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Asplenium Ruta-muraria, L. Studded betwixt the stones on 

 the east side of the tower of St. Regulus, St. Andrew's, occa- 

 sionally found on walls over the county : a beautiful example of 

 a covered wall stands by a plantation east of Colinsburgh. A 

 plant with a more strong and lax habit grows in fissures of rocks 

 in Kinaldy Den and west of Tayport. 



Andrecea rupestris, L. On damp rocks and stones, north side 

 of Drumcarro Crag, Lucklaw, and other hills, Lommonds, etc. 



Andreaa Rothii, Web. and Mohr. On the Lommonds, spa- 

 ringly on Lucklaw hill. 



Sphagnum cymbifolium, Dill. Abundant in pools and marshes, 

 common in fruit. 



Sphagnum contortum, Schultz. In pools and marshes on the 

 Lommonds, Tents Muirs, and Bank-head Moss, in fruit. 



Var. obesum. Floating in pools ; fruiting on Bank-head Moss, 

 Tents Muirs, etc. 



Sphagnum compactum., Brid. In fruit on the ascent from the 

 north to the West Lommonds Prior, and Tents Muirs ; on the 

 latter station assuming a more erect and lax habit in fruit. 



Sphagnum squarrosum, Pers. On the Lommonds and Bank- 

 head Moss, associated with Hypnum stramineum in fruit in a 

 marshy Fir-plantation on the estate of Gilmerton, near St. 

 Andrew's. 



Sphagnum rubellum, Wilson. On Bank-head Moss, etc., in 

 fruit. 



Sphagnum acutifolium, Ehrh. Variable in size and tint, of 

 universal distribution. 



Sphagnum fimbriatum, Wilson. In fruit. Bank-head Moss, 

 Lommonds, etc., more sparingly distributed. 



Sphagnum cuspidatum, Ehrh. Abundantly distributed over 

 marshy ground; fruits in the greatest profusion in pools on 

 Bank-head Moss. 



Var. plumosum. Collected in fruit on Bank-head Moss, Au- 

 gust 1853, by Mr. Jenner; distinguished by a more elongated 

 form, having a lax or feathery appearance, with the capsule 

 floating on a lateral pedicel. 



Var. recurvum. Abundant on Bank-head Moss; readily dis- 

 tinguished from other species, with the exception of Sph. squar- 

 rosum, to which it bears a close resemblance when full-grown. 



