The Scottish Naturalist. 221 



they were freshly brought from their native habitats, and his de- 

 scription is drawn-up from specimens in his father's herbarium. 



In the fasciculus No. 165 it is localised " Mountains of Angus 

 and the west of Clova." 



Eng. Bot. 35,2449, says that Mr. Don, of Cambridge, has had 

 the true opaca sent him from Scotland. There is a specimen in 

 Miss Palmer's collection. 



Nyman in the Conspectus gives it for Scotia, Scandinavia, Dania, 

 Germania, &:c. 

 Sanguisofba media, L. S. {officinalis') media, Don, not Linn. 



" One of Don's reputed discoveries not confirmed." Stud. Flora. 



" Prov. 13 or 16, West of Scotland." G. Don. Comp. Cyb. Br. 



5°9- 



" Incog. Said to have been found by Mr. Don in the West of 



Scotland ; but some variety of the British species, S. officinalis, 



would seem to have been mistaken for the American plant." 



Cybele Brit., 1.360. 



Dr. Boswell in E.B. repeats Mr. Watson's suggestion. 



One need add nothing to Mr. Watson's statement ; Don knew 

 but little, I suppose, of synonymy. 



i Mr. Borrer says he has Don's specimen ; it is S. officinalis, with 

 a longer head than usual, such as he had repeatedly found in the 

 lake district. 

 Alchemilla conjuncta, Bab. A. argentea, G. Don. 



Cyb. Br., 1-363, 3*423, says: "Incog. 12-15. Said to have 

 been collected on the Clova mts. Mr. Don's specimens are 

 still in herbaria, but I suspect some mistake ; the specimen appears 

 to be like those from gardens." 



" George Don distributed examples from the Forfarshire hills 

 ostensibly ; but Don habitually sent garden examples of supposed 

 wild plants, so that his testimony alone goes for nothing. Mr. A. 

 O. Black also reported the plant from Forfarshire, and showed 

 examples ; but Mr. Black was convicted of reporting a planted 

 American shrub, as if also a true native of that county ; so that, 

 relying on his testimony, we ought equally to include the Diervilla 

 Canadensis among truly British plants now and for ever." Comp. 

 Cyb. Brit., 470. 



" Clova mts., Mr. G. Don. A specimen is in Mr. Borrer's 

 herbaria, but I have never been able to recognise it among the 

 hundreds of specimens of A. alpina examined for that purpose." 

 Gard. Flor. Forfar, pp. 64. 



Professor Babington informs me that he has specimens collected 



