Feb. 1903.] BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF KDINBUKGH 343 



Plantagine.i:. — One species, Plantago stellaris, is 

 common between 5000 and 7000 ft., especially at the 

 higher levels. 



SOLANACE.E. — Only one Solanuni, S. vesmm, ascends to 

 4000 ft. levels. 



The extensively distributed order Scrophularine^ is 

 represented principally by herbs and iinder-shrubs of the 

 genera Euphrasia and Veronica. Among the former the 

 species E. Broivnii, which ascends to 6500 ft., and E. 

 ■antarctica, cover the grassy highlands during mid-summer 

 with their beautiful yellow flowers, whilst on the grassy 

 ridges at lower levels E. speciusa predominates along with 

 E. scabra. 



Among Veronicas, V. Derwentia is common on shaded 



hillsides, V. perfoliato. on rocky blufts up to 5000 ft., and 



V. gracilis on damp grassy flats at the lower levels up to 



3000 ft. V. densifolia ascends to 5000 ft, and V. 



serpyllifolia between 5000 and 6000 ft. 



Lentibularie.^. — On damp flats the lowly Utricularia 

 dichotoma flourishes between 5000 and 6000 ft. 



AsPERiFOLi.E. — Myosotis suaveolens and Cynoglossum 

 ^uaveolens ascend to 5000 ft. 



Among the Labiat.e, an order consisting principally of 

 herbs and shrubs, occurs the perhaps solitary arboreous 

 form Profit anther a lasianthos, an inhabitant of most densely 

 vegetated gullies of littoral aspect. At sub-alpine altitudes 

 of 2000 to 4000 ft. an apparently alpine species, P. 

 cuneata, may be found growing from the crevices of rocks at 

 the highest elevations. 



The ubiquitous Ajuga av.stralis ascends to 5000 ft, 



Next in importance are the hardy '• native heaths " oi- 

 Epacride.e. The plants of this order, although numeri- 

 cally less as regards species than the Composit;e or 

 Leguminosai', are still, owing to their extensive 

 •distribution over the whole area, more frequently met 



