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ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



(Enanthe crocata, L. Common along the estuary of the Ythan ; 

 less frequent and local up the Ythan to Tarves ; and occasion- 

 ally in a dwarfed state on damp slopes on the coast of Slains. 



Ligiisticitm scoticum, L. Often abundant in suitable localities on 

 the coasts. 



Peucedanum Ostruthium, Koch. 93*, occasionally by roads near 

 houses, but no doubt as a relic of past cultivation. 



Galium Cruriata, Scop. Recorded in 1836 by Dr. A. Murray, in 

 his "Northern Flora," for " Buchan," without a voucher, has 

 never been confirmed. There can be little doubt that the 

 record was erroneous. 



G. pahtstre, L., var. Witheringii (Sm.). Not rare in 93*. 



Valerianetta olitoria, Poll. Very local; on the links at Cruden 

 Bay. 



Solidago Virgaurea, L. Is local and not common in Buchan. I 

 have observed it chiefly on the rocky coasts. 



Matricaria discoidea, DC. The immigration of this species into 



Buchan has been already discussed by me in this journal. It 



seems likely not only to become a permanent settler, but to 



spread widely from its starting-points. 

 Tanacetum rulgare, L. Here and there, always in places that 



indicate its introduction by man. 

 Artemisia vitlgaris, L.- Abundant in the north-east corner of 



Buchan, especially near the fishing villages : elsewhere seldom 



common. 



A. maritima, L. On two cliffs in Slains ; not seen elsewhere. 

 Petasites dibits, Gaertn. 93*, naturalised at Gight in Fyvie, Kin- 



mundy in Old Deer, and Boyndlie in Tyrie. 

 Car/iiia rnlgaris, L. On dry slopes along the coast of Slains, but 



local. 

 Arctinm minus, Bernh. 93*, 94*, in every sea-coast parish, often 



abundant in the fishing villages, but probably an introduction. 



Not seen inland. 

 A. intermedium, Lange. 93*, rare at the village of Collieston in 



Slains. 

 Carduus pycnocephalus, L. Local and rare at Fraserburgh and in St. 



Fergus ; perhaps introduced by man. 

 C. crispus, L. 93*, local and nowhere common ; but observed in 



the parishes of Old Deer, St. Fergus, Fraserburgh, and Pitsligo, 



always near ruins. It may owe its place to man. 

 Cnicus heterophyllus, Willd. One pretty large plant was found by a 



road in Methlick ; but it has not been found elsewhere in 



Buchan. 



