Flora of Colo/isai/ and Oransay. 



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" Topographical Botany," informs me that this district, to 

 which lie gives the name of "Vice County 102 Ebudes 

 vSouth," and which comprises Islay, Jura, Colonsay, and their 

 islets, has not previously had the following plants noted : — 



Listera cordata 

 Hal)enaria bifolia 

 Scilla verna 

 Potamogeton lucens 

 Scirpus lacustris 

 Carex lepidocarpa 

 Nephrodium aimulum 

 Nephrodium spinulosum 



Gerauiuin sjdvaticum 

 Epilobium obscuruni 

 Myriophyllinu alternifolium 

 Sanicula europiva 

 Valerianella olitoria 

 Scabiosa arvensis 

 Veronica montana 

 Veronica liederifolia 

 ]\Iyosotis palustris 



It IS strange that such an interesting locality has not 

 been examined botanically before ; but as far as we are aware 

 the only record of plants from these islands is to be found 

 in Lightfoot's " Flora Scotica," published in 1777, and it com- 

 prises only ten plants. Six of these were noted on Oransay 

 and four on Colonsay. 



Those from Oransay are — 



Carum carui 

 Convolvulus soldanella 

 Carex arena ria 



Sclerocliloa niaritima 

 Eromus arvensis 

 Triticum junceum 



Habenaria viridis 

 Osmunda refralis 



From Colonsay — 



(^)rcliis pyraniidalis 

 Gymnadenia albida 



There are, svithout doubt, many plants still to note, and it 

 is interesting to observe that of the ten species mentioned 

 by Lightfoot I have only recorded three, but if spared I hope 

 in future visits to add to my list, until we have a compara- 

 tively complete Flora of these islands. 



With regard to mosses, I may say that among the rarer 

 species found were — 



Campylopus flexuosus 

 Ptychomitrium polyphylluni 

 Ulota crispa 

 BrenteUa arctuata 

 Bryum roseum 



but appended is a full list uf all collected. 



Aulacommon palustre 

 Fissideus adiantoides 

 Pterygophylluni luceus 

 Pterogonium gracile 



