72 ‘THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEPATIC IN SCOTLAND 
Is rather rare in the West Highlands, except in a few places 
in West Inverness and Argyll. It has not been found in 
the Inner Hebrides, and is rare in the North Highlands. 
In the Lowlands and East Highlands it appears to be con- 
tined to decaying logs and stumps or rarely sandstone rocks. 
In the West Highlands it is found also on peat; in the 
extreme north of the mainland, the Outer Hebrides, and the 
northern islands it has only been found on the peat. It 
occurs in compact dark-green patches, generally unmixed, 
though occasionally with Nowellia curvifolia and Scap. 
umbrosa. Fruit is rare, and mature from June to August. 
S.W. Lowianps.—Dumfries: Gallow Hill, Moffat, on 
wood, cfr. (M‘And.). Kirkcudbright: New Galloway, on 
wood (M‘And.). 
S.E. HicHianps.—Fife and Kinross: Lomond Hills, on 
sandstone rock (Young); do. Glen Burn (Evans). #. Stur- 
ling: Wester Glen, Gargunnock, on old wood (K. & 8.) 
S. Perth: Trossachs, on old wood, 1876 (Carr.); do. (Ewing 
and West) Mid Perth: Finlarig Wood, on old logs 
(Ewing); Achrioch Wood, Tyndrum, R.c. on stumps (Macv.). 
Mip E. HigHuanps.—Aincardine: Mount Shade, 1873 
(Sim); Scolty, on wood (Sim); nr. Stonehaven, on wood 
(M‘And.). S. Aberdeen: Potarch (Sim); Craigendinny 
(Sim); Balmoral, on decaying wood (Stabl.); Ballochbuie, 
on decaying wood (Michie). 
N.E. Hicgouanps.—Klgin: Glen Beg nr. Grantown, on 
old wood (Miss Macv.). . Inverness: Carr Bridge, on fir 
stump (Miss Macyv.). 
W. HicHianps.—Argyll: Nr. Ballachulish, on logs, efr. 
(Macv.); L. Tulla, on stumps, F..(Macv.); Ben Fhada, 
Glencoe (West); Balliveolan Burn, L. Creran (Kenn.). W. 
Inverness: Glenfinnan (Carr. cf. Pears. Hep. Brit., p. 450); 
Moidart, on logs, stumps, and on peat, F. (Macv.); Salen 
Burn, Ardnamurchan, on stumps (Macv.); Sunart, on logs 
(Maev.); Coire Dheirg, Glen Nevis, on log (Macyv.). 
OutTER HEBRIDES.—Benbecula, on peat (West). 
Lower N. HiGHLANDS.—W. Ross: Strathcarron, on log 
and on peat, R. (Macv.). 
Upper N. HiGHLANps.—Caithness: Watten, on peat 
(Lillie). 
