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REPORTS ON EXCURSIONS. 87 



Bartsia alpina, Linn., in good flower. 

 Oxyria reniformis, Hook, flower bud. 

 Sidix Arbuscula, Linn. ; S. herbacea, Linn. ; »Si. reticulata, 



Linn., all late. 

 Tofieldia palustris, Huds., in flower. 

 Luzula spicata, DC, in bud. 

 Juncus frifidus, Linn. ; J. castaneus, Sm. ; J. higlumis, Linn., 



not in flower. 

 J. triglumis, Linn., in flower. 

 Rhyncospora alba, Vahl., a few plants in flower. 

 Kobresia caricina, Willd., showing flowering stems. 

 Carex dioica, Linn. ; C. atrata, Linn. ; C. rigida, Good. ; 



C. vaginala, Tausch. ; C. capillaris, Linn. ; C. pulla, 

 Good., all too young for collecting purposes. 



" The grasses were unnoticeable. 



" I picked up. in passing, a few of the rare alpine mosses for a 

 friend, such as — 



Dicranum fulvellum, Sm. ; D. Starkei, W. and M. ; 



D. falcatum, Hedw. ; D. Blytii, B. and S. 

 D. arcticum, Schpr. 



Encalypta rkabdocarpa, Schwg. 



(Edipodium Griffithianum, Schwgr. 

 ■' As to the HepaticcE I can say very little, as I was taking 

 the smaller forms principally, but I did pick up a bit or two 

 of the larger hill plants, such as — 



Pletirozia cochleariformis, Weiss. 



Bazzania tricrenata, Lindbg. 



Blepharozia ciliaris, L. 



Herberta adunca, Dicks. 



Jamesonilla Carringtoni, Balf. 



Pallavicinia Blyttii, Lindb. 



Metzgeria pubescens, Schrank. 

 " And a few others." 



Marine Biological Station, Millport, 15th August, 1903 

 (Conductor, Mr. Alex. Gray). — The excursion to Millport on the 

 15th instant was rather poorly attended, owing to the wet, 

 stormy weather of that and the previous days. By the mid- 

 day steamer only two members arrived, who, after inspection 



