340 Supposed Connection of 



Caprifolidcees. Linnae'a borealis ; Lonicera Periclymenum ; tfambucus 

 jB'bulus and nigra ; Hedera /Zelix ; Cornus suecica. 



LeguminoscE. tfpartium scoparium ; Genista anglica; tTlex europae^a; 

 Ononis arvensis ; Anthyllis Vulneraria ; O'robus tuberdsus ; Lathyrus 

 pratensis ; Ficia sylvatica, Crdcca, sativa, /athyroides, and sepium ; jE'rvum 

 hirsutum ; Astragalus hypoglottis ; XVifolium officinale, repens, pratense, 

 medium, arvense, procumbens, minus, and /iliforme ; -Lotus corniculatus 

 and major ; Medicago lupulina. 



WypericinecE. i7ypericum quadrangulum, perforatum, humifusum, hir- 

 sutum, and pulchrum. 



Sejnpervivce. 5empervivum tectorum ; Sedum Telephium, villdsum, and 

 acre ; Rhodiola rosea. 



Hanimculdcece. Phalictrum minus; Anemone nemorosa; Ranunculus 

 aquatilis, ^ederaceus, lingua, flammula, Ficaria, auricomus ?, sceleratus, 

 acris, repens, and bulbosus; Trollius europae v us; Caltha palustris. 



It is next to be mentioned, that all the preceding plants 

 are found in the Edinburgh district, except the following : — 



Carex pauciflora and incurva ; Juncus balticus ; *Scilla verna ,' Goodyera 

 repens ; J?umex aquaticus ; Polygonum viviparum ; Oxyria reniformis ; 

 Anagallis caerulea?; Trientalis europae v a; Pyrola secunda; i/ieracium 

 sabaudum ; *Senecio saracenicus ; Linnae x « borealis ; Rhodiola rosea. 



And they are all found in Devonshire, with the following 

 exceptions : — 



Polypddium Dryopteris ; Aspidium Oreopteris ; Botrychium Lunaria ; 

 tfchc^nus rufus and compressus ; 5cfrpus paucifldrus ; Carex dioica, pau- 

 ciflora, and incurva; Juncus balticus and obtusiflorus ; iSeilla verna; 

 O'rchis conopsea ; Habenaria viridis and albida ; Goodyera repens ; Lis- 

 tera cordata; Polygonum viviparum ; Oxyria reniformis ; Trientalis eu- 

 ropae v a; Pyrola secunda, rotundifolia, and minor; i/ieracium Lawsom, 

 paludosum, and sylvaticum ; (riiaphalium sylvaticum ; Senecio saraceni- 

 cus ; Doronicum Pardalianches ; Linnae v a borealis ; Cornus suecica ; Astra- 

 galus hypoglottis; Sedum villdsum ; Rhodiola rosea ; Panunculus lingua; 

 Trollius europae v us. 



From the preceding statement it appears, that, of more 

 than two hundred Aberdeenshire plants, taken, I may say, 

 indiscriminately, all are found in the environs of Edinburgh, 

 except fifteen ; and, except thirty-six, they are all found in 

 Devonshire. It deserves particular notice, that the deficient 

 species alluded to are rare, or at least not extensively distri- 

 buted : and hence they bear a far less proportion to the total 

 vegetation than might at first sight be supposed. On the 

 whole, I am satisfied that a very large proportion of the plants 

 of this county are likewise found in the two other districts 

 alluded to. We have found, too, above, that, with reference to 

 Aberdeenshire plants contained in certain families, the deficient 

 species are much more numerous in the county of Devon than 

 around Edinburgh ; and it remains to be added, that I have 

 ascertained that the additional species are also considerably 

 greater in the former situation than in the latter. So far as the 

 examination has been carried, we are, therefore, entitled to 

 believe that the Aberdeen flora approaches much more nearly 



