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small barren plants, but only one with capsules. The specimens 

 are not now by me, but no doubt they will be described by Dr. 

 White in the review of the British Salices which he has in hand. 

 Though not given in Nyman, he tells me that this plant is in the 

 last Copenhagen list. I may mention that I have two other small 

 plants now growing in my garden, from the same station, which 

 look like hybrids ; one, perhaps both, showing reticulata parentage. 

 I hope in course of time to get these determined. 



Pinus sylvestris L. This is certainly native in the upper part of 

 Glen Nevis (97), and apparently so about Inveroran (98). A single 

 specimen also grows on an islet in Lochan Mathair Etive, near 

 Kmgshouse : it seems to be a relic of the vast forest which once 

 clothed this part of Rannoch Muir. 



Jamais hifjlumis L. In abundance on the N.E. side of Beinn- 

 dubh-chraige, near Tyndrum (88), at about 3000 ft. 



Eriophonim angustifolium Both, b. elatius Koch. Moor near 

 Kingshouse. — c. minus Koch. Stob Ban (97) ; Glen Fiagh (90). 

 This is exactly the plant figured in Eng. Bot. as ''E. [/racile." I 

 gathered a single specimen of this species near Kingshouse with 

 somewhat asperous peduncles ; a similar state has been found in 

 Surrey by Mr. Beeby. 



Carex pidicaris L. Ascends to nearly 3000 ft. on Beinn-dubh- 

 chraige (88). — C. echinata Murr., *b. Grypus (Schk.). Streamlet on 

 Clach Leathad (98). Determined by Mr. Bennett, and the character 

 is apparently correct; but plants which flowered in the garden 

 turned into typical echinata ! [Obs. — Very immature specimens of 

 a Carex growing between the summit of the Little Culrannoch and 

 the head of Glen Caness, which appeared to me different from C, 

 curia var. alpicola, have a decided look of C. lielvola Blytt, which I 

 have seen from Norway and from Lochnagar (herb. Boswell). 

 I think it better to call attention to the possible occurrence of this 

 species in a new station.] — '^C. curta Good. Glen Nevis (97). — 

 C. stricta Good. The Assynt plant which Dr. Lange placed here is 

 named by Prof. C. Haussknecht "(7. vulgaris Fr., \d.i. juncella, 

 forma melceiia." Prof. Babington also considered it a form of that 

 species. — C. rigida Good. Specimens coming very near the Little 

 Culrannoch var. iyiferalpina were collected above the head of Glen 

 Fiagh and on the E. side of the Green Hill, near Clova. It is often 

 extremely difficult to tell whether living plants belong to this 

 species or to the alpine states of Goodenovii. — "C. aquatilis Wahl. 

 Great bog on the E. side of Ben More and Am Binnein (88). — 

 C. glauca Murr. A form was met with in Glen Fiagh, which is 

 probably c. stictocarpa (Sm.). Don's original station is likely to 

 have been in this neighbourhood. — *C. limosa L. {eu-limosa). Near 

 Lochan Mathair Etive (98), in profusion. — C. pracox Jacq. At 

 2000 ft., in Glen "Winter, Clova. — C. vaginata Tausch. W. side of 

 the Athole Sow; Am Binnein (88); Stob Ban (''=97). Very abun- 

 dant on Clach Leathad (98). — f C. intermedia Miegeville. Moorland 

 a little E. of Bridge of Nevis (97), about a mile from Fort William, 

 and perhaps 100 ft. above sea-level. Dr. Lange, to whom this was 

 sent for identification, thought it to be C. vaginata; from which, 



