J. effususlj. Ben., N.U., H. 

 — J. conqlomeratus L., J. supinus Moench., and J. laniprocarpus 

 Ehrh. Ben., N.U., H., T.— /. acutijiorus Ehrh. Ben., N.U., H. 



Luzula vernalis DC. N.U. — L. maxima DC. Ben Eaval, N.U., 

 and Harris. — L, campestris DC. and L. erecta Desv. Ben., 

 N.U., H. 



Sparganium ramosum Huds. (agg.). Noticed in ditch on west 

 side of N.U., while driving past. — S. a(/ine Schnizl. Ben., N.U., H. 

 Plentiful in many of the lochs, especially in Benbecula. 



Lemna minor L. Ben. & N.U. 

 *Alis)tia ranuncidoides L. Sballow end of Loch Scalpeg, N. Uist. 



Trvihchin pnlustre L. and T. maritimum L. Ben., N.U., H. 



Potamogeton natans L. and P. polygonij'olius Pour. Ben., N.U., 

 H. — P. heterophijllus Schreb. Loch west of Castle Bay, Barra. — 

 P. perfoUatus L. Lochs, Benbecula and west of Castle 13ay, Barra. 

 — P. Jili/ormis Nolte. Loch Stromore and other brackish water 

 lochs, N.U. ; fresh-water loch west of Castle Bay, Barra. 



Ruppia maritinia L. Brackish water at Vallay Strand, Loch 

 Stromore, &c., N. Uist. Too immature to determine whetber 

 S2)inilis or rosteUata. 



*Zanniclieliia pedunculata Eeichb. Plentiful in ditches near the 

 E. C. Church, Benbecula. 



Zostcra marina L. *var. amjustifoHa Fr. Loch Stromore, 

 N.U. 



Eleocharis palustris E. Br. Ben., N.U., T. — E. umglumis 

 Eeichb. "^'var. piunila Boenning. Margin of shallow sandy loch near 

 Nunton, Benbecula. I am indebted to Mr. Bennett for this name ; 

 he says: " It is S. unhjlumis Link, var. pumila Boenuinghausen."^ 

 E. multicaidis Sm. N.U. & H. 



Scirpus paucijiorus Lightf. N.U. & H. — S. ccespitosus L. Ben., 

 N.U., H., T. — S. Jiuitam L. N.U., H., T. — *S'. setaceus L. Glen 

 Lacusdale, N.H. — S. lacmtris L. Loch near Tarbert, S.H. — 6'. 

 Tabenuemontani Gmel. Loch, west side of Benbecula. — S. mari- 

 timus L. Benbecula and Barra. — *Var. compactus Koch. Sea- 

 shore, west side of Benbecula. — S. rufus Schrad. Plentiful by 

 shallow sandy loch near Nunton, Benbecula. 



Eriophorum vaginatum L. N. Uist. — E. angiistifolium Eoth. 

 Ben., N.U., T. 



Fihynchospora alba Vahl. N.U. & H. 



Schcenm 7iigricans L. Common. Ben., N.U., H., T. 



Carex dioica L. Near Tarbert, Harris. — C. piUicaris L. Islands 

 all. — C. arenaria L. Ben., N.U., T., Bar. — *C'. imnicidata L. 

 Plentiful on marshy ground by one of the lochs on the west coast 

 of Benbecula. — • C. eddmita Murr. Ben., N.U., H., T. — C. ovalis 

 Good. Ben., N.U., H., Bar. — C. rigida Good. Clisham and Glen 

 Lacusdale, &c., Harris. — C, Goodenuivii J. Gay. Islands all. — 

 '^'■Y&v.jimcella Fr. Near Loch Maddy, N.U. — f. atra Blytt. Loth- 

 marginnear Nunton, Benbecula. — C.Jiacca Scbreb. Islands all. — "C. 

 magellanica L. Only one clump seen in a shallow loch in S. Harris, 



