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the limestone, between 800 and 700 feet; in one walk several 
hundreds of bushes were met with, whereas the species is usually 
quite alpine, and the plants few in number where it occurs. - 
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uniperus communis L. A prostrate plant from the sandy links 
near Tain was gathered for J. nana Willd., of which it has the 
general look. But, on being ye side by side with the true 
plant from near ress damph, a t discrepancy is at once 
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branches ; sie narrower, h as long again, and far less 
numerous, being straight and erect-patent, instead of densely imbri- 
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Listera cordata R. Br. _Plentiful near the Allt Dubh Ghalair, 
Glen Lockey: from 1200 to 1500 feet. 
Epipactis atro-rubens Schultz., from the limestone at Inchna- 
damph, is gees identical with a Swiss plant gathered by 
E. S. M. in the Upper Valais, at about 6000 feet, in 1885. 
Orchis ‘ebaradis 2% About Inchnadamph, but very scarce; O. 
L., which appears to a rare in the extreme north, was 
noticed in fruit on the limestone.—*O. latifolia L. greece 
Swampy ground of the coast, pens tae Ness and Rockfiel 
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. hia benaria bifolia R. Br. Oykell Bridge (107). A. chloroleuca 
Ridley is more frequent in the Highlands than we had supp Fr 
it was seen plentifully at Inchnadamph and Lochinver, as wel 
near Crianlarich, where some of the or rivalled those of the 
Kent woods for size and beauty. In tland it is an ornament 
of open grassy meadows, &c.; in the boleh we chiefly know it as 
a woodland s species 
Allium ursinum L. Inchnadamph; a slender form, very scarce. 
uncus castaneus Sm. Cruach , above 2500 feet.—J. tri- 
gumis L. Descends to 700 feet near Inchnadamph, as does 
Tofieldia. 
Alisma ranunculoides 1. Muddy shore of Loch Hye, in ney 
*Potamogeton heterophyllus Schreb. Loch Kye (106) ; 
—— towards nitens var. curvifolius.—P. prelongus aa A Sostes 
piece of a pondweed found at the “ Gillaroo Loch,” near Inchna- 
lah, probably belongs to this speci 
Zostera marina L., var. cuit Fr. Muddy shore near 
Abundant in a salt marsh, Tain 
uniglumis Link. 
(106), Oe ‘WilBouais rie Loch Eye (10 6). 
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