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flower. Native at all these seven stations, in three different 

 islands. 



Taraxacum tanylepis, Dahlstedt, in " Botanical Exchange 

 Club Secretary's Report for 1922," vol. vi, part v, p. 776 (May 

 1923) (fide Hugo Dahlstedt). — Natural stony pasture at 

 seashore, 5 feet above sea-level, Sweyn Holm, 29th May 

 1922, H. H. Johnston. Native. Common. Plants in full 

 flower, and growing in an uninhabited and uncultivated 

 island, used for grazing sheep on in summer. 



Taraxacum n^vosiforme, DcMstedt {fide Hugo Dahlstedt). 

 — Grassy banks, Hoy, 9th July 1877, H. H. Johnston, plants 

 in flower (the same specimen was identified as " Taraxacum 

 officinale, Wiggers, var. udum (Jordan),'' by the late Dr. 

 J. T. I. B. Boswell) ; roadside. Gyre, Orphir, Mainland, 

 11th October 1880, H. H. Johnston, plants in fruit (the same 

 specimen was identified as " Taraxacum officinale, Wiggers, 

 var. udum (Jordan.)" by the late Dr. J. T. I. B. Boswell) 

 pasture, Burn of Ore, Waas, Hoy, 3rd June 1884, H. H 

 Johnston, plants in flower and fruit (the same specimen was 

 identified as " Taraxacum officinale, Wiggers, var. a 

 Dens-leonis, Desf.," by the late Dr. J. T. I. B. Boswell) 

 grassy banks at seashore, 10 feet above sea-level, Hamla Voe, 

 Stromness Harbour, Stromness, Mainland, 12th May 1922, 

 H. H. Johnston, plants in full flower ; grassy banks at sea- 

 shore, 10 feet above sea-level, Langskaill, Gairsay, 29th May 

 1922, H. H. Johnston, plants in full flower ; moist natural 

 pasture at seashore, 10 feet above sea-level, The Taing, 

 Viera, 3rd June 1922, H. H. Johnston, jjlants in full flower ; 

 and rank natural pasture near seashore, 10 feet above sea- 

 level, Kili Holm, near Egilsay, 7th June 1922, H. H. Johnston, 

 plants in full flower. Native and common at all these seven 

 stations, in five different islands. This species also grows 

 in Sweden. 



Taraxacum n^vosum, Dahlstedt (fide Hugo Dahlstedt). — 

 Grassy banks at seashore, 10 feet above sea-level, Hamla Voe, 

 Stromness Harbour, Stromness, Mainland, 19th May 1920, 

 and 12th May 1922, 11. 11. Johnston, plants in lull flower on 

 both dates ; grassy banks at seashore, 15 feet above sea-level. 

 Lower Whitehall, Stronsay, 15th June 1922, H. H. Johnston, 

 plants in flower and fruit ; and grassy banks at seashore, 

 10 feet above sea-level. The Ness, Papa Stronsay, 19th June 



