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The Dryas, or Mountain Avens. Anglis. 

 Upon the highland mountains in many places, as 

 upon talky foils on the eaflern fides o'f Maol- 

 ghias^ Mal-grea^ and Creg-chaillech^ in Breadal- 

 hane, and plentifully upon the limeftone rocks of 

 Ben-huardai^ &c. In the parifh of Chrift-Churcb^ 

 in Strath-Swardles^ in the ifle of Skye-, and Hill 

 more abundantly for two miles together upon a 

 va<l limeftone rock called Creg-achnocaen^ upon 

 the boundaries of Coygacb & JJJynt^ juft on the 

 confines o£ Rofsjhire and Sutherland^ about ten 

 miles from Loch-Broom^ in the road to Lead-beg, 

 upon the weftern coaft. It has likewife been 

 found by my often-mentioned friend, Mr. Stuart y 

 upon the top of Carn-dearg^ one of the lower 

 heads of Ben-fguilert^ a high mountain m Glen^ 

 Creran ; and near the top of Malmore^ in Glen-co, 

 both in the diftridls of Upper-Lorn^ in Argyle- 

 JJnre, ^. VI. 

 The ftalk and branches are woody and perennial, 

 lying flat upon the ground, and fpreading wide 

 about the root in tufts ; the leaves are evergreen, 

 oval, ferrated, hard and ftiff, of a dark green 

 wrinkled furface on the upper fide, and hoary 

 underneath, having woolly footftalks : the pe- 

 duncles are downy, . fcattered with purple hairy 

 glands, and bearing fingle flowers, confifting ge- 

 nerally of eight white petals. It has never yet 

 been found in Englaud. 

 The DRYAS fentapetala, mentioned by Sihhald, 



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