SYNGENESIA : POLYGAMIA ^QUALIS. 435 

 In dry foil near the fummits of the highland moun- 

 tains in many places, as upon Ben-mor, and upon 

 Craig-vore^ juft above Loch-Laraig-an Lochain^ 

 both mountains in Breadaihane, Upon Corry- 

 yaal, and near the top of Bedan-nam-hian^ the 

 the higheft mountain in Glenco^ in upper Lorn^ 

 being, according to the obfervations of the inge- 

 nious Mr. Stuart^ 3150 feet above the level of 

 the fea. We obferv'd this plant likewife upon 

 the high mountains to the fouth of Little Loch 

 Broom^ in RosJJme^ upon the vveflern coaft ; as 

 alfo on Ben-na-grion^ two miles above M-Kifinonh 

 caftle in Strath^ in the ifle of Skye, fo that it is 

 not a fcarce plant upon the Britijh Alps. V. . VII. 

 Vill. 



The radical leaves vary in figure, fome of them are 

 oval-obtufe, others oval-ianceolate, often entire 

 on the edges, but fometimes (lightly dented, and 

 always fprinkled on both fides with white woolly 

 hairs : the ftalk is generally about five inches 

 high, fcattered with white hairs, which are fuf- 

 cous at the bafe, either quite deftitute of leaves, 

 or furniilied only with one fmall narrow lanceo- 

 late rudiment or braclea near the top, and bears 

 a fingle yellow flower : the calyi^ is black and co- 

 vered with white hairs : the feeds are oblong, 

 brown, angular, and crown'd with a fimply-hairy 

 fefiile down. 



taraxaci 2, HIERACIUM foliis lanceolatis dentatis glabris^ 



F f 2 fcapo 



