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Genus CLXIII—UTRICULARIA (Linn.) 
333. U. minor (Linn.), Smaller Bladderwort. 
Dr Flett found this above Orphir road, near bridge 
to east of Scapa School. It grows abundantly in a 
large depression—probably old quarries—on Harray 
side of public road after passing dykes of Binscarth 
for Birsay. 
ORDER XXX VIII.—_PLUMBAGINACE. 
Genus CLAIV.—STATICE (Linn.) 
334. S. MARITIMA (Mill.), Sea-pink. Common. 
My specimens, gathered on Deerness shore, have 
three veined leaves and pubescent scapes. No doubt 
they are var. planifolia (Syme). The thick tuberous 
roots of Statice maritima were formerly sliced and 
boiled with milk for human consumption. 
ORDER XXXIX.—PLANTAGINACE. 
Genus CLXV.—PLANTAGO (Linn.), Plantain. 
335. P. MAgor (Linn.) Common. 
336. P. MARITIMA (Linn.) Common. 
Var. minor (Hooker, “ Brit. Flora,’ 1830, p. 67). 
Leaves linear, lanceolate, densely hairy, as well as the 
scape, which is the same as var. hirsuta (Syme). Var. 
hirsuta (Syme) is given as a species in Edmondston’s 
“Flora of Shetland,’ 2nd edit., 1903. It is yiven as 
found near house of Skaill by Hooker; at Baltasound 
by Beeby (Scot. Nat. Hist.,” 1887.) Dr Grant 
