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species of Club-rush (Scirpus caspitosus) ; common Cotton- 

 grass (Eriophorum angustifolium) ; a Willow-herb (Epi- 

 lobium alpinum) ; Mountain Bramble (Rubus Chamamorus) ; 

 a species of Rock-cress (Arabis petma] ; Scurvy-grass 

 (Cochlearia Grcenlandica or Anglicd] ; common Thrift (Ar- 

 meria maritima] ; a kind of Hawkbit (Apargia Taraxaci] ; 

 Field-rush (Luzula, campestris) -, a Bedstraw (Galium saxa- 

 tile or procumbens), not unlike the kind commonly called 

 Cleavers; sweet Yernal Grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum), 

 with only two stamens ; and Azalea procumbens, where we 

 reach the lower landmark of this zone, the common Ling 

 (Calluna vulgaris, 2690). 



In the next, and very limited zone, which lies between 

 the Calluna vulgaris and Juniperus communis, only three 

 species of plants are mentioned ; namely, the rather singu- 

 lar-looking Grass (Nardus stricta), growing in dense tufts, 

 with bristle-like leaves of some five inches long; Yellow 

 Cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense) , and the Potentllla Tor- 

 mentilla, with its pretty yellow blossoms ; our next land- 

 mark, Juniperus communis, grows at the height of 2660 feet. 



The next zone lies between the Juniperus communis and 

 the Cross-leaved Heath (Erica Teiralix), and contains the 

 following species: Mountain Cudweed (Gnaphalium dioi- 



