230 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



TOPOGRAPHICAL BOTANY OF SCOTLAND. 



By JAMES W. H. TRAIL, A.M., M.D., F.R.S. 



( Continued from p. 177.) 



[Names of plants in italics, except as synonyms within curved brackets, denote 

 that the plants were certainly introduced into Scotland by man. f after a 

 district -number denotes introduction by man into the district; "cas." 

 denotes casual occurrence, and "esc." evident escape or outcast from culti- 

 vation, both being due to man's agency. Square brackets enclosing the 

 name of a plant or a district-number denote that the record was made in 

 error. ? after a district-number denotes, at least, need of confirmation ; 

 after t it denotes doubt as to whether the plant owes its presence in the 

 district to man.] 



COMPOSITE (continued}. 



HIERACIUM, L. The conclusions arrived at by those who have 

 devoted special study to this perplexing genus in recent years 

 often differ so widely from those accepted by their predecessors 

 that the earlier records cannot, in many cases, be made use of 

 with confidence. I cannot claim to be able to sift these 

 records, and I have therefore asked Mr. F. J. Hanbury to favour 

 me with his assistance. This he has kindly promised to give, 

 but he has been unable yet to revise the records, owing to 

 circumstances beyond control. The consideration of this genus 

 must therefore be deferred. 



Hypochceris glabra, Z., 75, 87! (?), 9) 9 J t (?), 95; 9 6 > I0 - 



H. radicata, Z., except SO. 



[H. metadata, Z., reported from 90, but in error, or only a casual.] 



1 Leontodon hirtus, Z., 72-74, 77(?), 80, 82, 83, 88 (?), 92 cas., 



99_t(?)i 102. 

 L. hispidus, Z., 72, 73, 75-83, 85, 87, 88 (?), 90, 91, 99, 100, 102, 



103, io4(?), 108, 109. 

 L. autumnalis, Z., except 84- 



b. pratensis (Koch], of frequent occurrence. 

 Taraxacum officinale, Web., all. 



a. Dens-leonis, Desf., the common form. 



b. erythrospermum (Andrz.), 85, 88, 89, 92, 100, 102. 



c. palustre (Z>C), except 73, 74, 79, 84, 95, 101, 102, 103, 



105, 107. 



d. Isevigatum (DC.}, 85, 92. 

 Lactuca virosa, Z., 75, Si, 83, 85-89. 



1 Leontodon hirtus, L. This has not improbably been introduced by man in 

 some of the districts from which it has been reported as native. The same may 

 be true of L. hispidus, L. 



