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stranger still that it has been gathered in Forfar to the east 
and in Aberdeen to the north. However, Mr. Macvicar 
says this plant is very rare in North-East Scotland, and 
possibly does not occur in v.-c. 89. He has seen only one 
specimen from Clova, and one from Ben Macdhui. He found 
it in one place near Aviemore. 
A whole day was spent in Glen Beag on the rocks forming 
the west side. They are decidedly dry, consequently hepatics 
are scarce. Madotheca rivularis, Nees, and <Acolea obtusa 
(Lindb.), were the only species of which I took specimens. 
Lophozia Floerkii was one of the commonest in all the 
localities visited. iccia sorocarpa was found on the soil at 
the foot of the rocks, and Lophozia bierenata was fairly 
abundant on the soil by the roadside associated with 
Cephaloziella divaricata. In a small gorge at the foot of 
Carn nan Sac a quantity of Cololejewnea calearea (Lib.) was 
scraped from the smooth, wet, under-surface of an overhang- 
ing rock, and large tufts of Lophozia Mulleri and its variety 
bantriensis were pretty frequent. A few stems of Scapania 
equiloba (Schwaegr.) and Kantia Sprengelii (Mart.) were 
picked up, as well as some of the commoner Lophozia barbata, 
Aplozia riparia, and Scapania undulata. 
Glen Tatnich, which lies on the other side of Ben 
Gulabin from Glen Beag, was rather disappointing. We 
walked up about two miles, but the right kind of habitat 
for hepatics seemed wanting. Probably further on towards 
Loeh nan Ean, or within the corrie of Glas Thulachan, would 
be more productive. Radula Lindbergii, Gottsche, was our 
best find in Glen Tatnich, followed by Frullania fragilifolia. 
Both were growing on shaded rocks. The latter is easily 
named in the field by wetting the tip of one’s finger and 
pressing it on the plant, when the leaves are readily detached. 
Diplophyllum ovatum and Metzgeria conjugata were got on the 
rocks in a little ravine, and Scapania subalpina among the 
gravel by the margin of the stream. Hygrobiella laxifolia 
occurred on the moist banks of some of the rills from the 
hillsides 
In Glenshee itself the only work done was during a morning 
constitutional on the road down from the hotel. A casual 
glance at the bank and drystone dyke on top of it yielded 
Lophozw alpestris and Aplozia pumila, and the variety 
