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Asifle Borealis," p. 37, the characters will be found which 

 distinguish it from these species. It is with ./. Flcerkii 

 that it is most likely to be confused in Britain, but can be 

 distinguished in the field from it by the nearly transverse 

 leaves, strongly gibbose sinus, margin of lobes markedly 

 reflexed, with the point incurved. f J. j^olita, Xees — 

 Ben Lawers ; in several localities on wet ground, usually 

 by the side of streams, as at 2700 ft. in two places above 

 Lochan Chait ; on the south side at the side of stream, 

 at 3000 ft.; on the west side, at 2700 ft. and at 3100 ft. 

 In two localities mixed with Harpanthus Flotowianus ; the 

 other species mixed with it being SccqKmia ttJidulata, 

 S. rosacea (?), J. hantriensis, Nardia obovata, and Aneura 

 pinguis. The male plant appears to be frequent. I have 

 since found this very interesting addition to our flora 

 on Ben Vorlich, Loch Lomond, on a bank near a waterfall, 

 at 1900 ft. J. Kunzeana, Htlb. — Bare; wet ground, 

 usually at side of streams, Ben Lawers ; above Lochan 

 Chait, 2700 ft.; south side, 2900 ft: and in the 

 Ordinance ravine, 3900 ft. J. Hdlcriana, ISTees — On 

 decaying fir stumps in Finlarig Wood, in some quantity. 

 J. minuta, Crantz. — -Only seen in one locality, Ben Lawers, 

 east side, 3300 ft. J. saxicola, Schrad. — Very rare; on a 

 boulder at Creag-an-Lochan, 1800 ft. J. orcadcnsis, Hook. 

 — Occurs on all the hills, but is not common ; ascends to 

 3200 ft.; male plant, at 3200 ft., on Ben Lawers: also in 

 Glenlochy, gathered by W. Young. 



Nardia hyalina (Lyell.) — LTncommon (?); side of Morenish 

 Burn (c. per.); not noted on the hills. N. obovata (Nees) 

 — Common at the side of streams on the low ground, and 

 on the hills to 3200 ft.; fruit common. JJY. subelliptica, 

 Lindb. — Confirmed by Herr Kaalaas ; on rock ledges, 

 Creag-an-Lochan, 1800—3000 ft. (c. fr.); Ben Lawers, 

 3000 ft. (c. fr.). I am inclined to consider this as an 

 alpine variety of N. obovata: the rootlets have sometimes a 

 purplish tinge, the leaves and bracts are not always dis- 

 tinguishable from iV. obovata, and the free portion of the 

 uppermost bracts are occasionally squarrose. In its typical 

 state, however, it is readily distinguishable from the small 

 iV. obovata of rocks on the low ground. Barren forms, 

 growing among Jungermania atrovirens, are difficult to dis- 



