132 THE JOUBXAL OF BOTANY 



*H. diaplianoides Lindeberg, var. apicidatum Linton. 96. 

 Markie Burn, Crathie, on shingle. A rare form, only known before 

 from the Clova district and near the Spital of Glen Shee. 



*II. diaphamim Fr., var. f/laucovirens Dahlst. 96. Frequent by 

 the Spey, &c., about Laggan Bridge and Crathie ; agreeing closely 

 with most of my authoritatively named material. Rather near the 

 previous plant in heads, though these are smaller; but di:ffering 

 greatly in its taller, more slender habit, and in the thin, less deeply- 

 toothed foliage, which is often purplish red. 



H. gothicum Fr. 96. Remarkably abundant on grassy banks, 

 by river-sides, &c., about Crathie, Laggan Bridge, and Cluny Castle ; 

 styles always pure yellow in this neighbourhood. Here it varies 

 much; besides the normal form (which is, perhaps, the most plentiful), 

 I saw specimens matching that called by Lindeberg var. has i folium. 

 Another has so much white hair on the heads that I mistook it for 

 H. sparsifolium ; and a third has the phyllaries a good deal clothed 

 Avith floccose down. 



H. sticfoplu/Uum Dahlst. *96. Plentiful by the Markie Burn 

 and Spey, about Crathie and Laggan Bridge. *97. Near the east end 

 of Loch Laggan (occasionally with concolorous leaves) ; ascending to 

 2000 feet on Carn Liath. Styles (here) invariably pure yellow. 



^H, sparsifolium Lindeberg. 96. Grassy slopes, about halfway 

 between Laggan Bridge and Cluny Castle ; this may be an undescribed 

 variation, differing from the type by its golden styles and more 

 glandular heads. 



II. reticulatum Lindeberg, var. *ampJidenfatum F. J. Hanb. 

 (described under H. strictum Fr.). 96. One very characteristic plant, 

 by the Spey, below Crathie. AVhat was almost certainly this, but 

 only seen in bud, grew on rocks, two miles or more east of Loch 

 Laggan (97). 



II. auratum Fr. 97. Frequent in the valley of the River Pattack. 



H. umhellatum L., var. Hinariifolium Wallr. 96. Gmss}^ slopes 

 between Laggan Bridge and Cluny Castle. 



Taraxacum spectahile Dahlst. Common on the mountains ; 

 foliage usually blotched (var. maculigerum Dahlst.). 



Vaccinium Vitis-Idcea L. 97. A very luxuriant form, or state, 

 abounds in the fir-woods on the Ai-dverikie domain. 



Pyrola media Sw. and P. minor occur here and there, about 

 Ardverikie ; P. seen }i da L. was also seen, scarce and barren, but it 

 flowered on rocks by the Allt na h' Uamha. 



lihinanfhus major xminor (x AlectroIopJnts fillax Sterneck). 

 96. I think that a puzzling plant, found rather i)lentifully in moist 

 pastures near the Spey at Laggan Bridge, is probal)ly tliis hybrid. 

 Intermediate in habit. "^ Bracts pale green. Corolla-a])pendages often 

 spreading horizontally, as in li. major. Seed-wing nan-ow. 



li. stenoj)}n/Uus Schur. 96, 97. Common in low-lying pastures ; 

 observed as high up as 1300 feet, but much reduced in size. 



R. monticola Druce. 97. Grassy moorlands, Ardverikie Forest, 

 a])ove 1000 feet. 



E. borealis Druce. ♦06. Geal Charn. 97. Coire nan Gall. 

 From 2500 to 2700 feet ; very Hue, broad-leaved examples, occasionally 



