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rather moi'e than half the length of the calyx. Nucules not keeled 

 towards the apex on the face, distinctly bordered at the apex. Plant 

 dull gi'een, without any lustre. 



On ledges of mica-slate and limestone rocks on mountains. Rare, 

 and very local. On the west slope of Ben LaAvers, and on Stuich-an 

 Lochan, immediately to the east of that mountain, in abundance. Found 

 by Messrs. Backhouse on the east end of Micklefell ridge, Teesdale, 

 from whence, however, I have not seen specimens. 



England, Scotland. Perennial. Late Summer, Autumn. 



Plant growing in dense tufts, the short branches of the rootstock 

 clothed with the bro^wn remains of the petioles of previous years. 

 Stems somewhat decumbent, 3 inches to 1 foot long, rather stout, 

 simple, or rarely wdth a branch from some of the upper leaves. 

 Leaves of the barren tufts (including the petiole) 2 to 5 inches long, the 

 lamina often shorter than the petiole ; lower stem leaves subpetiolate, 

 those from the middle of the stem upwards sessile, 1 to 2 inches long. 

 Racemes at length 1^ to 3 inches long, with the rachis rather rigid. 

 Corolla f to 1^ inch across, very bright blue, darker than that of M. 

 palustris, with the yellow eye usual in the genus. Nucules black, 

 polished and shining, ovate-ovoid, compressed, bordered on both sides 

 towards the apex, but with no keel on the face. 



Alpine Forget-me-not. 

 French, Myosotis des Alpes. German, Wold VergissmeinnicM. 



SPECIES v.— M Y O S O T I S SYLVATICA. Ehrh. 



Plate MCVII. 



EdcJi. Ic. El. Germ, et Helv. Vol. XVIII. Tab. MCCCXXII. Fig. 1. (?) 

 Bdlof, Fl. GaU. et Germ. Exsicc. No. 155. 



Rootstock none, or short, not creeping nor stoloniferous, not branched, 

 but producing a single branched or numerous nearly simple stems from 

 where it appears above the ground, and sometimes also barren tufts. 

 Central stem erect, the others decumbent at the base, weak, with the 

 l)ubescence in the lower part rather dense, stiflF, spreading. Lower leaves 

 oblanceolate or oval-oblanceolate, abruptly or gradually narrowed to- 

 wards the base into distinct rather short petioles, subacute or obtuse ; 

 stem leaves sessile, subdecurrent, elliptical-oblong or lanceolate (or the 

 U2:>per ones ovate- lanceolate) acute, rather thickly clothed with short stiff 

 spreading pubescence. - Pedicels slender, in fruit spreading or ascend- 

 ing-spreading, often subsecund, all without bracts, generally exceedino- 

 the calyx, the lower ones often twice as long. Calyx with a few long 

 adpressed hairs and numerous spreading incurved ones, many of them 

 hooked-pointed, ovate-ovoid and nearly closed in fruit ; segments 



