44 TRANSACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE [Sess. rxrx, 
Lrodium cicutarium.—aA specimen was found by me near 
Wick manse in September 1881. 
The above three specimens are illustrative of the absence 
of plants in Caithness that are fairly common farther south. 
Arctostaphylos alpina (Spreng.) found by self (5th June 
1884) on Morven, the highest mountain in the county 
(2300 ft.) 
Dick got some specimens on Ben Dorrery. The plant is 
not at all common. Arctostaphylos Uva-wrsi is, on the 
contrary, fairly plentiful. 
Loiseleuria procumbens.—This is the first specimen found 
in Caithness. It grew on the top of Morven, on the east side, 
near a “well” or natural spring. The plant, growing in small 
patches, was found by me on Sth June 1884. 
Oxyria digyna (Hill), rare. 
Draba incana is “four miles from Thurso,” so marked by 
Dick. As a matter of fact, Dick’s herbarium is more 
ornamental than useful as a contribution to the botany of 
the county. He seems to have taken a positive pleasure 
in concealing localities, as in the case of Osmunda, ete. 
This plant is to be met with on the brae above the road 
at Latheronwheel (17 miles S. of Wick), and also on the top 
of the Hill of Yarehouse (6 miles S. of Wick). 
Oxytropis wralensis (DC.) till recently was only to be 
found on the sea-cliffs at Downreay, in the N.W. of the 
county, and even there it is by no means plentiful. 
Hieracium prenanthoides (Vill.)—Named by A. Bennet. 
Found at Gillock, near Wick. 
Hieracium crocatum (Fr.), also fide Bennet. Found near 
Thurso. 
Potamogeton filiformis (Nolte).—Loch of Yarehouse. 
Potamogeton prelongus (Wulf.).—Loch of Yarehouse. 
Carex aquatilis, var. elatior (Bab.) vel Watsoni—Abundant 
on Wick river, and fairly common on Thurso river. 
Carex flava, var. Gderi (sub. sp.) (Retz.).—Found at Shinval 
by me, and so named by Professor Dickson. Dr. Davidson 
says that this plant is common at the loch of Winless (an 
inland loch five miles or so from Wick), , 
Carex flava, minor (Townsend).—Found at Gillock, among 
grass at the foot of the braes just above Gillock House. 
Also called Carex flava, var. wdocarpa (Anders.) in Mr. 
