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wrongly identified them with £. Scheuchzeri, as is proved by 
his own figure in “English Botany.” The correct reading would 
be—An alpine form of Z. vaginatum gathered by Don on Ben 
Lawers and Clova, mistaken for E. capiatum, Host, by Smith. 
Carex ustulata, Wahi. (C. atrofusca, Schkuhr). 
“Gathered in watery places in a micaceous soil on Ben 
Lawers by Mr. George Don, the only person who to our know- 
ledge has met with this species in Britain.” Smith, Eng. Bot., 
t. 2404. 
“Mountains of Clova and Ben Lawers, G. Don.” Hooker, 
Fl. Scot 
“Stated to have been found ‘on Ben Lawers, very rare’ by 
George Don; so rare indeed that not one of the many botanists 
who have since been on that often examined hill has again 
found it.” Watson, Cyb. Brit., iii, pp. 129 an 
“Prov. 15. Perth and Forfar; G. Don, sole authority. 
Error?” Watson, Comp. Cyb. Brit., p. 588. 
“Specimens of C. ustulata were distributed by Mr. George 
Don and said by him to have been found on Ben Lawers. I 
possess one of these specimens labelled 1810, but since then 
the plant has not been found. The specimen alluded to has 
micaceous soil adhering to the roots, and it may therefore be 
assumed that it is not of garden origin. Don has never been 
accused of distributing foreign specimens of plants as British, 
though he often labelled specimens from his garden as being 
from stations where he erroneously believed he had seen the 
same species growing.” Syme, Eng. Bot., x., p. 137. 
“One of Don’s reputed discoveries.” Hooker, Student’s Fl. 
(1870), p. 480. 
“There is little doubt that Don actually gathered the plant 
somewhere in t awers distri Mr. Sturrock shrewdly 
suggests that Don was not only a botanist but a florist ; and 
we gather from his correspondence that there was a good deal 
have seen it growing in such a spot as Don describes. Here 
on’s “reputed discoveries 
remaining again undetected for over 80 years on that often 
