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Invernesshire. “Mr. Watson informs he has found it on 
mountains near the north end of Loch Erright. 
Moray. — Rev. G. Gordon. — Francis' Analysis. 
Perthshire. — I am indebted to Mr. Kippist for a fine plant 
found on Craig-Challiach, I believe by Mr. Woods. Mr. 
Watson informs me he has found it on this mountain, and on 
Ben Lawers ; and Mr. Gourlie that it occurs frequently on Ben 
Lawers. 
Rosshire. — Mr. Stables informs me he has specimens from 
the Raven rock, near Castle Leod in this county. 
SuTHERLANDSHiRE. — Mr. Stables has found it on Ben More. 
In Ireland Polystichum Loncliitis is a rare fern, but occurs 
in a few localities, of a very characteristic form. 
Donegal. Mr. Moore informs me he has found it in the 
Rosses and Thanet mountain passes. 
Kerry. — Mr. S. P. Woodward has obligingly given me spe- 
cimens from Brandon hill, on the summit of which he found it 
I sparingly. I believe Mr. Wilson and several other botanists 
had previously observed it in this locality. 
! Leitrim. “ Mr. Francis^ gives Glenade mountain, in this 
j county, on the authority of Mr. E. Mackay. 
! Sligo. “ Mr. Mackay found it on Ben Bulben, in 1833 ; and 
j he remarks that it had been previously found there by Mr. E. 
I Murphy .f 
I The geographical range of this species beyond the limits of 
I the British empire appears not very extensive. Sadler gives it 
i as an inhabitant of Hungary, Germany, France, Italy and Swe- 
den ; but there is something in the expression umhrosis alpes- 
tribusX that leads me to suspect he made the species rather more 
j comprehensive than most of our British botanists would consent 
I to do ; and Lamarck and Decandolle give its locality as les hois 
I monianeux.% Woods and shady places, in mountainous situa- 
I tions, are rather affected by the next species than the present. 
Sadler and several other authors speak of Polystichum Loncliitis 
as a native of North America, 
* Analysis, 32. f Flor. Hib. 338. I De Filicibus Veris, &c.— p. 34. 
§ Flor. Franc, ii. 561. 
