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are remarkable. Mr. Linton wrote as follows of the sheet sent 

 to him: — ". . . . has glabrous ovaries, with long pedicels, for 

 which combination none of our willows will account but S. nigri- 

 cans. It is curious that (on my specimen) there is no more 

 evidence of S. nigricans." This applies equally to our own 

 herbarium examples. S. phylicifolia, though decidedly scarce, 

 does grow in the district ; but we saw nothing of S. nigricans, 

 and there is no sign whatever of it in the wood or the foliage. 

 Thus it seems likely that we have to deal with a new, glabrous- 

 fruited variety. 



Eriophorum latifolium Hoppe. 96. Heathy bogs near the 

 Allt an t' Sluie (1600 ft.). 



Carex atrata L. 96. Coire Chuirn, at 2400 to 2600 ft. Eecorded 

 by Messrs. H. & J. Groves in 1886 from the Larig Ghru Pass, the 

 only other station in E. Inverness. — C. canescens L. {curta Good.) 

 v&\\fallax~F. Kurtz (ex Ascherson & Graebner, Synopsis). - ; '89. 

 Allt a' Chama Choire, Atholl Forest. "96. Allt a' Choire Chais ; 

 Allt Coire Chuirn. By streams and in peaty bogs, from 2600 to 

 2800 ft. ; locally abundant. — C. aquatilis Wahl. var. *epigeios 

 Laestad. 89. Peaty bogs near the Allt a' Chama Choire, at 

 2600-2700 ft. Spikelets very dark ; plant often dwarf, perhaps 

 owing to the dry season. Mr. Arthur Bennett agreed that our 

 plant was either this variety or very near it. A hybrid with 

 C. Goodenowii Gay also occurred there ; the local form of this 

 second parent had very narrow leaves, black spikelets, and stems 

 from seven to ten inches high. — *0. Goodenowii x rigida. 96. 

 Bog near the Allt Coire Chuirn, at 2700 ft. ; very scarce. — C. rari- 

 flora Sm. 89. Locally plentiful in spongy bogs near the Allt a' 

 Chama Choire (2600 to 2800 ft.). The only other known Perth- 

 shire station is on Meall Odhar, close to Canlochan Glen, and just 

 within the same vice-county. 96. Near the head of Allt Coire 

 Chuirn and Allt a' Choire Chais. These three stations are 

 practically one. — G. vaginata Tausch. 96. Sparingly at 2300 ft., 

 on cliffs above Loch Dubh ; we believe that it was also seen in 

 Coire Chuirn, but no specimens were kept. — *0. capillaris L. 

 96. Coire Chuirn, with C. atrata. 



Alopecurus alpinus Sm. 96. Allt Coire Chuirn, between 2500 

 and 2800 ft. ; it flowered very little, that year. 



Poa nemoralis L. 96. A peculiar alpine form or variety grows 

 above Loch Dubh. Mr. Bennett was much interested in it, but 

 could suggest no name, as it was rather young. 



Athyriwn alpestre Milde. 96. Rocks at the head of Coire 

 Chais, and remarkably luxuriant on Ben Alder, where it is plentiful 

 up to 3600 ft. One small plant of A. flexile Syme was found at 

 the top of the eastern corrie. 



Lycopodium annotinum L. 96. In profusion on a heathy 

 moorland below Coire Bhathaich, about two miles south-east of 

 Dalwhinnie ; not observed elsewhere. 



