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species, and is common in Orkney and Shetland. On the 
other hand, it is rather uncommon in the West Highlands, 
and still more so in the Hebrides. It does not, as a rule, 
ascend above 1200 ft. alt., but is found to 2700 ft. in Mid 
Perth, and to 3600 ft. alt. on the Cairngorms. It forms 
dark-green to blackish-green tufts in peat-mosses, wet 
moors, and moist places among rocks where there is some 
mixture of peat. It occasionally occurs on wet rocks on 
the low ground, but only when in a well-marked subalpine 
region. In the alpine region of the Highlands it is some- 
times found on rocks as a small black form with much the 
appearance of a Marsupella. 
Perianths are very common, male plants much less so but 
still frequent; fruit, which is mature in June, is rare. 
S.W. LowLanps.—Dumfries : Lochar Moss, 1841 (Gray) ; 
Moffat (M‘And.); Sanquhar Moor, c. (Macv.). Kirk- 
cudbright: New Galloway, cfr. (M‘And.); Bennan Hill 
(M‘And.); Glen Trool, on a wall, and on wet rocks (Macv.). 
Wigtown: New Luce Moor (M‘And.). 
N.W. Lowianps—Ayr: Largs (Ewing). Renfrew: 
Loch Thom, c. (Ewing); Kilmaleolm (Scott-Elliot) ; Misty 
Law (Scott). Lanark: Cobbinshaw (Ewing); Tinto, alt. 
1400 ft. (Maev.); Elvanfoot district, F. im peat-mosses 
(Macy.). 
E. Lownanps.—Peebles: Cowie’s Linn (Evans); nr. 
Leadburn (Evans); Tweedsmuir (Macy.). Berwick: Nr. 
Seenes Law (Evans); Tallishill (Evans). Haddington: 
Lammer Law (Evans); nr. Gifford (Evans). Edinburgh: 
Pentland Hills (A. Murr.); Balerno Moss, v.c. and efr. F. 
(Maev.); Currie Moor (Evans); Dalmahoy (M‘And.); Baads 
(Ewing); Cobbinshaw Moss (Evans); nr. Thriepmuir 
Reservoir (J. Hunter). 
S.E. HicHuanps.—Fife and Kinross: Lomond Hills 
(Ewing); Binns Quarry (Evans); West Lomond Hill 
(Young). #. Stirling: Murrayshall (K. & S8.); Ridgehead 
Moss (Evans). S. Perth: Strathyre (J. Hunter). Mid 
Perth: Craig Mhor (Ewing); Killin district, U. ascending 
to 2700 ft. alt. (Macv.); Tyndrum district, Cc. on moors to 
alt. 1200 ft., cfr. r. (Macv.); Coire Ardran, ©. alt. 2000 ft. 
(Maev.). NV. Perth: Drumtochty (Ferg.); Hill of Cochrage, 
