42 BRITISH HtERACIA. 



plant which, he had collected on Lochnagar and other mountains, 

 ■Which had receired the (incorrect) name of " H. mlhsum." *~\ 



{H. AMPLEXICA ULE, which has strongly toothed oblong root- 

 leaves narrowed into short winged petioles, 1 to 3 clasping or half- 

 clasping ovate stem-leaves with a broad cordate base, acuminate 

 lax phyllaries and pilose florets, does not seem to have sufficient 

 claim to be regarded as a species indigenous to Britain to warrant 

 its being retained as such. 



Its recorded localities are ""Walls of Cleish Castle," Kinrosshire, 

 (where it cannot be regarded as a native), and "Eocks called 

 Garriebams," where it was said to be found by the late G. Don. 

 The "Garrie-bum rocks" are a range of precipices on the south 

 side of Glen Kadh, Clova Mountains. It is a district abounding 

 in forms of S. cerinthoides, some alpine form of which has probably 

 been mistaken for the true S. amplexieaule ; or perhaps foreign 

 or garden specimens were accidentally circulated by Don under 

 the apprehension that they were similar to what he had seen or 

 gathered upon the mountains.J 



* During the last few years, Loolinagar and the Birrronnding mauntainB of 

 the Clova and Braemar districts, have teen carefully examined, and many 

 thousand specimenH of Hieracia collected ; but nothing at all resembling the 

 true 'H., villoium has been met with. 



