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Cichorium Intybus, L. The Chicory is a somewhat rare casual in 

 North-East Scotland. A few examples have shown themselves, 

 perhaps from the same stocks, year by year. Probably the 

 seeds were introduced in rubbish from shops. 



Picris echioides, L. Of this species, noted as growing from Hadding- 

 ton southwards, a single large example grew up in 1893, but no 

 seeds seemed to have ripened. 



Leontodon hi /'fits, L., is one of our rarest plants in this district, if 

 indeed it is more than a casual. I found one large plant on 

 this ground in 1894 ; but, though it produced several heads of 

 ripe fruits, the species has not been found here in 1 895 and 1896. 



LitJiospcnmtm arvense, L., is very doubtfully indigenous in this 

 district ; and Echium vulgare, L., does not grow wild within a 

 good many miles of Aberdeen. The few examples of each on 

 this ground were doubtless introduced with refuse from the 

 mills. 



Volvulus sepium, Junger. -A patch of this Bindweed has been 

 growing at the narrow western end of the ground since 1893, 

 and has continued to extend its area, while a few scattered 

 plants have also been found in 1895 and 1896. It seems to 

 have been introduced in garden refuse. 



Solatium tuberosum, L. Potatoes continue to grow scattered in small 

 numbers (the produce of shop refuse), in almost the same 

 numbers year by year. 



Lycopersicum esculent inn, L. In 1893 several patches of the ground 

 bore many small tomato plants, evidently the produce of 

 decayed fruits cleared out of shops. That summer being excep- 

 tionally warm, many of the plants flowered, and a very few 

 even produced ripe, though small, fruits ; but the following 

 winter appeared to have destroyed the species, which has not 

 reappeared. 



Nolana prostrata, L. The two examples met with in 1894 must 

 be regarded as having grown from shop refuse. The same 

 source probably explains the existence of the very few examples 

 of Vcrbascum T/iapsus, L., Mimulus luteus, L., and M. guttatus, 

 DC. The species of Veronica were surprisingly ill repre- 

 sented. 



Mentha Piperita, L. A patch observed in 1893, probably outcast 

 from a garden, has extended from year to year. Of M. viridis, 

 L., a patch was detected in 1896, but was covered with cinders 

 last autumn, as were also some plants of M. arvensis observed 

 in 1894 and 1895. 



