102 THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEPATIC IN SCOTLAND 
sea-level (Macv.); Ben Nevis (Macv.); Coire nam Feusgam, 
Glen Nevis, efr. (W. E. Nicholson). 
MARSUPELLA SPRUCEI (Limpr.) Bernet 
Known as yet only in a few localities from sea-level on 
the west coast to 2600 ft. alt. in Mid Perth. Occurs on 
peaty soil and on rocks in dark-brown patches sometimes 
of considerable extent. Fruit is usually present, and has 
been noted from May to October. 
S.E. HiGHLANDsS.—Mid Perth: Ben Laoigh, alt. 2600 ft., 
on soil, cfr. (Macv.). 
Mip E. HicHLanps.—/. Aberdeen : Meol Odhar (Ew. and 
Young). 
W. HiGHLANDS.—Argyll: Banks by roadside nr. Bridge 
of Orchy, cfr. (Macv.). W. Inverness: Scardoise, Moidart, 
nr. sea-level, 1899 (Macv.). 
MARSUPELLA Funcki (Web. et Mohr) Dum. 
This is an uncommon species in Scotland. It is rare in 
the West Lowlands, very rare or absent in the East Low- 
lands, and it has not been found in Fife or near the east 
coast of the Highlands except in one locality. It appears 
to be absent in the extreme north. It has been found in 
various localities in the inland parts of the East Highlands, 
and in several parts of the western districts of the High- 
lands. It is more frequent in the latter district than 
elsewhere, and has been found in quantity in some places. 
It is a low-ground plant, rarely occurring above 1000 ft. alt., 
and preferring our milder districts. It has been recorded 
as having been found on some of our higher mountains, 
but the author has never met with it or seen a specimen 
from any of them. The species has been greatly confused 
with other alpine species of similar habit. Carrington, in 
Brit. Hep., p. 17 and 19, has Nardia Funckii var. robustior 
from Lochnagar, 1873, leg. J. Sim. This specimen was 
gathered by the Rev. J. Fergusson, and was sent by Sim 
to Carrington, who named it Nardia Funckii. The plant 
is, however, Gymnomitrium alpinum. There are two 
other packets from Lochnagar gathered by J. and T. Sim 
in 1876, labelled Nardia Funckii, one being Gymn. 
