192 THE FRESH- WATER LOCHS OF SCOTLAND 
may be mentioned as being conspicuous by their frequent abundance : — 
Antennaria dioica, Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi, A. alpina, Betula nana, 
Cnicus heterophyllus, Cornus suecica, Rubus Chamaemorus, Cystopteris 
fragilis, Drosera intermedia, Empetrum nigrum, Galium boreale, 
Trientalis europeea, etc. In the district of New Galloway, and, in 
fact, throughout the country for miles around, there are a few 
abundant plants that form a characteristic feature of this neighbour- 
hood. They are as follows: — Jasione montana and Lepidium 
heterophyllum in dry places, Carum verticillatum and QEnanthe 
crocata in damp and wet places. 
In the original publications a detailed list of plants is given 
for each loch or series of lochs. In this epitome, however, such' local 
lists have been omitted. The two hundred and thirty-four illustra- 
tions, with their descriptive legends, that accompany the original 
papers have also been left out, but a few new ones have been inserted 
here. 
The following- comparative table has been arranged in order to 
show at a glance the most conspicuous and dominant plants (i.e. 
those forming definite associations) of peaty and non -peaty lochs, 
together with the positions they usually occupy therein. The plants 
may be divided into seven groups (see below), and those in each group 
are so arranged that the species inhabiting the driest ground or the 
shallowest water are placed first, and those occupying the deepest 
water last ; the whole table being kept as nearly as possible in the 
same order. The figures following the species indicate in feet the 
average depths at which they occur, a medium between the two 
extremes being the most usual habitat. 
