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Ligusticuni scoiicnm, Hieracmm caledonicum, Hanb., Pota- 

 mogeton heterophyllus being among them. In E. Sutherland 

 the same botanists have filled up twenty-four gaps ; and in 

 W. Sutherland seven — Potamogeton prcelongus and Melica 

 nutans being of much interest. 



To the Outer Hebrides Mr W. S. Duncan, a resident on 

 the islands, has been able to send me specimens of Subularia 

 aquatica, from, if not the same station as Macgillivray (1830) 

 recorded it, very near to it ; besides this, he records twenty- 

 three other additions to these interesting islands. 



To the Shetlands Mr W. H. Beeby has added many 

 interesting species ; and I shall here enumerate them fully, 

 as I think that, when our flora comes to be studied in 

 relation to other northern floras, and also to other parts 

 of our own country (such as the Outer Hebrides), every 

 species that inhabits the Shetlands will be found to be 

 of high interest. Mr Beeby has gathered as additional 

 recoi'ds — Ramincidus Baudotti, R.trichophyll'us, and B. Stcvani, 

 Papavcr Lamottei, Suhularia aquatica, Brassica alba, Arenaria 

 aerpyllifolia, Badiola Millcgrana, Geranium Bobcrtianum, 

 Arctium intermeditim (?), BJmianthus major (a confirmation), 

 Veronica Buxbaumii, Mentha aquatica, Utricidaria minor and 

 intermedia, Bunux propinquus, J. E. Aresch., B. pratensis, 

 Eui^horhia Peplus, Potamogeton pusilhis, Scirpus fluitans, and 

 multicaidis ; while Mr A. H. Evans has added Scandix 

 Pecten-veneris, Carduus " nutans," and Banuncidus hederaceus. 



To Caithness, 1 regret to say, I have no additions to 

 report ; and the death of Mr T. Henderson (of whom a very 

 feeling and kindly notice appeared in the Northern Ensign) 

 will leave a blank not easily filled, as probably no one knew 

 the plants of Caithness better than he did. 



Contrary to my expectations, tlie number for 1890 ex- 

 ceeded those of 1889 ; and it certainly is a cause for gratifi- 

 cation that the number is so well sustained by my cor- 

 respondents and friends to whom alone any value there may 

 be in them is due. 



