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Senecio Jacobaea — extends to the marginal belt of pine 

 wood. 



The eastern part of the flat space in which the last of 

 the winter's accumulation of water lingers is just showing 

 in April, at the edge of the retreating pool, young plants of 

 Peplis Portula, Linn. ; in August the whole of the east end 

 of the space is red with an absolutely pure covering of this 



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.Map VI. 



Map showing distribution of vegetation in ' ' South Loch " area. 



plant. The first view from the ridge on the south at once sug- 

 gested to the authors the name " Peplis Loch " for the area. 

 To the west of the water-purslane is a more varied 

 vegetation of a taller growth. Betula tomentosa and Salix 

 aurita are common here, and round the winter margins of 

 the loch Peplis Portula again appears. In this habitat it 

 is greener and taller, growing, as it does, under the shelter 

 of Juncus effusus and Eriophorum vaginatum. Other 

 plants of this area are : Ranunculus Flammula ; Cer- 



