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Very frequent on loose serpentine gravel near 

 Baltasound. Strange enough, though this 

 plant affects the desert with a minimum of 

 moisture, it does not object to richer soil 

 when transplanted by the gardener. 



2. Cardamine pratensis (Cuckoo Flower). 

 Common in moist meadows and marshes. 



C. pratensis, var. dentata. Noted by Beeby 

 (Scot. Nat. 1887) near Baltasound and 

 Haroldswick ; also near streams by the south 

 side of Ronas Voe. 



C. hirsuta (Hairy Bitter Cress). Near 

 Belmont, Unst. 



3. Draba incana (Twisted Whitlow Grass). 

 Clefts of rocks on serpentine hills of Unst 

 and Fetlar ; on limestone near Tingwall ; on 

 granite near North Roe. Beeby (Scot. Nat. 

 1887) mentions that the usual form in Unst 

 is var. contorta. This plant varies greatly 

 according to situation the varieties being 

 very slight though so numerous that the 

 determination of distinct varieties is very 

 difficult. 



4. Cochlearia officinalis (Common Scurvy 

 Grass). Very common on sea-shore and 

 maritime cliffs. 



C. danica. Mentioned by Edmondston as 



