PHANEROGAMS AND FERNS OF SOUTH ARDGOIL. 19 
1900 feet on Ben Reithe, to 1400 feet on the Saddle, and to 
1150 feet on Clach Bheinn. 
Blaeberry (Vaccinium Myrtillus, Linn.)—This is one of the 
five most widely distributed and commonest plants; a summit 
plant on all the high hills except Clach Bheinn ; absent from 
the shore, roadside and field flora; frequenting the allts from 
a low level, but it is from about 1000 feet upwards that it 
becomes a dominant plant, crowning the edges of rocks. The 
greatest development of this plant is on the Garbh, Cnoc 
Coinnich, where it covers acres of the hillside to the exclusion 
of all else in many places, the only plant which disputes 
dominance being Alchemilla alpina. The Garbh covers a long 
stretch of hillside from 1500 to 1750 feet, and is of excep- 
tional interest and quite unique. 
Cowberry (Vaccinium Vitis-Idea, Linn.)—A summit plant, 
or nearly so, on all the high hills; seems to be absent south of 
the Saddle; found in fruit in Eas Garbh as low as 450 feet ; 
from 900 feet upwards becomes frequent on rock ledges. On 
the summit of Ben Reithe, with Rhacomitrium lanuginosum, it 
dominates the summit flora. 
Cross-leaved Heath (rica Tetralix, Linn.)—Plentiful in 
some parts. 
Fine-leaved Heath (Hrica cinerea, Linn.)—More common 
than Erica Tetraliz. The highest position noted was on the 
summit ridge of the Saddle at 1700 feet. Heathy crowns are 
well developed on the ice-worn rock faces at the junction of 
Loch Goil and Loch Long. 
Ling. (Calluna vulgaris, Salist.)—See Heather Association 
(p. 6). 
Primrose (Primula vulgaris, Huds.)—Very common, as seen 
in spring, near Coilessan, but common, as judged by leaves in 
summer, along the roadsides, in the woods, up the banks of the 
allts, and in shady moist places among the rocks on the hills ; 
up to 1500 feet on Ben Reithe. 
Wood Loosestrife (Lysimachia nemorum, Linn.)—Frequent 
in shady places, such as the woods, the banks of the streams, 
and among other vegetation up to 1600 feet on Ben Reithe. 
Sea Milkwort (Glaux maritima, Linn.)—See Shore (p. 2). 
Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris, Linn.)—Common 
in wet places, specially on rocks and on bare wet banks up to 
1800 feet on Cnoe Coinnich. 
