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alt. near the extreme south. It is common in the Highlands 
from above 1200 ft. alt. Is much more common in the 
West Highlands than G. concinnatum, also common in the 
Central Highlands, but apparently not so in the north-east 
and north of the country, and it has not been recorded 
from Shetland. It descends to sea-level in West Inverness, 
but is rare below 800-1000 ft. alt. It rarely descends below 
1200 ft. in the East Highlands, but has been found on an 
isolated hill in Fife at about 400 ft. alt. It is less common 
than G. concinnatum on the summits of the hills, but it 
ascends to 3900 ft.on Ben Nevis. It grows in compact white 
or greenish-white, more rarely yellow, patches, on boulders 
and rocks, less frequently on soil, and never when at low 
altitudes. Fruit, which is mature from June to August, is 
common, more so than in G. concinnatum. 
Scotch Alps (T. Drummond in Ed. Herb.). 
S.W. Low.anps. — Kirkcudbright: Screel Hall (A. 
Murr._). 
S.E. HicHianps.—Fife and Kinross: Dunearn Hill, alt. 
ca. 400 ft. (Young). S. Perth: Ben Ledi, 1841 (Ed. Herb.) ; 
Ben Aan, alt. ca. 1700 ft. (Ewing and West). Mid Perth: 
Stuc a Chroin, 1841 (Gard.); Ben Lawers, 1871 (Ferg.); do., 
c. (Maev.); Craig Chailleach, etc. (Macv.); Ben Heasgarnich 
(Young); Ben Laoigh (Ewing); do., F. (Maev.); Ben Dubh 
Craige, F. (Macv.); Am Binnean (Ewing); Meal Ghaordie 
(Ewing); Ben More (Barker); Coire Ardran, c. from 1600 
ft. (Maecv.); Sma’ Glen (Meld.). WN. Perth: Glas Thalachan, 
alt. 3000 ft. (Ferg.); Carn-nan-Sac (Ewing); Glen Shee 
(Barker); Glen Thaitneich (Barker); Glen Beg, Glen Shee 
(Ewing and Young). 
Mip E. Hicuianps.—Forfur: Clova Mountains, 1824 
(Grev.); Glen Dole, 1846 (Gard.); Glen Fee (Ferg.); Loch 
Brandy (J. Fulton); Camlochan (Ewing and Young). Kin- 
cardine: Mount Shade (Sim); Slack of Birnie (Sim). 
S. Aberdeen: Glen Callater (Dickie); Lochnagar, 1856 
(Croall); do. (Sim); Ben MacDhui (Stabl.); Glen Beg, 
Braemar (Stabl.); Balmoral (Stabl.); Ballochbuie (Michie) ; 
Corrie Ceanmor, cfr. (Ewing); Peter’s Hill, Birse (Sim); 
rocks above Powlairs (Sim); Morrone (Holmes). 
N.E. Hicuianps.—Banff: Above Loch Avon, Ben Mac- 
