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It was first described by L. Lgestadius as a species, i. e., Calama- 

 grostis borealis, in ' Anarnarkningar om Vegetationem i Karesuando 

 och Enontekis.' I am indebted to Mr. Arthur Bennett for a copy 

 of the following description: — "Arista subdorsali, lana corolla 

 brevior, caulis foliatus. Panicula stricta patens, folia radicalia 

 dilatata, aspera, stricta, elongata. Cum C. stricta maximam simili- 

 tudinem habet. Differt autem arista subdorsali, hoc est infra 

 apicem, supra medium corollae fixa, brevissima ; pilis corollam 

 non asquantibus ; longiora autem quam strictae. A C. epigejos, cujus 

 formam depauperatam primum putavi, differt glumis duplo bre- 

 vioribus non acuminatis, et a C. strigosa eadem nota." When I 

 gathered it, a specimen was at once sent to Mr. Arthur Bennett, 

 and, in answer to my query if stricta, he replied, " Yes, or borealis" ; 

 and later on leaned to the latter name, which has been kindly 

 decided by Prof. Hackel. So far, it appears to be recorded for 

 Europe only for Finmark, Lapland, West Bothnia. It has also 

 been found in Greenland. Its Scotch locality is a wide extension of 

 its range. If considered as a D. neglecta, it is even then a rediscovery 

 for Scotland, since the marsh near Forfar where George Don 

 originally found the plant so-named has been dredged, and the 

 plant lost about the time that Eriophorum alpinum ceased to exist. 



*Phragmites vulgaris Trim, as the var. uniflora Durn. In Kin- 

 tail, 105. 



Alopecurus geniculatus L. A glaucous form grew at Kinlochewe, 

 105. 



*Phleum pratense L. Dingwall, 106. 

 Holcus lanatus L. Ascends to 2200 ft. on Ben Slioch. 



*Agrostis canina L., var. scotica Hackel in lit. A. canina L. occurs 

 abundantly as a large -flowered moorland plant about the base of 

 Ben Eay, W. Boss, 105, and is plentiful on the mountain itself. 

 At about 1500 ft. elevation it is accompanied with, or replaced by, 

 a dwarfer plant, which is found not only upon the quartzite screes, 

 but also on the summit-ridges. This plant puzzles me not a little, 

 and to see it in good condition was the special object of my northern 

 tour. I gathered a good series, and even then felt undecided whether 

 to put it under A. rubra Wahl. or A. canina. Specimens were sent 

 to Prof. Hackel, and he kindly wrote : — " Your Agrostis is in some 

 degree intermediate between A. canina and A. rubra (the existence of 

 such intermediate forms has already beentnentioned by Berlin (Ofvers. 

 Stockh. B. Acad. Forhandl. 1887, p. 71), but he gave no name to 

 any of them. I should like to name your Agrostis A. canina var. 

 scotica, and, like A. canina, it offers two subvarieties, i.e., aristata 

 and mutica. The true rubra differs from it by its flat radical leaves, 

 strongly-tufted growth, without runners, &c. From A. canina 

 genuina your var. scotica differs by the lower culm, much greater 

 spikelets, depauperate panicle, &c." The awnless form was as 

 frequent as the type. The plant was abundant, and ascended to 

 3000 ft. A. canina is stated in the 'Student's Flora' to ascend to 

 1500 ft. in Derby. The same plant occurred, although much less 

 frequently, on Ben Slioch, but its comparative scarcity on that 

 mountain may be explained that the former is forest, the latter 



