2 5S The Scottish Naturalist. 



rough hairy seeds are greedily devoured by partridges, and in 

 some parts of England it is said to be their favourite food. 



Thlaspi arvense L. — Rare in the county, but not uncommon in 

 the Carse. I have not met with it on the low clay grounds, but 

 it abounds in dry gravelly fields on the Braes in several places. 



Nasturtium terrestre Sm. — Not common, but widely dispersed, 

 and found both in the ditches of the low ground and on the 

 higher grounds. N. sylvestre is commoner, but only grows on 

 the banks of the Tay between Perth and Inchyra. 



Saponaria officinalis L. — Not a true native, but quite 

 naturalised at Kinfauns, Rait, &c. 



Reseda lutea L. — Local, but pretty abundant on the spot 

 where it grows, viz., on dry rocky ground in the parish of Kil- 

 spindie, nearly its most northern station in Britain. 



Dianthus armeria L. — This was first discovered as a Carse 

 plant, more than thirty years ago, by my friend Mr William Gorrie 

 (who accidentally came across it while traversing a small piece 

 of rough ground in the parish of Errol), by whose kind directions 

 I re-discovered it last year in the same neighbourhood. It is far 

 from plentiful, and not nearly so abundant, from what Mr Gorrie 

 tells me, as it formerly was. 



LycJmis viscaria L. — Not uncommon in the Carse, and well 

 dispersed all along the Braes — the rocks being well suited to its 

 tastes. 



Sagina nodosa E. Meyer. — Though a common plant on our 

 coasts, I notice this as it may not be generally known to be not 

 uncommon in bogs and marshy spots on the higher grounds in 

 the district, and other inland spots. I have, however, never 

 noticed it down on the lower grounds, or near the river, where 

 it might be supposed to exist. 



Ccrastium holostcoides Fries. — A very rare glabrous variety of 

 C. triviale link., which, according to Hooker, has only been 

 found near Newcastle and Perth, on the banks of the Tyne and 

 the Tay, on which latter river, from the foot of Friarton Island 

 down to below Seggieden, I have found it not at all uncommon 

 on shingly places, and even on coarse grassy spots, but always 

 below high-water mark, being quite aquatic in its habits. I 

 first noticed it some years ago at Seggieden, and Mr Gorrie tells 

 me that when the island of Derry or Inchsherrie, near there, 

 was connected with the mainland, a dark green smooth-leaved 

 Ccrastium was noticed for the first time to come up most abun- 

 dantly on the shingle, which was dredged up from the bed of 



