64 THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEPATIC IN SCOTLAND 
sidered as indigenous. It occurs as a native in marshy 
ground, at the side of streams; and in moist ground among 
boulders on some of the hills of the Eastern Highlands. 
Its most frequent locality in the Lowlands, remote from 
houses, is at the side of streams in the subalpine region, 
or less frequently in glens running through the cultivated 
districts. It ascends to 3200 ft. alt. in Perthshire. Mature 
fruit is very rare, but gemme are almost always present. 
S.W. Lowranps.— Dumfries: Penton Linn (Scott) ; 
Kirkconnel Mil! (Maev.). Kirkcudbright: New Galloway 
(M‘And.). 
N.W. Lowianps.—Ayr: Darvel (Ewing). Lanark: 
Uddingston, cfr. (Ewing); Glen Elvan, on rubbish-heap at 
side of railway (Macy.); Allershaws and Evan Waters, on 
rocks at side of the streams, R.c. (Macv.). 
E. Lowianps — Peebles: Carlops (Evans); Medwyn 
Water, cfr. (Evans); Logan Water, alt. 1050-1200 ft. 
(Macv.). Roxburgh: Kelso, on damp, shady stones (Scott) ; 
do., c. on damp wall (Macv.): Fairy Dean, Melrose, at side 
of stream (Macv.); wall at outskirts of Melrose (Macv.). 
Berwick: WUongformacus (Miss Maev.); Cockburnspath 
(M‘And.); nr. Seenes Law, side of stream (Evans); Dry- 
burgh Abbey (Macv.). Haddington: Luffness Links 
(Evans); St Germains, cult. field (Evans); Gullane sands 
(M‘And.). Edinburgh: In septo regis Edinbergensi (Sibb. 
cf. Scot. Ill. part. sec, p. 59, 1684); Edinburgh Park 
(Mr Yalden ef. Lightf. Fl. Scot., p. 1148); Pentland Hills, 
1848, cfr. (Ed. Herb.); nr. Edinburgh (Grev.); nr. Currie 
(Evans); damp wall by roadside, Balerno (Macv.); Bilston 
Glen, cfr. (Evans); Torduff Reservoir (Evans). Linlithgow: 
Railway side nr. Kirkliston, cfr. (Evans); above Carriber 
on stones by the Avon (Evans). 
S.E. HicgHianps.—Fife and Kinross: Kenly Den, efr. 
(How.); Cullalo (Evans). S. Perth : Shaw Park, Alloa, efr. 
1847 (Grey. Herb.); Bencleuch, in springs (Evans). Mid 
Perth: Ben Lawers, on wet ground among: boulders, alt. 
3200 ft., cfr. (Macy.). N. Perth: Tummel valley, Pitlochry, 
cfr. (E. M. Holmes). 
N.E. Hicuianps.—Forfar: Bog of Restenet, cfr. 1836 
(Grev. Herb.); nr. Montrose, 1847, cfr. (Herb. Cruicks.) ; 
