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ditches at and in many cases above 1450 feet, e.ff., Chrysanthemum 

 leucanthemum, at a height of nearly 2000 feet at Coireifron. The 

 arctic zone, liowever, if we consider it as marked by presence of 

 Hubics chamcemorus and Cochlearia officinalis, seems to extend 

 along the watershed of the east and west coast from The Wisp 

 to the Beeftub, and also on the range which ends at Queensberry. 

 The extreme north-west of the county, and especially Beninner 

 and Benbrack, have not so far as I know been thorouglily 

 searched, and this is a point which should be cleared up by our 

 botanists next summer. Whether Haxifraga nivalis may be 

 regarded as a proof of the mid-arctic zone occurring in Dumfries- 

 shire is very doubtful, but unless Veronica saxatilis and one or 

 two other records are confirmed I should doubt if one could fairly 

 take this to be proved. Thus, in Dumfriesshire, we have appar- 

 ently at least four and possibly five of Watson's zones represented, 

 and we have also a marked littoral strip and perhaps the best 

 examples of the very special peat^moss flora in Gieat Britain. 



The above sketch is a very superficial one, but my intention 

 has been rather to try and give a general idea of the actual floral 

 divisions of the county than a special account of one locality. I 

 append a list of localities of r-are or interesting plants which are 

 not mentioned so far as I know in M'Andrew's work. I include 

 many sent me by our members. 



Ranunculus Sardous (Crant) b. parvrUus.—Auchencass, Moffat Linn. 



Nasturtium paluslre, R. Br.--(Miss Hamilton) Cuerlavcrock. 



Arabis hirsuta, Br.— Spoon Burn and Correifron 



Cochlearia officiimlig, Linn.— Causeway Grain, Whitehope, all Moffat hills, 



Queensberry, Penbreck. 

 ,Viola lulea, Huds.- -Penbreck, hills near Grey Mare's Tail, &c. 

 Cerastium alpinum, L.-Craig boar, also near Loch Skene (Mr Johnstone). 

 Oeraslitim arvense, L. — Cluden Bridge. 

 SteUaria nemortim, L,— Woodlands, Penton Linn, and Canobie parish, 



abundant. 

 Sagina nodosa, Meyer.— Torduff Point. 

 Hypericum hirsutum, L.- Castle-Douglas Road (Mrs Thomson and Miss 



Milligan). 

 Geraimim phaum, L.— Moniaive (by J. Corrie). 

 Geranium lucidum, L. (by J. T. Johnstone)- Craigiebum Wood. 

 Geranium silvaticum, L.— Common ; Moffat and Langholm districts up to 



1600 feet and beyond. 

 Empelrum niqnm, L.— Common near Moffat, also Eweslees Downs (J.Rae). 

 Vicia silvatica, L.— Between Langhohn and Canobie. 

 Qmithopus perpusillus, L.— Dalawoodie. 



