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ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



the list has a much larger proportion of citations of localities 

 distant from Edinburgh. 



On the fly-leaf at the beginning of the book there appears, 

 in Dr. Hope's handwriting, the following : " List of plants 

 growing in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, collected in 

 flower, 1765, as a sketch of the Calendarium Florae of 

 Edinburgh." We must assume that 1765 in this is a slip 

 for 1764-1765. The internal evidence seems to show that 

 Dr. Hope was not the compiler of the list ; but it is mani- 

 fest that he had looked through it, made additions, and 

 pointed out doubtful records. 



The list is here transcribed verbatim and without 

 changes in the spelling which is not altogether uniform 

 or the nomenclature. Some of the entries are surpris- 

 ing. I have, however, made no comment, beyond indicat- 

 ing where interpolations have been made in a writing other 

 than that of the original. I. B. B. 



A LIST OF PLANTS IN FLOWER AS THEY WERE COLLECTED AND 

 PREPARED DURING THE YEAR 1764, WITH YE PLACE OF 

 GROWTH. 



March i. Tussilago farfara. 



20. ,, petasites. 

 Aprile 6. Fragaria sterilis. 



Ficaria verna. 

 7. Alsine media. 



Ulex europaeus. 

 Lamium rubrum. 



12. Cochlearia officinalis. 



Arenaria saxatilis. 

 Cerastium semidecan- 



drium. 

 14. Leontodon taraxacum. 



1 6. Veronica hederifolia. 



By the water of Leeth down 



from the new well. 

 By the water of Leeth up from 



the new well. 

 Opposite to the new well on the 



further side of ye mill burn. 

 In the west Church Yard and 



St. Anns Yards. 

 On the west side of the Castle 



hill by the road side. 

 A little below the new well. 

 Below the new well by a hedge 



near a village. 

 Upon the top of a wall at the 



back of the Cannongate. 

 At Duddingstown Craigs. 

 At Do. by the 



road side. 

 By the sides of the hedges in the 



meadow and other places. 

 Below the new well by a hedge 



near a village. 



