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cart-track over a moor in the part of the parish of Banchory Ternan 

 south of the Dee. In such a situation its introduction by man 

 seems at least unlikely ; while it might very easily escape detection 

 where growing among grassy vegetation of its own height. JAMES 

 W. H. TRAIL. 



Glyeeria plieata, Fries., and G. aquatiea, Sm. In the last 

 issue I noticed the detection of G. plieata on the border between 

 the vice-counties of South Aberdeen (92) and North Aberdeen (93). 

 I have now to add Kincardine (91) to the list of counties in which 

 it has been observed in Scotland, as I found it on 25th August at 

 Catterline, growing in a roadside ditch along with G. fluitans. 

 Glyeeria aquatiea, Sm., is mentioned in Dickie's " Botanist's Guide 

 to the Counties of Aberdeen, Banff, and Kincardine," published in 

 1860, as follows : " Poa aquatiea, Linn. Pond at Breda in Alford, 

 from which it has escaped into the river Don and is now naturalised 

 on its banks several miles below Breda, Rev. J. Minto." Professor 

 Dickie does not seem to have himself seen it in these counties. It 

 is now one of the most plentiful grasses along the Don, forming 

 very conspicuous beds almost wherever the banks are suited to it, 

 and it grows even among sand near the mouth of the river. There 

 is a bed of it near the mouth of a small stream on the Belhelvie 

 Links about six miles north of Aberdeen; and I found it in 1900 

 by the Ythan about two miles below Ellon. Last year I found a 

 small patch of it on the south bank of the Dee (i.e. in Kincardine, 

 from which it had not been recorded) about a mile above the 

 Bridge of Ruthrieston, and this year I found a good deal of it 

 near the mouth of a stream that opens into the Dee from the north 

 near Murtle. In 1901 I found it in small quantity by the Deveron 

 below Turriff, and in August 1903 saw it above Turriff in consider- 

 able quantity. Though now so widespread, the evidence points to 

 its introduction by man last century. Possibly it has been spread 

 by water-birds. JAMES W. H. TRAIL. 



Edinburgh University Gold Medal for Herbarium of not less 

 than 800 Species and Varieties of British Flowering- Plants and 

 Ferns, made during the year June 1902 to June 1903, has been 

 awarded to Wm. Edgar Evans, Edinburgh the son of our old 

 friend and valued contributor, Mr. Wm. Evans. This herbarium 

 contained 863 species and varieties. With the exception of about 

 a dozen kinds, mostly from Falls of Clyde and the neighbourhood 

 of Berwick, all the plants were collected in the Forth District. 

 The following are some few of the rarer species in the collection : 

 Ranunculus reptans, L. ; Glaucium luteum, Scop. ; Sisymbrium Irio, 

 L. ; Ornithopus perpusillus, L. ; Sedum rupestre, Huds. ; Linncza 

 borealis, Gronov. ; Specularia hybrida, DC. ; Utrieularia intermedia, 



