352 Rock Samphire, &c., on tJie West of Scotland. [Sess. 



is fortunate enough to have access to it, he will find the book 

 of great assistance. A useful book which has illustrations is 

 Cooke's ' Handbook of British Hepaticse.' It contains the 

 majority of our species, and can be bought second-hand for 

 about 4s. The most recent book on the subject is Canon 

 Lett's ' British Hepatics,' which can be bought from the author 

 at Aghaderg Glebe, Loughbrickland, Co. Down, price Ts. 6d. 

 It is without illustrations, but the beginner will find it useful. 

 There are, unhappily, both in this and in Cooke's book, a 

 considerable number of errors which detract from the value of 

 the works, and are apt to mislead the student. 



There are now several workers at hepatics in Britain, so 

 that it is not difficult for beginners to get assistance. I shall 

 be very pleased to give what help I can to any one who 

 wishes to make a study of the subject. 



\N.—ON TEE OCCURRENCE OF THE ROCK SAM- 

 PHIRE (CEITHMUM MARITIMUM L.) AND THE 

 MARSH HELLEBORINE ORCHIS (EPIPACTIS 

 PALUSTRIS CRANTZ) ON THE WEST OF 

 SCOTLAND. 



Br ALEX. SOMEEVILLE, B.Sc, F.L.S., Corresponding Member.i 



{Read Jan. 23, 1907.) 



It is of interest that we are able to bring before the Society 

 two plants, neither of them minute or inconspicuous, one of 

 them tall and striking, which, during the past summer, were 

 met with on the island of Colonsay, one of the South Inner 

 Hebrides, where they proved to be practically additions to the 

 known flora of the West of Scotland. Of these, one is an 



1 We regret to have to record the death of Mr Somerville, which took place on 

 June 5, 1907, in his 66th year.— Ed. 



