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(Dist. 8), but the river which surrounds it is, for a short portion of 
its course, the boundary between Districts 8 and 9 of the ‘ Cybele 
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AILEY, 
Euphrasia officinalis L. Pas Skaill, Sandwick, Orkney, 
August, 1881.—H. H. Jounston. Tinksnes, Hoy, pa ik oe 
1885.—W. I. Forrescur. ‘Robust coast form E.. nemorosa 
owers unusually e.’—F. Townsenp. Mo ead, 
Deerness, Orkn W.1 bey ‘‘ Stunted form of 
FE. nemorosa.”’—F END. e and Hunda Island, W 
. Towns: Smoo Cav 
Sutherland, and Braemar, keatcen, J ms 1885.—H. E. Fox. 
at gracilis Fr.” —F. Townsenp. Reay, Caithness, July, 1885.— 
H. E. Fox. ‘“ EF. officinalis, pratensis Fr. ”__F, Townsenp. Ross 
Links and Bamburgh Links, Northumberland, July, 1885.—H. E. 
Fox. ‘ £. nemorosa.’’—F. TowNnsEND 
E. officinalis L. var. maritima. Dawntea ay, Caithness, oe 
1885.—H. K. Fox. ‘An unusual form oot — nemorosa H. Mart 
e —H. H. 
“T have little doubt that this has been seen by Dr. 
Boswell, yet I cannot but say I should place it — natans in the 
absence of fruit to decide its position . Ben 
P. polygonifolius Pourret, var. angrustfolius Feien! "This is a well- 
marked variety, named for me by Mr. Arthur Bennett. It occurred in 
a peaty pool at the foot of Stob-Derog, in Glen Etive, Argyle (Co. 98), 
at an altitude of 800 feet, not far from the stables near Kingshouse, 
where the Glen Coe coaches change horses, July 22nd, 1885.— 
Cuartes Bae 
P. polygo nifolé ius Pourr., var. ericetorum. Ditch running into 
Loch Laich, near Port Appin, Argyll, July, 1885.—CaRLes 
Bamey. “A more robust plant than what is usually so named. 
I think Dr. Boswell would call this typical polygonifolius.”—A. 
Bennert. 
P. polygoni — wis: ‘ae a Recess, Conn 
suing W., eae —wW.R. Linton. ‘I am quite seg to 
know what Mr. Faria eans. Ido not know of any plant that Dr. 
Bosw alll ss as sonamed. Isitnotaslip for var. pseudo-fluitans Syme? 
I think this must be the case, a8 the specimens are the same as sent 
by Rey. E. F. Linton, and from the same place and date. These 
specimens do not represent the plant as shown by the Edinburgh 
herb, to which Dr. Boswell refers a8 the most characteristic specimen 
e has as seen. The only difficulty in assigning these Irish specimens 
to natans is the small pie It seems to me that bess fruit alone can 
the true position of this form.”—A. Bey. 
P. spergeniifolius Lest. Maam, Galway, pees ., 1885.—E. F. 
and W. R. Lixron. “This seems fairly to agree with specimens 
