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Nevis. On moist, bare, peaty soil it occurs in small patches, 
which are generally with fruit from June to August. 
S.E. HIiGHLANDS.—Mid Perth: Ben Lawers, 1880 (West 
cf. Pears. Hep. Brit., p. 98); Ben Laoigh, 1882 (Ewing ¢f. 
Pears. loc. cit.); Killin Hills, F. from 1900 ft. alt. on Craig- 
an-Lochain to 4000 ft. alt. on Ben Lawers, fr. c. (Macv.); 
Ben Heasgarnich, nr. summit, with Gymno. concinnatwm, 
per. (West); Ben Dubh Craige, summit, cfr. (Macv.); Ben 
Odhar, alt. 2800 ft. (Macv.); Ben Laoigh, alt. ca. 2600 ft. 
(Macv.); Cairn Gorm, Rannoch, alt. ea. 3200 ft., with Nardia 
Breidleri (W. E. Nicholson). N. Perth: Glas Thulachan, 
with Gymno. concinnatum, alt. 3400 ft., cfr., 1879 (Ferg.). 
Mip E. -HicHianps. — Forfar: Camlochan, per., 1873 
(Ferg.); do. cfr. (Ew. and Young). S. Aberdeen: Glen 
Callater, 1841 (Prof. J. H. Balfour cf. Pears. Hep. Brit., 
p. 98): Coire Ceanmor, cfr. (Ew. and Young). 
N.E. HiGHLANbDs.—F. Inverness: Cairn Gorm, alt. 3200 
ft., per. (Macv.); do., Coire Schneachd (Macv.). 
W. HicHLanps.—Argyll: Ben Doureann, cfr., c. from 
5400 ft. alt. (Ewing and Maecy.); summit of Ben Arthur, 
with Gymno. concinnatum, cfr. F. (Maev.). W. Inverness : 
Ben Nevis, cfr., August 1880 (West cf. Spruce On Ceph., 
p. 82); do., F. from 2600-4300 ft. alt., cfr. (Macv.). 
Upper N. HIGHLANDS.— W. Sutherland: Ben Clibreck, 
with Gymno. concinnatum, per. (Lillie). Caithness: Mor- 
ven, with Gymno. concinnatum, cfr. (Lillie); do., per. 
(Lillie). 
HERBERTA 8S. F. Gray 
Schisma Dum. 
HERBERTA ADUNCA (Dicks.) Gray 
This Atlantic species is generally distributed over the 
West Highlands, and especially so on the hills, where it is 
often common. It is also rather common on several of the 
hills of the East Highlands towards the western side of 
that province, but on the eastern side it is rare and has 
only been found on the Forfar hills, its apparent absence 
from Aberdeen and North Perth hills being interesting. 
It is locally frequent on the Inner and Outer Hebrides, but 
