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1225. Carex Vahlh, Schk. 



Area ^^f^i^i^^^^^^^^^^^ 15. 



South limit iii Forfar. 



North limit in Aberdeen. 



Estimate of provinces 1. Estimate of counties 2. 



Latitude 56 — 57. Highland tj^pe of distribution. 



Ai'ctic region. Midarctic zone. 



Descends to 800 yards, less or more. 



Ascends to 850 yards, more or less. 



Kange of mean annual temperature 39 — 38. 



Native. Rupestral. Very local ; being known at pre- 

 sent in two stations only, and each of very limited extent ; 

 namelj"", in glens on the contrary sides of the mountain 

 ridge which forms the boundary line of Forfar and Aber- 

 deen shires. I do not know the exact altitude, but the 

 above indications are probably near the truth. 



1226. Carex canescens, Linn. 

 (C. Buxbaumii, WaJil.) 



Hibernian. Hitherto found only in Ireland, and per- 

 haps only in one locality ; namely, on an " island near 

 Toom bridge, in Lough Neagh." Likely enough to be 

 found in Scotland. 



1227, Caeex atrata, Lmmj. 



Area 5K##j(f5K3((75|f [JJ ^ ^ ^ 16 i^ io. 

 South limit in Caernarvon, Dumfries. 

 North limit in Aberdeen, Perth, Forfar. 



