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Marsden Kocks. " Black-hall dean, west of Hartlepool : Rev. J. Dalton. 

 Near Southwick : Mr. Brunton." — ' Botanitit's Guide.' 



Passing into Scotland, we find the following record for Berwickshire, 

 from the pen of Dr. Johnstone : — "Of frequent occurrence on the coast 

 of Berwickshire, commencing on the cliffs above the sandy beds and the 

 Pigeon's Cove, and reouning at intervals even unto the Cove-shore. It is 

 of small size when the cliffs are abrupt and exposed to the sea blasts, but 

 in the shelter of the coves it grows luxuriantly, and the fronds attain a 

 length of 12 or 18 inches. Mr. Hardy sent me the finest specimens I 

 have ever seen from the Eammel Cove. The fern also grows on sandstone 

 rocks by the Tweed, below Lady-ku'k House, a station which is about seven 

 miles distant from the sea." — Terra Lindisf. 249. It occurs on both sides 

 of the Firth of Forth, that is, in Lothian and Fife, but I am unable to dis- 

 tinguish in which of the counties on the southern shore of the Firth it 

 ought to be enumerated. In Forfarshire, the late Mr. Gardiner reports it 

 from " oaves and crevices of rocks, on the sea-shore about Auchmithie, Red- 

 head, — Messrs. Croall and Kerr. Dysart, — Mr. A. Kerr." Cove, either 

 in Kincardine or Aberdeenshire, is given as a locality ; but Mr. Watson 

 thinks that I am in error in giving Aberdeen as a county in which it oc- 

 curs ; (see Cyb. Brit. iii. 278). I have a number of specimens purporting 

 to be from " Sea caves near Aberdeen ; " but on writing to the donor, he 

 will not permit me to give his name in opposition to Mr. Watson's autho- 

 rity : this coimty therefore remains for confirmation. In the ' Flora of 

 Moray,' one station is given for that county. Mr. Watson has a specimen 

 from the eastern coast of Ross, gathered by Mr. Stables. On the western 

 coast I have few localities to record : it grows sparingly in the vertical fis- 

 sures of the columnar basalt at Staffa ; more abundantly, intermixed with 

 Adiantum-nigrum and Ruta-muraria, upon the ancient cathedral at lona ; 

 again in Mull, and also at Oban, in Argyleshire : these I give on my own 

 authority ; and it is cmious that the record includes every place I have vi- 

 sited on the Scottish coast. Mr. Watson adds Shiant (the Holy Islands), 

 Harris, Isla, Cantire, Arran, Ailsa, Wigton, and Kirkcudbright. At this 

 point we again enter England. 



CuMBEHLAND. — Mr. Heysham informs me he has found it near White- 

 haven ; and Mr. Pinder has supplied me abundantly with beautiful speci- 

 mens, both from this place and St. Bees Head. 



Westmoeeland. — Mr. Pinder and Mr. Hindson inform me they have 

 found it in this county in a sea-cave near Silverdale. 



YoBKSHiBE. — The late Mr. S. Gibson informed me that it occurs very 

 sparingly on cliffs north of Scarborough. 



Lanoashibk. — I believe Bolton first observed this fern in the Wiuwick 

 stone-quarry, near Warrington. Mr. Wilson informs me that it stiU grows 

 there, but is always of small size, and rarely produces fruit : I am indebted 



