570 BOTANICAL INFORMATION. 
A. Ruta Muraria, A. marinum, (magnificent specimens), 
Scolopendrium vulgare, and Polypodium vulgare and Pteris 
aquilina, the two latter in vast profusion. Several sunny 
banks were studded with Arabis ciliata, A. hirsuta, and 
an Arabis bearing closely the character of A. bellidifolia with 
perfectly smooth obovate petioled entire radical leaves. The 
commonest thistle in the grassy plots was Carlina vulgaris, 
and with it I met a singular specimen* which I enclose, but 
I have not been able to find reference to the species. In the 
sands of the Island Brassica Monensis and Convolvulus Solda- 
nella were plentiful, and in several stations the Allium cari- 
natum, alluded to in the additions to the 5th edition of 
* British Flora.” I suspect that I have also obtained the 
true A, Ampeloprasum. 
In the N.W. part of the Island, I collected Hesperis matro- 
nalis, or, perhaps, more properly, inodora ; but could no 
where meet with Matthiola sinuata, recorded by Mr. J. T. 
Mackay as having been detected in Arran many years since. 
On the sandy turfy banks Astragalus hypoglottis, Arenaria 
verna, Sagina maritima and Neottia spiralis were frequent ; 
| the two first having been previously noticed by Mr. R. Ball. 
: The present rough observations must be considered a very 
imperfect account of the Botany of Arran, because I have not 
had leisure, since my return home, to examine my collection 
thoroughly, but such as they are, I thought they might prove 
acceptable to Botanists interested in the Flora of Ireland. 
I may mention that John Wynne, Esq., of Haslewood, Sligo, 
the discoverer on Benbulben Mount of Saxifraga nivalis, 
has lately enriched the Irish Flora with Arabis petrea, and 
the true Sazifraga pedatifida, Ehrh., the former from Ben- 
bulben, the latter from the Isle of Achill, Mayo. To these 
I have this year added Arabis stricta and Draba rupestris. | 
* The specimen sent by Mr. Andrews is Carlina racemosa, Linn., 2 
Pass South of Europe and North of Africa, probably intro- 
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