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pubescens, Huds. ; 3. Potamogetoii 2^(^ctinatus, Linn,, west of 

 Southerness. I was fortunate in being able to confirm Scirpus 

 Taberncemontani, Gmel., for Kirkcudbrightshire. It grows in 

 abundance west of Southerness and also north of the mouth of 

 Kirkbean Burn. Near Kirkbean I also confirmed Leontodon 

 hispidus. Linn., for this county. At Southerness I failed to find 

 ZejJturus Jiliformis, Trin., var. incurvatus (Trin.), Brassica 

 inonensis, Huds., and Convolvidus Soldanella, Linn. These plants 

 were formerly o-athered in this localitv. Brassica nionensis, Huds., 

 seems to be extinct from both Wiojtownshire and Kirkcudbriofht- 

 shire. Apiiim graveoleris, Linn., Juncus ohtusiflorus, Ehrh., 

 Scrojjhularia aquatica,,JAnn.^ and Rxippia rostellata, Koch, still 

 hold their ground near the Needle's Eye, Colvend. Crifibl I found 

 very unproductive. Along the Arbigland shore are Ononis 

 spinosa, Linn., Sanguisorha officinalis, Linn., Calamintha Clino- 

 podium^ Spenn., Potentilla reptans, Liim,, &c. ; in Arbigland 

 Woods I got Epiimctislatifolia, AH.; near Kirkbean, Allium 

 ca?'in«^wm, Linn., Claytonia alsinoides, Sims, Blysmus compressus, 

 Panz., Senecio viscosus, Linn., Tragopogon prnfensis^ Linn. ; in 

 Kirkbean Glen were Milium effusum, Linn., Bromus asjyer, Murr., 

 Festuca gigantea, Yiil., Melica unijlora, Retz., Carex sylvatica, 

 Huds., and Polystichum lohatum, Presl. It is strange that none 

 of the following littoral plants has been recorded from Dumfries- 

 shire, though several of them occur in Kirkcudbrightshire, on the 

 opposite side of the Eiver Nith. The reason, probably, is the 

 unsuitability of the shore. The plants I mean are : Senehiera 

 Coronopus, Poiret, Scirpus Taberncemonfani, Gmel., Ligusticum 

 scoticum, Linn., Crithmum maritinium, Linn., Imda crithmoides, 

 Linn., Pulicaria dysenterica, Gsertn,, Mertensia maritima, Don, 

 Beta maritima, Linn., Atriplex laciniata, Linn., Zostera marina 

 Linn., Pujjpia rostellata, Koch, Suceda maritima, Dum,, Crainle 

 maritiina, Linn., Carex arenaria, Linn., Germanium sanguineum, 

 Linn. Again, the following plants, though occurring in the 

 counties of Kirkcudbright or AVigtown, have not yet been recorded 

 for Dumfries: — Hypericum elodes, Linn., Pinguicida lusitanica, 

 Linn., Scutellaria minor, Huds., Yicia lathyroidas, 'Lmn., Scirpus 

 Jluitans, Linn., tfcc. Attention requires to be directed to the 

 existence or non-existence in the district of such plants as the 

 following, which were recorded about fifty or sixty years ago : — 



