466 ADDITIONAL NOTES, ETC. 



Ijlacecl there througli man's instrumentality." This is 

 just one of those loosely expressed records, unfortunately 

 so frequent among botanical ■m.'iters, which tends to mis- 

 lead readers, by only half telling the circumstances impor- 

 tant to be known. It is not directly stated that a single 

 root only was found at the spot mentioned, and yet this 

 would seem to be fairly inferred from what is said about 

 "it" and "its centre." As to the "no apparent possi- 

 bility," we may suppose that the chestnut wood had been 

 planted there by "man's instrumentality;" and if man 

 could intentionally plant chestnut trees there, it may 

 reasonably be supposed a "possibility" that he could also 

 plant a Lobelia there intentionally, or sow it there acci- 

 dentally. Of com-se, the county of Kent will need to be 

 confirmed on safer authority before it can be added to the 

 true area of this local species. Wr. Westeombe informs 

 me that it was still to be seen in the Devon station in 

 1851. 



689. Lobelia Dortmanna, vol. ii. p. 145. 



Found in Orkney by Mr. J. T. Syme, which raises the 

 number of ascertained counties to 26 ; also extending the 

 range of latitude one degree, and carrj'ing the north limit 

 to those Isles. 



692. Erica cinerea, vol. ii. p. 148. 



The estimate of counties has been inadvertently printed 

 at 83, although in the text following the formrJa two 

 counties are expressly mentioned, from which this spe- 

 cies appears to be absent. Thus, the estimate should not 

 exceed 80 at the highest. 



696. Menziesia cceridea, vol. ii. p. 151. 



Several tufts were seen by Mr. Borrer in 1851, "in 

 Drumochter or Drum-uachdar," on the confines of AthoU 

 and Badenoch, " among the heath and cranberry." This 

 is the original station of the Atholl Sow, as I am informed 



