The Scottish Naturalist. 259 



would seem that the species had been really found in Britain ; 

 thoush, if so, it was doubtless as a casual introduction only." 



Miss Palmer's specimen is from the Carse of Gowrie. Nyman 

 gives for its distribution, Lusitania, Hispania mer., cent, or., Gallia 

 mer.-occ, Helvetia. Germanica (rara et inconstans adv.) etc. 

 Galium cinereum Sm. 



" One of Don's reputed discoveries." Stud. Fl 



" G. cinereum Sm. G. diffusion, Don. 



Ambiguity, Eng. Bot. 4.216; Eng. Fl, 1.208. Comp. Cyb. Br. 



521. 



Flora Forfar 93, says — " Near Kinnaird. Mr. G. Don." 



" G. cinereum Sm. G. diffusion, Hook. On banks of the Water 

 of Leith near Slateford, about 3 miles from Edinburgh. It may 

 be considered a very doubtful native, as no one but Don has 

 found it." Eng. Bot. 



A doubtful native. Bab. Man. vii, 170. 



A better definition would be a casual, formerly found in Edin- 

 burgh and Forfar. 

 Galium spurium L. 



' Flora Forfar 2X p. 93 says, "In corn-fields near Forfar; rare. 

 Mr. G. Don." A specimen is in Miss Palmer's collection. 



In the Cyb. Brit, vol. 2, 20, Mr. Watson writes — " Don 

 appears to have discovered it in Forfar, and a specimen is pre- 

 served in Smith's herbarium ; but Mr. Gardiner appears not to 

 have found the same species in the county." 



In Eng. Bot. Dr. Boswell says — "No one besides Don has 

 found it ; was probably an accidental straggler." 



In the Fasciculus, No. 104, is a label to the specimen saying, 

 " G spurium was found near the village of Redditch, in Wor- 

 cestershire, in corn-fields, and in corn-fields near the village called 

 Lochhead, about 2 miles from Forfar." 



Figured in Eng. Flor., vol. 29, p. 187 1, and'referred to as found 

 by Don in corn-fields about Forfar, but sparingly, as mentioned at 



t. 1641. 



Comp. Cyb. Br. 522. Casual. Bab. Man. vii., 169, Nyman 

 gives for it — Scot, (r), Ang. Scand. med., mer. Germ., Belg., Gall., 

 etc. 

 Galium aristatum Sm. 



" Prov. 15, Forfar; Don. 



Sym. 518, evidently one of the intermediate forms connecting 

 G. elatum with G. erectum." Coi?ip. Cyb. Brit. 522. Eng. Bot. 

 4, 217. 



