25S The Scottish Naturalist. 



Guide. I have a specimen gathered at Cults (i860, A. 

 Ogston). 

 * Lolium temulentum L. Is recorded by Dickie as in fields in 

 different parts of the district, but I have not met with it. 

 L. italicum Braun. Is common in fields around Aberdeen. 



Introduced for agricultural purposes. 

 [Anthoxanthum Puelii. Has been observed in numerous dis- 

 tricts of Britain within the past few years, introduced 

 among grass seeds. It will probably be observed here also 

 if looked for, especially if the seed has been brought from 

 Southern or Central Europe. It much resembles A. 

 odoratum, but is smaller, is annual, and differs in some 

 minor points of structure of the spikelet. There is a 

 description of it in the February number of the Journal of 

 Botany '.] 



THE BOTANICAL WORK OP GEORGE BON OF PORFAR. 



By G. C. DRUCE, F.L.S. 

 ( Continued from page 1 78. ) 



Galium saccharatum All. " One of Don's reputed discoveries. 

 Stud. Fl. 



" Said to have been found in corn-fields in the Carse of Gowrie 

 by Mr. G. Don, but it does not appear to have been perfectly 

 naturalized." Eng. Bot. 



In Flora Forfar, G. saccharatum and G. Mollugo are enumer- 

 ated as natives of Forfar, but no stations are given. 



Arnott suggests it was probably introduced with seed corn. 

 Br. Fl. 



" Whether this species of Galium, i.e., verrucosum, confounded 

 by almost all botanists with our tricorne. has ever been gathered 

 in Britain before Mr. G. Don observed it in corn-fields near the 

 Carse of Gowrie, we have no sure means of knowing. . . . 

 It has been observed near Malton, Yorkshire, by Mr. R. Miller, 

 and is annual." Eng. FL, 3, 2173. 



" Prov. 10-15. Casual ii. 19, iii. 449." Comp. Cyb. Br. 522; 

 Cyh. Br. 3.449. Mr. Borrer writes that his specimen from G. 

 Don is like that figured in Eng. Bot. as G. verrucosum, "and as 

 that figure appears to be a true example of G. saccharatum it 



