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fishermen give different numbers, and do not agree among 

 themselves. John Morrison states the numbers as follows : 

 in 1885, 89 on llona; in 1884, 143 on Rona; in 1883, 107 

 in Eona; in 1882, 30 on Sulisgeir only." 



" I have received," writes Mr J, N. Anderson, Danish 

 Consul, Stornoway, in lit. July 24, 1886, "for the past few 

 years most of the skins of the seals killed [on Eona or 

 Sulisgeir], and their number has been from 120 to 150." 



Eegarding the botany of J^orth Eona, Mr E. M. Barrington 

 could say a great deal more, no doubt, but he has kindly 

 sent the following list of species, which may interest many 

 of our members. He prefixes his list with the remarks : " I 

 was too early ; but the flora is remarkable for its poverty : 

 Plantago 7nmntima absent, and 0]phioglossitm vulgatum, var. 

 amlignum, abundant. These are the two salient points. I 

 noticed 35 species, to which a few might be added later on." 

 The following is the list supplied by Mr Barrington. Having 

 no botanical knowledge ourselves, much to our regret, we can 

 only hope that some day Mr Barrington will add some account 

 of this branch of natural history to the knowledge of these 

 insular groups, many of which he has personally inspected. 

 Meanwhile we always consider it desirable, in treating of these 

 insular positions, to place on record what is already known. 



PLANTS OBSEKVED ON NORTH RONA, JULY 1, 1886. 



Ranunculus Flammula, Limi. 



,, repcns, Linn. 



Cochlearia officinalis, Linn. 



,, ,, var. alinna. 



Ccrastmm tetrandum, Curt. 



,, triviale, Link, 



Stellaria media, With. 

 Sagina maritima,, Don. 



,, procumhens, Linn. 

 Montia fontana, Linn . 

 Trifolium repcns, Linn. 

 Fotentilla Anserina, Linn. 

 Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Linn. 

 Ligusticum scoticum, Linn. 

 Angelica sylvestris, Linn. 

 Be I lis pe ren nis, Linn. 

 Matricaria inodora, Linn. 



Leontodon autumnalis, Linn, 

 Armcria maritima, Willd. 

 Glaux ,, Linn, 



Plantago major, Linn. 



,, coronopus, Linn. 

 Atriplex Bahingtonii, Woods. 

 Piume.x Acetosa, Linn. 



,, Acetosella, Linn. 

 Luzula (campestris, D. C. ?). 

 Eleocharis palusti^is, R. Br. 

 Eriophorum angustifolium, Eotli. 

 Car ex vulgaris. With. 

 Aira prcecox, Linn. 

 Holcus lanatus, Linn. 

 Poa pratensis, Linn. 

 Festuca ruhra, Linn. 

 Nardus stricta, Linn. 



Ophioglossum vulgatum, yar. amhiguum, Linn. 

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