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able localities. Indeed, the peat-mosses in the district seem 

 singularly poor in plant life. This Utricnlaria grows plentifully 

 in a swamp near the southern boundary of Turriff. 



Pinguiaila vulgaris, L. Not a common plant, though pretty wide 

 spread. 



Mentha viridis, L. 93-% in Methlick and Crimond, no doubt 

 introduced originally by man. 



M. Piperita, L. 93*, well established by streams; seen in eight 

 parishes. 



J/. satira, L. 93'% in Tarves, Methlick, and Fyvie ; 94*, in Alvah. 



var. paludosa, Sole. 93*, in Ellon and King Edward. 

 M. rubra (Sm. ?) 93", by the Ythan near Ellon. 



Stachys arrensis, L. Locally plentiful as a field weed in a few 

 parishes, especially in the north of Buchan. 



Lainiuin intermedium, Fr. Is almost the most abundant dead nettle 

 in Buchan in 93 ; and in 94* it occurs at Gamrie. 



L. hybridum, Vill. 93*, very local, but was found in Lonmay and 

 near Fraserburgh. 



Plantago Coronopus, L. Common in suitable habitats along the 

 coast ; shows an extraordinary extent of variation in the leaves, 

 and a good deal in the inflorescences. 



Chenopodium album, L. The varieties incanuni, Moq., and viride, 

 Syme, were found in 93*. 



C. Bonus-Henricus, L. Is occasionally met with near houses, a relic 

 of former cultivation. 



Atrip lex pa tula, L. 



var. erecta, Huds. 93*, gathered near Ellon, and 94*, in 



Gamrie. 

 var. angustifolia (Sm.). 93*, in several places. 



Some examples gathered on the coast of Cruden, Mr. Bennett 

 regards as approaching near to A. calotheca, Fr., but they are 

 not in a state to permit of certainty. 



A. hastata, L. 93'% in Logie-Buchan and Cruden. 



Polygonum aviculare, L. The following varieties were gathered in 

 93*% and are not previously recorded from that vice-county, viz. : 

 var. agrestinum (Jord. ), in Slains ; var. vulgattim, Syme, in 

 Slains and Cruden ; and var. littorak (Link.), in Pitsligo, 

 Fraserburgh, and Rathen. 



P. Hydropiper, L. Only on the bank of the Deveron near Banff. 



P. lapathifolium, L. 93-% locally common as a field weed, chiefly 

 in the northern parishes. 94'% in Alvah. 



