THE FLORA OF BUCHAN 165 



A number of critical forms have been submitted to 

 Mr. A. Bennett, the brambles to the Rev. \V. Movie Rogers, 

 the roses to Mr. W. Barclay, the forms of Ranunculus acris 

 and of Euphrasia to Mr. F. Townsend, and the Characeae 

 to Mr. James Groves. To these gentlemen my very sincere 

 thanks are due for their assistance. 



Buchan includes 19 entire parishes and parts of / 

 others. Gamrie and the part of Alvah that lies in Buchan 

 both belong to Banffshire, though east of the Deveron. 

 All the others are in the vice-county of North Aberdeen. 

 Their names as used below always refer to the parishes, not 

 to towns or villages of the same names. Of the plants 

 referred to below some have not previously been recorded 

 for these districts. These are indicated by the Watsonian 

 numbers 93 (N. Aberdeen) and 94 (Banff) followed by an 

 asterisk. The others have been selected for notice as rare 

 in the district, or as local in their distribution. 



Ranunculus Drouetii, Godr. 93*, in the Loch of Strathbeg, on the 

 coast a few miles north of Peterhead, and in a small pond near 

 the ruined castle of Pittullie in Pitsligo. 



R. Bandotii, Godr. 93*, in the old canal in St. Fergus. 

 R. sceleratus, L. Is very local and scarce. 



R. Flainmiila, L. The form radicans, Nolte, is of frequent occur- 

 rence in suitable habitats in 93 : . 



R. reptans, L. I have already recorded this plant from the Loch 

 of Strathbeg ; and I now refer to it only to say that it was 

 common in August 1900 on the muddy margin of the loch, 

 and that Mr. Bennett confirmed my determination of its name. 

 Not improbably it owes its introduction to this locality to water- 

 fowl migrating from the continent of Europe, as the loch is a 

 very favourite resort of these birds. 



R. acris, L. Some specimens collected in Buchan last autumn 

 were named for me by Mr. Townsend as follows : Var. 

 Borceanus, Jord., a, tomophyllus (Jord.), by roads in Tarves 

 and Strichen, 93* ; var. rcctus, Boreau, in various localities in 

 93* ; var. Steveni (Andrz.), in various localities in 93* ; and 

 var. Friesianus, b, vulgatus (Jord.), in Slains, 93*. 



Castalia sfeciosa, Salisb. In small lochs at Mormond House in 

 Rathen, at Crimonmogate House in Lonmay, and at Auchry 

 House in Monquhitter, all in 93*, but probably introduced 

 into each of these. 



