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NOTES ON SCOTCH PLANTS. 



Tofieldia palustris Huds. Grows at 2700 ft. on Lawers. 



Sparganium nutans L. et auct. var. (non Fries) = S. ajflne Sch. 

 At 2200' ft. on Ben Slioch, W. Boss, 105. 



Luzula maxima DC. Was noticed at 2800 ft. on Lawers. 



Jimcits triglumis L. Reaches 3300 ft. on Lawers. 



Eriophorum angustifolium Roth., *var. minus Koch. On Ben 

 Slioch, W. Ross, 105. — *Var. Vaillantianum (Poit. et Turp.). Kin- 

 lochewe, 105. 



Scirpus pauciflorus Light. Tall specimen (18 in.) by Beauly 

 Firth, 96. — *S. maritimus L. Beauly Firth, 96. — *Var. conglobatus 

 Gray. Loch Duich, 105. 



Carex pulicaris L. Ascends to 2900 ft. on Lawers. — *C. limosa 

 L. Skye ; v. sp. in Hort. Ox. Not quite typical, slightly reverting, 

 as it does, to C. magellanica Lamk. — *C. paniculata L. Gleann 

 Bianasdail, W. Ross, 105. — C. Goodenovii Gay, var. juneella (Fries). 

 Ben Laoigh, Mid Perth, 88. Kinlochewe, 105. — Var. melana 

 (Wimm.). Ben Eay, 105. — Var. curvata. Boat of Garten, 96. — 

 C. stolonifera Hoppe antedates Gay's name, but it was applied by 

 Hoppe to a small form. — C. binervis L., forma nigrescens mihi, which 

 is, I think, worth even a varietal name. It is the blackish-fruited 

 form frequent in mountain localities, and appears in its most typical 

 state on the cliffs of Glen Callater, 92, where it has much the 

 appearance of C.frigida. It has also been noticed on Ben Laoigh, 

 88, 98; Glen Ennich, 96; Ben Eay, 105; and is probably generally 

 distributed. It is certainly connected with the type by an almost 

 unbroken series of forms. — Forma elatior is the large moorland 

 state occurring about Torridon, &c, 4 ft. high, with large, rather 

 conical than cylindric spikelets. It is occasionally confused with 

 the following species. — *C. laevigata Sm. Skye, Hb. Ox. sub nom. 

 binervis. — G.flava L. var. (Ederi Lilj. Kinlochewe, 105. Our old 

 C. flava var. lepidocarpa auct. ang. non Tausch. = var. minor Towns. 

 The latter name in any case cannot be retained, as Ledebour in 

 Flor. Ross reduced C. (Ederi Ehrh. to var. minor Ledeb. I have 

 not seen Ledebour's specimens, so do not know whether they refer 

 to this var. or to the C. Chry sites of Link. The matter is well worth 

 investigating, as it is possible that Ledebour's name may have to 

 replace that of var. cyperoides Marss., suggested by Prof. Bailey in 

 his excellent paper. — C. flava L. Under this I put a sedge gathered 

 on Ben Laoigh, already referred to in Journ. Bot., Jan. 1889, and 

 which I call flava x saxatilis. I hope to obtain Dr. Lange's opinion 

 on it shortly. — *C. cryptocarpa Meyer, var. Kattegattensis (Fries). 

 I am not quite certain whether this is the correct name, but at any 

 rate the plant is identical with the Caithness specimen (teste Mr. 

 Arthur Bennett). I was glad to get this recent addition to our flora 

 in a second Scotch locality, i. e., by the Beauly Frith, 96. It 

 occurred only sparingly, and was in bad condition, from the tidal 

 refuse. The yellowish colour of the foliage at once attracted my 

 attention to it. 



*Deyeuxia neglecta Kunth, var. borealis (Hartman sub Calama- 

 grostide). This addition to the British Flora was found in Mid Perth, 

 88, in August, 1888, growing in a small marsh over a limited area. 



