Feb. 1901.] BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 43 



This rare Sphagnum has not, I believe, been recorded 

 previously from Perthshire. Sphagnum centrale, Jensen, 

 also rare, or confused with >S'. cynibifolium, I found by 

 Allt Dhubh Ghalair (west of Glen Lochay). By the same 

 beautiful mountain stream, I gathered Thuiclmm Philihcrti 

 — a new habitat for this plant. 



It was interesting to find Hahrodon ISfotarisii still 

 flourishing on the sycamore by Killin Church, among 

 the numerous tin-tacks which have been used for affixing 

 parish notices. Here, I understand, it was first gathered 

 in Britain. It is abundant on trees about Finlarig Castle. 

 In Finlarig Wood, Ulota Ludwigii was very plentiful. 

 Hypnum crista-castrensis was fruiting near Auchmore. 

 This beautiful moss seems to be fairly abundant in the 

 woods, and among heather, but capsules are exceedingly 

 rare. At the head of the eastern branch of the burn 

 which runs down to Auchmore Bridge, I gathered Seligcria 

 Donii — a beautiful little plant — one of our smallest 

 mosses — first found by Gr. Don, one hundred years ago, 

 in the Den at Dupplin. 



Several of the Sphagna gathered at this meeting will 

 be found noted by my friend Mr. Horrell, in his papers on 

 the " European Sphagnaceie," recently completed in the 

 " Journal of Botany." 



I should like to be allowed this opportunity of ex- 

 pressing my great gratitude to the Members of the Club 

 for the many kindnesses shown me on this my first visit 

 to the Highlands. 



MOSSES GATHERED IN PEETHSHIRE. 



{Species which are commonly distributed are not noted.) 



Nomenclature of Dixon and Jameson's "Student's Handbook of British 

 Mosses," 1896. 



Sphagnum medium, Limj^r. (see Jour, of Bot., Jan. 1900) — frequent. 

 — Austin! — not previously recorded for Perthshire. 

 Andreaea alpina — frequent. 

 Oligotrichum incurvum — Meall Gbaordie. 

 Polytrichum alpinum — frequent. 



sexangulare — Tarmachan and Ben Lawers. 



Diphyscium foliosum — very abundant. 

 Ditrichum homomallum — frequent. 

 Swartzia montana — frequent. 

 Seligeria Doniana — Auchmore Burn. 



