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Upon the highland mountains near their fummits, 

 and by the fides of rills in feveral places, as up- 

 on Ben-tejkerny and Ben-challmn^ two mountains 

 to the well of Loch-Tay, in Breadalhane, plenti- 

 fully ; and upon a mountain in Runiy called 

 Baikevah &c. ^. VIl. VIII. 



It forms large green mofly tufts : the (talks are 

 about two inches high, clofely matted together, 

 and covered with crowded leaves, growing op- 

 pofite to each other, of a narrow linear acute 

 form, and firm texture, and a little rough on the 

 edges : the flowers grow out of the fummits of 

 the branches, fngle, eredt, and on very Ihort 

 peduncles, of a yellov.'ini green color: the leaves 

 of the calyx are of an oval lanceolate form, and 

 ftreak'd on the back with three lines : the necla- 

 ria are much iliorter than the calyx, and heart- 

 fhap'd : the whole plant, at firft view, has a 

 great refcmblance to a tuft of the female Poly- 

 trichum commune, or fome fpecics of vmium. 



It has never yet been difcover'd in England, but is 

 peculiar to alpine countries. 



PENTAGYNIA. 

 COTYLEDON. Gen. pi 578. 



Cal. 5-fidus. Cor. i-petala. Squama neflariferse 5, 

 ad bafin germinis. Caps. 5. 

 umbilicus COTYLEDON foliis cuculato-peltatis ferrato- 

 veneris, i. dentatis alternis, caule ramofo, floribus eredlis. 



Sp. 



