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44 NOTES ON SCOTCH PLANTS.
Tofieldia palustris Huds. Grows at 2700 ft. on Lawers.
Sparganium natans L. et auct. var. (non Fries) = ^S'. affine Sch.
At 2200 ft. on Ben Slioch, W. Eoss, 105.
Luzula maxima DC. Was noticed at 2800 ft. on Lawers.
Juncus triglumis L. Reaches 3800 ft. on Lawers.
Erio2)1iorum angustifolium Roth., *var. minus Koch. On Ben
Slioch, W. Ross, 105.— *Var. Vaillantianum (Poit. et Turp.). Kinlochewe,
105.
Scirpus jmucijiorus Light. Tall specimen (18 in.) by Beauly
Firth, 96.— *!§. maritimus L. Beauly Firth, 96.— *Var. conglohatvs
Gray. Loch Duich, 105.
Carex pulicaris L. Ascends to 2900 ft. on Lawers.— *C. Ihnosa
L. Skye ; v. sp. in Hort. Ox. Not quite typical, slightly reverting,
as it does, to C. mageUanica Lamk. — *C. paniculata L. Gleann
Bianasdail, W. Ross, 105. C. Goodenovii Gay, \SiV. junceUa (Fries).
Ben Laoigh, Mid Perth, 88. Kinlochewe, 105. — Var. melmia
(Wimm.). Ben Eay, 105. — Var. curvata. Boat of Garten, 96.
C. stolonifera Hoppe antedates Gay's name, but it was appUed by
Hoppe to a small form. C. hinervis L., forma nigresce'iis mihi, which
is, I think, worth even a varietal name. It is the blackish-fruited
form frequent in mountain localities, and appears in its most typical
state on the cliffs of Glen Callater, 92, where it has much the
appearance of C. frigida. It has also been noticed on Ben Laoigh,
88, 98; Glen Ennich, 96; Ben Eay, 105; and is probably generally
distributed. It is certainly connected with the type by an almost
unbroken series of forms. — Forma elatior is the large moorland
state occurring about Torridon, &c., 4 ft. high, with large, rather
conical than cylindric spikelets. It is occasionally confused with
the following species.— *C. laevigata Sm. Skye, Hb. Ox. sub nom.
binervis.— C.flava L. var. CEderi Lilj. Kinlochewe, 105. Our old
C. /lava var. lepidocarpa auct. ang. non Tausch. = var. yninor Towns.
The latter name in any case cannot be retained, as Ledebour in
Flor. Ross reduced C. CEderi Ehrh. to var. 7nino7- Ledeb. I have
not seen Ledebour's specimens, so do not know whether they refer
to this var. or to the C. Chrysites of Link. The matter is well worth
investigating, as it is possible that Ledebour's name may have to
rej)lace that of var. cyperoides Marss., suggested by Prof. Bailey in
his excellent paper. G. fiava L. Under this I put a sedge gathered
on Ben Laoigh, already referred to in Journ. Bot., Jan. 1889, and
which I call flava x saxatilis. I hope to obtain Dr. Lange's opinion
on it shortly. — *(7. cryptocarpa Meyer, var. Kattegattensis (Fries).
I am not quite certain whether this is the correct name, but at any
rate the plant is identical with the Caithness specimen {teste Mr.
Arthur Bennett). I was glad to get this recent addition to our flora
in a second Scotch locality, i. e., by the Beauly Frith, 96. It
occurred only sparingly, and was in bad condition, from the tidal
refuse. The yellowish colour of the foliage at once attracted my
attention to it.
^Deyeuxia neglecta Kunth, var. borealis (Hartman sub Calama^
grostide). This addition to the British Flora was found in Mid Perth,
88, in August, 1888, growing in a small marsh over a limited area.