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THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 



the description fits it well enough, and what we have been calling 

 jf. iidiim Jord. is frequent on the Grampians. 



Sojichus arveusis L. var. fjlahrescens Hall. (IcBvipes Koch), 108.''' 

 Oatfields near Coalbackie, with the type. 



At'ctostaphylos alpina Spreng. 106. West side of Ben Wyvis. 

 107.* Abundant on Ben Griam More, descending to 1000 ft. It 

 was in good flower upon the lower slopes of Ben Hope on May 25th. 



Azalea procumhens L. 107. Summit of Ben Griam More. 



Pijwla rotmidi/olia L. 108.- Ben Hope, at 2000 ft., with P. 

 minor L. ; very rare. 



Primula acaulh X veris. 108. Near Betty Hill. The links at 

 Reay (109) were ablaze with cowslips at the end of May. 



SijwphijtiDii tuberosum L. 109. "^^ High bank of the Wick River, 

 between three and four miles above the town ; very scarce, but 

 apparently a true native, and remote from houses. 



Veronica a(/restis L. 108. A garden weed at Loch Loyal Lodge. 

 111. Cornfield near Stromness — the blue-flowered form. — V. ar- 

 veusis L. var. eximia Towns. 109. '■' Grassy cliffs near Dunnet Sands. 



Euphrasia borealis Towns. 111. Stenness ; Waulkmill Bay. — 

 E. brevipila Burnat & Gremli. 111. Common in Mainland, Orkney. 

 — K. brevipila X curta. lll.f Stenness. — 7?. .sro«/>rt Wettst. 111. 

 About Hobbister and Kirbister. — E. curta Fr. 106." Achterneed. 

 107." Forsinard. 108. Tongue; Scullomie; Skerray. A luxuriant 

 form, 9-12 in. high, occurs near Melness. 111.''' Common in Main- 

 land and Hoy — both type and var. gJahrescens Wettst. — E. curta X 

 /oulaoisin, n. hybr. 108.1 Scullomie. — E. curta x latifolia, n. hybr. 

 108. t Scullomie. — E. curta X scottica, n. hybr. 108. i Among 

 heather, east of Scullomie. — E. foulaends Towns. 106.''' Ben 

 Wyvis, at nearly 3000 ft. This was referred by Mr. Townsend to 

 E. latifolia; but it lacks the abundant white pubescence and whitish 

 flowers of that closely-allied species, and appears to me quite iden- 

 tical with the Ben Loyal plant which he accepts as being true 

 foulaensis. I have only met with E. latifolia on the coast, at no 

 great altitude. 111.-'- Black Craig, &c., in short turf. — E. latifolia 

 Pursh. 108. Very fine and abundant on grassy slopes at Scullomie 

 and Skerray. 111.'' Black Craig. 



Ehinanthus Crista-galli L. 111. A small narrow-leaved form 

 growing sparingly on the south side of Loch Stenness; Mr. C. E. 

 Salmon collected it at Inchnadamph (108) a year or two back. 



Melampijrum pratense L. var. montanum Johnst. 107. Lower 

 slopes of Ben Griam More. 



Thymus Serpyllum Fr. var. prostratum Hornem. 111. Between 

 Stromness and Sandwick ; particularly plentiful near the Loch of 

 Skaill. 



Ajuga pyramidal is L. 107. Ben Griam More; scarce and very 

 local at about 1500 ft. 



Salsola Kali L. 108.* Melness Sands, scarce. 



Polygonum viviparum L. 107.* Ben Griam More. 



Betula nana L. 106. West side of Ben Wyvis. 108. Locally 

 plentiful at the north-east base of Ben Loyal, descending below 

 800 ft. ; some bushes were about a yard high, and fruited freely. — 



