. The Annals of Scottish natural history. Natural history; Natural history -- Scotland. THE HIGH ALPINE FLORA OF BRITAIN 35 Lawers (" Fl. ; 342). Up to the summit of Carn Tual ("Cyb. ; ed. 2, 416). Descends to sea-level in Cork. Syn. A. vitlgaris, With. (1796). 144. Agrostis canina, L.—Up to the summit of Carn Tual ("Cyb. ; ed. 2, 415). Descends to sea-level in Kerry. 145. Alopeairus alpinus, Smith (1803).—Discovered by Don on the mountains about Loch-na-gar ("Engl. Botany," t. 1126). On the other hand, however, Smith states in " Eng
. The Annals of Scottish natural history. Natural history; Natural history -- Scotland. THE HIGH ALPINE FLORA OF BRITAIN 35 Lawers (" Fl. ; 342). Up to the summit of Carn Tual ("Cyb. ; ed. 2, 416). Descends to sea-level in Cork. Syn. A. vitlgaris, With. (1796). 144. Agrostis canina, L.—Up to the summit of Carn Tual ("Cyb. ; ed. 2, 415). Descends to sea-level in Kerry. 145. Alopeairus alpinus, Smith (1803).—Discovered by Don on the mountains about Loch-na-gar ("Engl. Botany," t. 1126). On the other hand, however, Smith states in " Engl. Flora," i. 80 (1824), that Brown discovered it on the mountains about Loch-na- gar, "who informs me that he communicated it to Mr. G. ; This latter statement is also favoured by the label on Brown's specimens in Herb. Brit., which states that the plant was discovered by him in 1794, and that it was communicated by him to Don. Don, however, appears to have suggested the name ; as on the original drawing in Herb. Mus. Brit., Smith remarks, " alpim/s, Don thinks a good specific ; Smith also says (" Engl. Flora," i. 80), " no foreign author appears to have noticed this ; Ascends to 1190 m. on Braeriach (G. C. Druce in " Journ. ; 1889, 203), and to 11 oo m. in Aberdeenshire (Watson), by alpine springs and rills. 146. Phleum alpimtm, L.—Ascends to 1190 m. on Braeriach (G. C. Druce, }, and to 1130 m. on Ben Lawers (" Fl. ; 342), by alpine springs and rills. Ben Lawers (Don, fasc. i., 1804, n- 5)- 147. Anthoxanthum odoratum, L.—Ascends to 1030 m. on the Grampians of Inverness-shire and Aberdeenshire (Watson). Descends to sea-level in Cork. PTERIDOPHYTES. Fam. 32. SELAGINELLACE^E. 148. Selaginella selaginoides, Link (1841).—Ascends to 1067 m. in damp and marshy places on the mountains of the Breadalbane district (" Fl. ; 377). Descends to sea-level in Dublin.
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