Plantago maritiina. 189 



Notes on a form of Plantago maritima [L.] new to 

 Great Britain : f. Pumila (Kjellman). By James 

 Cosmo Melvill, F.L.S. 



{Received February 21st, iSSg.) 



On 20th July, 1888, the ascent of Ben Hope, a high and 

 imposing mountain in north-west Sutherlandshire, was 

 made by Mr. Frederick Hanbury, F.L.S., and myself. Most 

 of the mountains in this district, e.g., Ben Hee, Ben Clibreck, 

 Ben Leoghal (Loyal), with Ben Hope, stand alone, and 

 these four form, roughly speaking, a quadrilateral, situated 

 some ten miles apart from each other, Ben Hope being 

 in the north-west corner of the quadrilateral and nearer to 

 Ben Leoghal than to the others. 



The botanical riches of this mountain are notorious ; 

 but it is not very often ascended, owing to its forming part 

 of a deer forest, and, consequently, being strictly preserved 

 and closed to the public. 



The primary object in view was to study the Hieracia, 

 and in this we were more successful than our most sanguine 

 expectations, obtaining one or two probably new and un- 

 described forms. I forbear more detail on this subject at 

 present as the plants are being cultivated by Mr. Hanbury, 

 and will flower this summer, and till then, it is premature 

 to discuss their distinctness or otherwise, suffice it to say 

 that new county records for Hieracium lingiilatum (Back- 

 house) and H. holosericeiini (Backhouse) were established. 



We ascended by the west face, to the left of the Altna- 

 caillich Waterfall, and passing through a tract of boggy 

 ground, rich in Carices, e.g., C. pauciflora, C. vaginata, etc., 

 rounded a great spur of the mountain, and soon came to 



