100 THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEPATIC IN SCOTLAND 
Cruachan, k.c. from 1400-2000 ft. alt. (Macv.); Ben Arthur, 
1900 ft. alt., F. (Macv.). W. Inverness: Ben Nevis, alt. 
2300 ft. (Macv.); do., 4300 ft. alt. (J. B. Duncan and H. H. 
Knight); Coire Dheirg, Glen Nevis, alt. ca. 2000 ft. (Macyv.). 
MARSUPELLA Dum. 
MARSUPELLA CONDENSATA (Angstr.) Kaal. 
Almost confined, so far as yet known, to Ben Lawers, 
where it occurs on moist soil from 3200 ft. alt. upwards. 
Forms rather extensive brown patches on the bare soil in 
similar places to which are found Conostomum boreale and 
various small species of Marsupella and Gymnomitrium. 
The Scottish plant is usually a more elongate form than is 
commonly found on the Continent. 
S.E. Hicguitanps.—Mid Perth: Ben Lawers, alt. 3200 ft. 
in quantity, per., 1901 (Macv.); Ben Lawers, 1907 (H. H. 
Knight); do., 1908 (W. G. Travis). 
W. HicHianps.—W. Inverness: Ben Nevis, forma 1908 
(H. H. Knight). 
MARSUPELLA NEVICENSIS (Carr.) Kaal. 
Sare. capillaris Limpr. 
Whitehead’s locality on Ben Nevis is the only known 
station for this species in Scotland. Here it is very rare 
and confined to one series of rocks between 3000 and 4000 
ft. alt. The rocks are very wet, the plant being nearly 
confined to their vertical faces. It grows in thin light- 
green patches unmixed or with an alga when in the wet 
places, or in small brown tufts on rather drier parts among 
Scapania undulata. Female bracts were present on the 
specimens gathered by the author in July 1907. 
W. HicHianps.—W. Inverness: Ben Nevis, 1875 (J. 
Whitehead), on “dripping rocks near the summit”; do., 2, 
1907 (Macv.). 
MarsuPELLA Borckut (Aust.) Lindb. 
M. Stablert Spruce 
Has only been found in a few places, chiefly on granite, 
from 1400 ft. alt. in West Inverness to 3600 ft. on Ben 
