168 AXXALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



ft. saxatilis, L. This is local and scarce. I have seen it only in 

 Gamrie. 



Geum urbanum, L., is local ; and G. rivale, L., is both local and 

 scarce. 



Potentilla Fragariastrum, Ehrh. Appears to be rare in Buchan. I 

 have seen only a dried specimen from Aberdour. 



P. procumbens, Sibth. Local and scarcely common. 



Alchemilla vulgaris, L. Though locally common, this does not 

 appear to be so generally diffused as in neighbouring districts, 

 and appears to be almost absent from some parishes. Of the 

 forms recorded as British I have found pratensis (Schmidt) in 

 twelve parishes of 93*, and in Alvah in 94*, and alpestris 

 (Schmidt) in seven parishes in 93*. 



Agrimonia Enpatoria, L. Very local, at Gight in Fyvie, and in 



Gamrie. 

 Rosa pimpinellifolia, L., f. spiaosissima, L. Rather local on the 



coast in Cruden and in Gamrie. 

 R. involuta, Sm. A large clump grows on the bank of the Ythan 



about three miles below Ellon. The parentage of the form is 



uncertain. 

 R. mollis, Sm. Gathered in Slains, Tyrie, Turriff, and King Edward, 



all in 93, and in Gamrie in 94. 



R. tomentosa, Sm. In the valleys of the Ythan and the Deveron, 

 and in Tyrie and Strichen, in both 93 and 94. 



R. rubiginosa, L. 93*, in St. Fergus, Logic- Buchan, Ellon, and 

 King Edward, apparently wild ; and in other parishes in hedges 

 and other situations that suggest intentional introduction by man. 



R. canina, L. A rare species in Buchan. 



var. lutetiana, Leman. 94*, in Alvah. 



var. dumaZis, Bechst. 93*, At Gight, in Fyvie. 



R. glaitca, Vill. 93*, in the parishes of Ellon, Fyvie, Turriff, King 



Edward, and Tyrie. 94'% in Alvah and Gamrie. 

 var. coriifolia, Fr. 94*, not uncommon in Gamrie. 



[The roses are scarce in many parts of Buchan. Indeed, 

 they can be called common only in a few localities in the 

 valleys of the rivers and along the west part of the northern 

 seaboard.] 



Saxifraga oppositifolia, L. Has for many years been known to 

 grow on a rock on the sea-coast near the ruins of Dundarg 

 Castle in Aberdour ; and S. hypnoides, L., is found on the 

 coast of Aberdour and of Gamrie. 



6". granulata, L. Is locally plentiful on the coasts of Slains rn 

 Cruden. 



