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Isoetes lacustris, omn. East end of Loch of Drum, and in 

 the loch in the Corry of Loch Call, at the head of Glen Callater, 

 Aberdeenshire. 



Lycopodium clavatum, omn. Common in both Aberdeenshire 

 and Kincardineshire. 



Lycopodium annotinum, L. Alpine parts of Aberdeenshire, and 

 only in the higher mountains. It appears to be most common 

 and in fine condition in Moray, which lies far to the east of the 

 Cairngorums, which Hooker considers to be its head-quarters. 

 Said to occur east of Mount Battock, Kincardineshire. 



Lycopodium selaginoides, omn. More frequent in the higher 

 parts of Aberdeenshire than further down, though of not unfre- 

 quent occurrence in Aberdeenshire in lower altitudes. It is fre- 

 quent in Strachan, Kincardineshire. 



Lycopodium alpinum, omn. Not unfrequent in the hilly parts 

 of Kincardineshire, and also abundant in Aberdeenshire. 



Lycopodium Selago, Beauv. Frequent in both counties. 



Equisetum ar^vense, L. Common. 



Equisetum sylvaticum, L. Frequent. 



Equisetum limosum, L. Common in wet places. 



Equisetum palustre, L. Common. 



Equisetum hyemale, L. North bank of the Dee at Drumoak 

 and Banchory, and on a bank further south in the latter parish, 

 Kincardineshire . 



Equisetum Mackaii, Newn, Banks of the Dee, Upper Ban- 

 chory, Kincardineshire. 



Equisetum variegatum, Schlech. North bank of the Dee at 

 Drumoak, and on Links, south of Newburgh, Aberdeenshire. In 

 Kincardineshire it occurs, chiefly as the var. Wilsoni, on the 

 south side of the Dee at the railway-bridge. 



BOTANICAL SKETCHES 



From Reading, Caversham, Whitechurch, etc. 

 By W. P. and A. I. 



In bygone times there was but one high-road from London 

 to Beading ; now there are three. The straightest, and conse- 

 quently the shortest, route is at present by the Great Western 

 Bailway, from Paddington station ; the next in point of conveni- 



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