228 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



which some plants not previously obtained have been found, 

 while others believed to have disappeared have been again 

 found, probably the result of seeds casually introduced with 

 the rubbish. 



The most careful examination made this year was on 

 22nd June; but several visits were made to the ground 

 both before and afterwards. On that day the coarser grasses 

 and other large weeds, such as thistles and hemlock, were 

 found newly cut down rather closely. They did not regain 

 their former size, or flower and seed as in former years. 

 Thus the lower plants were enabled to grow more vigorously 

 than for some time previously. 



The report for 1898 is taken as the basis of the following 

 notes. All species named in that report but not referred to 

 here were observed in i 899 in practically the same quantities 

 as in 1898. All changes of any kind are noted below. 

 The same abbreviations and signs are used as before. 



Ranunculus acris, L. + 



*Papaver Rhceas, L. Not seen. 



Barbarea vulgaris, R. Br. One plant, in flower. 



Cochkaria Armoracia, L. One plant much injured by larvae, the 

 other flowering. 



Sisymbrium pannonicum, Jacq. Two or three seedlings were noticed 

 a little distance from its former habitat, but none flowered. 



Viola arvensis, Murray. None seen. 



Saponaria Vaccaria, L. Several, in flower, on rubbish ; last noticed 

 in 1896. 



Cytisus scoparius, Link. Seems destroyed. 



Malva parviflora, L. Several on rubbish, flowering ; last noticed 

 in 1895. 



Geranium molle, L. Two flowering plants ; last noticed in 1896. 



*Medicago falcata, L. Flowering and fruiting very freely. 



*Melilotus officinalis, Lam. Not seen. 



Lotus corniculatus, L. Spreading a little. 



L. uliginosus, Schkuhr. Not observed, probably covered up. 



Vicia sepium, L. + 



Potentilla anserina, L. + 



*Pyrus Malus, L. + 



