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The Dryas, or Mountain Avens. Anglis. 



Upon the highland mountains in many places, as 

 upon talky foils on the eaftern fides of Maol- 

 ghlas, Mal-grea, and Creg-chailkch^ in Breadal- 

 bane, and plentifully upon the limefbone rocks of 

 Ben-huarda(^ &c. in the parifh of Chriji-Church, 

 in Strath-Swardlef, in the ifle of Skye-, and ftill 

 more abundantly for tw© miles together upon a 

 va<l limeftone rock called Creg-achnocam^ upon 

 the boundaries of Coygach ^ Aj[ynt^ juft on the 

 confines of Rofsjloire and Sutherland, about ten 

 miles from Loch-Broom, in the road to Lead-hegy 

 upon the weftern coaft. It has likewife been 

 found by my often-mentioned friend, Mr. Stuart^ 

 upon the top of Carn-dearg, one of the lower 

 heads of Ben-fguilert, a high mountain ,in Glert' 

 Creran -, and near the top of Malmore, in Glen-co^ 

 both in the diftridls of Upper-Lorn, in Argyk- 

 Jloire. n. VI. 



The ftalk and branches are woody and perennial, 

 lying flat upon the ground, and fpreading wide 

 about the root in tufts : the leaves are evergreen, 

 oval, ferrated, hard and ftiff, of a dark green 

 wrinkled furface on tlie upper fide, and hoary 

 underneath, having woolly footilalks : the pe- 

 duncles are downy, fcattered with purple hairy 

 glands, and bearing fingle flowers, confiding ge- 

 nerally of eight white petals. It has never yet 

 been found in England. 



The DRYAS pentapetala, mentioned by Sihbald, 

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