NOTES ON THE FLORA OF CAITHNESS AND SUTHERLAND. 119 



Observed near Oikel by Mr. Macnab. I afterwards found it by the 

 road opposite the west side of Ben HojDe ; and Mr. Tyacke found 

 it at the base of Ben Loyal. In 1825 Mr. Holme and I found it 

 in Batcall [Badcaul] Moss, between Reconick and Oldshore. I 

 then considered it C. limosa, and I am still inclined to agree with 

 those botanists who can see no good specific distinctions between 

 C. rariflora, 0. limosa, and C. irHgua," Cyb. Brit. iii. 129. Dr. 

 Boswell, not having seen specimens, suggested (Eng. Bot. 3rd ed,, 

 X., 122j, that possibly the plant might be C. styyia, Fr. Mr. 

 Miller collected good specimens, and, on comparing them with 

 Fries' description (Nov. Flor. Suec. Mant. 3, p. 141), of sti/tjia I 

 found they could not be that species, and could only make limosa 

 of them. I sent a specimen to Dr. Boswell, and his reply was — 

 " The Badcaul species is certainly only limosa ; how it came to be 

 called rariflora I cannot imagine." 



"^^Alopecurus geniculatus, L. — W., Scourie. 



'^Avena elatior, L. — W., Durness. 



"^Festuca duriuscida , "Linn.," Sm. — W., Durness. 



■'■'F. rubra, L. — W., Far-out-Head, Durness. 



'^' Asplenium mariniuii, L. — W., Scourie. 



^Nephrodium dilatatum, Desv. — W., Durness. 



^-Botrychium Lunaria, Sw. — W., Durness; moorland near Smoo 

 Cave, Durness. 



'^Lycopodium clavatum, L. — W., Durness. 



"^Chara hispida, L. — W., Durness. 



*0. aspera. — W., Durness. 



*C.fragilis, Desv. — W., Durness. 



'^C.fragilis, Desv., approaching var. capillacea. — W., Durness. 

 In the above list, E. before a locahty signifies East Sutherland ; 

 W., West Sutherland. 



The following species were gathered by Mr. Grant on the 

 Helmsdale river, between Kinbrace and Kildonan, in East Suther- 

 land, being additional species for that vice-county : — 



Trollius eiiropcBiis, L. 

 Hypericum jjerforatum, L. 

 Primus Padus, L. 

 Frayaria vesca, L. 

 Rubus L'liamcBviorus, L. 

 Asperula odorata, L. 

 Gnaphaliurii idiginosum, L. 

 Menyanthes trifoliata, L. 

 Ajuga reptans, L. 

 A. pyramidalis, L. 

 Lysimachia nemorum, L. 

 Trieiitalis europcBa, L. 

 Scilla nutans, Sm. 



Juncus sqiiarrosus, L. 

 Luzula pilusa, Willd. 

 Scirjnis pahistris, L. 

 *S'. ccBspitosus, L. 

 Eriopliorum vayinatiun , L. 

 Carex pidicaris, L. 

 C. ovalis, Good. 

 C. stellulata. Good. 

 C. vulgaris, Fries. 

 C. pihdifera, L. 

 C. hinervis, Sm. 

 Anthoxanthum odoratum, L. 



