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Flora of Scottish Lakes. 
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growth : — Ranunculus Flammula, Caltlia palustris, Littorella 
lacustris, Lobelia Dortmanna, Isoetes lacustris, Carex aquatilis, 
Juncus fluitans, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Sparganium mini- 
mum, Potamogeton natans, P. polygonifolius, Callitriche hamulata, 
Utricularia intermedia, Chara fragilis, vars. Scapania undulata,, 
Nardia compressa, Blindia acuta, Fontinalis antipyretica, Sphagnum 
sp. About stagnant places, Batrachospermum moniliforme and 
Zygnema Vaucherii ; Armeria maritima upon some of the rocks. 
Colonies of gulls occupy a few of the islands. The whole plateau 
is entirely devoid of trees. The photographs illustrate the 
character of the dominant flora and the nature of the land about 
these lochs. Fig. 99 shows Carex rostrata growing into a loch, 
and the manner in which it thins out as mud is approached, and 
the luxuriant growth where the depth of water is suitable. Fig. 
100 illustrates Carex rostrata near the shore, and beyond them a 
zone of Equisetum limosum; both of equal height. Fig. 101 
shows a loch that has become reduced in size by the detrital 
matter of a stream, together with that formed by plants. Carex 
rostrata is growing in the water : behind it, in less water, is Carex 
aquatilis ; and the boggy flat is covered with Eriophorum vaginatum 
(mostly past seeding), Scirpus csespitosus, Molinia cserulea, etc. 
Fig. 102 represents one of the western lochs of this series, with 
islands ; it is also one of the largest. 
Between Nairn and Forres there occur lakes that have already 
been referred to at considerable length (p. 969). It now remains 
to enumerate the plants that thrive there. Those of this district, 
not general to the peaty lochs of the Ness area, are marked with 
an asterisk: — Ranunculus Flammula, Caltha palustris, Radicula 
officinalis,* Cardamine pratensis, Stellaria uliginosa,Spirsea Ulmaria, 
Comarum palustre, Hippuris vulgaris,* Myriophyllum alterni- 
florum, Callitriche stagnalis,* Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Lobelia Dort- 
manna not abundant, Menyanthes trifoliata, Myosotis palustris,* 
Pedicularis palustris, Mentha arvensis, var. prsecox,* M. sativa,* 
Utricularia vulgaris, Littorella lacustris not abundant, Iris 
Pseud-acorus, Alisma ranunculoides,* Juncus effusus, J. con- 
glomeratus, J. articulatus, Typha latifolia,* Sparganium ramosum,* 
Potamogeton natans, P. heterophyllus,* Heleocharis palustris, 
Scirpus lacustris, Carex flacca, var. stictocarpa,* C. flava, var. 
