984 Proceedings of Royal Society of Edinburgh. [sess. 
submitted a specimen to Mons Cardot, who wrote : ‘ La 
forme de l’Hypnum scorpioides . . . est en effet bien 
voisine de la var. miquelonense.’ Mons Cardot kindly- 
sent me a small specimen of the variety {leg. Delamare) 
which scarcely differs except in the dark purple-blackish 
colour, the more rigid texture, and the slightly more 
tapering and enrolled points to the leaves. The Loch 
Ruthven plant must therefore be considered to approach 
the variety miquelonense very closely.” 
(Signed) “ H. N. Dixon.” 
I. L. Ruthven, L. Ness, and L. Uanagan, in water 5-10 ft. 
deep. Mr H. N. Dixon has kindly furnished the above 
note for this variety, new to Britain. 
Hypnum stramineum, Dicks. I. Shallow places about lochs in 
Portclair Forest ; abundant in places. 
Hypnum trifarium, W. fy M. I. As above. 
Hypnum cuspidatum, L. I. Wet places about shores of lochs ; 
not common. 
SCAPANIOIDEiE. 
Scapania undulata, L. I. Very abundant on rocks about the 
shores of lochs. 
EPIGONIANTHEiE. 
Nardia emarginata, Ehrh. I. Forms of this plant are 
abundant in shallow places about lochs. 
Nardia compressa, Hook. I. Abundant on rocks, etc., of the 
mountain lochs especially. 
ALGiE. A few dominant species that were noticed. 
Batrachospermum moniliforme, Rotli. I. Very general. 
Enteromorpha intestinalis, L. III. Only seen here. 
Spirogyra crassa, Kutz. III. Only noticed in abundance here. 
Cladophora fracta, Dillw. II. Very abundant in places. 
CEdogonium capillare, L. III. Abundant. 
Conferva fontinalis, Berk. I. Very abundant in Inchna- 
cardoch Bay, L Ness, covering stones and other plants; 
very general. 
Zygnema Vaucherii, Ag. I., II. Covering rocks; universal. 
