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this was found on rocks above the tarn called Fynnon Lloer ; the 

 leaves have larger and more numerous blotches than usual, and 

 the ligules are copiously ciliate with long hairs, but Mr. Linton 

 does not separate it from the type. — H. hypochceroides Gibs. var. 

 "saxorum F. J. Hanb. The most abundant hawkweed in Own 

 Idwal, where it often clothes the almost inaccessible cliffs, rang- 

 ing from 1800 to 2300 ft. or more. The leaves are firm, bluish- 

 green or glaucous, usually (but by no means always) spotted ; 

 styles pure yellow. Allowing for reduction in size, due to a sub- 

 alpine situation, this agrees well with specimens from near 

 Auchterneed, E. Boss, &c. We suspect that it is the Cwm Idwal 

 ' Sommerfeltii ' of the Flora, as no true H. Sommerfeltii was met 

 with there ; but both may occur. — H. sciaphilum Uechtr. Fre- 

 quent and variable, about Capel Curig ; a very large state was 

 found by the Llugwy, and on slate debris at Dolwyddelan railway 

 station. — Var. Hransiem Ley. ? This name is suggested by Mr. 

 Linton for a peculiar plant, with lemon-yellow ligules (slightly 

 ciliate- tipped), glandular, floccose, but almost epilose heads, and 

 unusually small foliage, found beside the road from Capel Curig to 

 Penygwryd ; we believe it was also seen at Hendre, near Llyn 

 Crafnant, only in bud, and therefore not gathered. Possibly a 

 new and distinct variety. — H. diaphanoides Lindeb. Wall-tops, 

 Capel Curig ; rocks near Ogwen Cottage ; stream-sides, &c, in 

 the Pass of Llanberis ; also, unusually luxuriant, on slate debris at 

 Dolwyddelan. — Var. ornatum Dahlst. ? On large boulders of 

 volcanic ash in Cwm Idwal, from 1250 to 1750 ft. Perhaps 

 owing to the situation, or the dry early summer, or both, the 

 leaves were mostly tinged with purple (often almost black) ; the 

 more or less floccose phyllaries also distinguish it from type. 

 Mr. Linton, who suggested the name, thinks that this is the plant 

 referred to in his brother's British Hieracia, p. 70 ; indeed, we 

 saw nothing else to which the note could apply. — H. gothicum Fr. 

 A yellow-styled form of this (confirmed by Mr. Linton) grows in 

 plenty by a tributary of the Llugwy, most likely the Nant-y-Waen, 

 nearly two miles above Capel Curig ; it varied very much in size 

 and leaf-cutting, but was evidently all one thing. Small specimens 

 are often 1- to 3-headed; one large example bears twelve heads. — 

 H. stictophyllum Dahlst. In three distinct stations near Capel 

 Curig ; yellow-styled, as is often the case in Scotland. This is the 

 H. ' sparsifolium ' of the Flora, which used the name accepted at 

 that time. — *2T. sparsifolium Lindeb. var. placerophyllum Dahlst. 

 On a bank near the Llugwy, above Capel Curig ; extremely scarce. 

 It is practically identical with specimens from W. Yorks and 

 E. Perth, and differs greatly from H. gothicum, latifolium, to 

 which Mr. Linton — who does not know placerophyllum — was 

 disposed to assign our specimens, in habit, foliage, head-clothing, 

 darkened styles, &c. — H. corymbosum Fr., "type. Eocky bank of 

 the Llugwy, a little above Capel Curig Church ; rather small and 

 young, but characteristic. Mr. Linton concurs. 



'''Taraxacum spectabile Dahlst. Cwm Idwal, already past flower 

 at 2000 ft. on June 26th ; leaves more or less spotted. 



