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ditches at and in many cases above 1450 feet, ¢.g., Chrysanthemum 
leucanthemum, at a height of nearly 2000 feet at Correifron. The 
aretic zone, however, if we consider it as marked by presence of | 
Rubus chamemorus 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 thoroughly 
searched, and this is a point which should be cleared up by our 
botanists next summer. Whether Saxifraga 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 Great 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 rare 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. parvulus.—Auchencass, Moffat Linn. 
Nasturtium palustre, R. Br.-—(Miss Hamilton) Caerlaverock. 
Arabis hirsuta, Br.—Spoon Burn and Correifron 
Cochlearia officinalis, Linn.—Causeway Grain, Whitehope, all Moffat hills, 
_ Queensberry, Penbreck. 
Viola lutea, Huds.-—Penbreck, hills near Grey Mare’s Tail, &c. 
Cerastium alpinum, L.— Craig boar, also near Loch Skene (Mr Johnstone). 
Cerastium arvense, L.—Cluden Bridge. 
Stellaria nemorum, L.—Woodlands, Penton Linn, and Canobie parish, 
abundant. 
Sagina nodosa, Meyer.—Torduff Point. 
Hypericum hirsutum, L.—Castle-Douglas Road (Mrs Thomson and Miss 
Milligan), 
Geranium pheum, L.—Moniaive (by J. Corrie). 
Geranium lucidum, L. (by J. T. Johnstone)— Craigieburn Wood. 
‘Geranium silvaticum, L.—Common ; Moffat and Langholm districts up to 
1600 feet and beyond. 
Empetrum nigrum, L.—Common near Moffat, also Eweslees Downs (J. Rae). 
Vicia silvatica, L.—Between Langholm and Canobie, 
Ornithopus perpusillus, L.—Dalawoodie. 
