146 Dr Murray on the Natural History of Alford. 



A. vulgaris y {AgrosHs pumila of Lightfoot.) ; in the parish of TuUynesle. 

 A. alba, marsh bent-grass ; banks of several streams in Alford. Holcus 

 avenaceus, oat-like soft-grass. H, mollis, creeping soft-grass. , Lightfoot 

 considered this rather a rare Scottish plant, but it is common at Alford, 

 particularly, I think, on the estate of Breda, so as to be reckoned a trouble- 

 some weed. H. lanatus, meadow soft-grass. Aira cristata, crested hair- 

 grass, common in the parish of Alford. A. aquatica, water hair-grass ; in 

 various wet places. A. ccespitosa, turfy hair-grass. A. flemiosa, waved 

 hair-grass. A. caryophyllcea, silver hair-grass. A. pr<Bcox, early hair-grass. 

 Melica cosrulea, purple melic-grass ; on a few moors in very small quantity. 

 • Poa aquatica, reed meadow-grass ; in Breda's pond. P. trivalis, roughish 

 meadow-grass. P. pratensis, smooth-stalked meadow-grass. P. annua, an- 

 nual meadow-grass. P. nemoralis{?) wood meadow-grass. P. decumhens, 

 decumbent meadow-grass. Briza media, quaking-grass ; found on an islet 

 in Don, opposite to Smithey Hill, the only station where this singularly 

 beautiful grass is found. Dactylis glomerata, not common ; in some of the 

 church-yards in small quantity. Cynosurus cristatiis, crested dog's-tail-grass. 

 Festtica ovina, sheep's fescue grass ; of this there are at Alford several va- 

 rieties, differing mainly in the degree in which the florets are awned or 

 pointed, and in the colour and size of the plants. F. duriuseula, hard fes- 

 cue-grass. F. bromoides, barren fescue-grass. F, myurus, wall fescue-grass. 



F. gigantea, tall fescue-grass ; found only, I think, on Don side, near Haugh- 

 ton. Bromus mollis, soft brome grass. Avena fatua (?) wild-oat. Triticum 

 repens, couch-grass. Lolium perenne, rye-grass. 



Tbiandria Trigynia. 

 Montia fontana, water- Blinks. 



Tetrandria Monogynia. 



Seabiosa succisa, devil's-bit scabious. AspervJa odorata, sweet woodruff"; banks of 

 the bum of Linturk, the only station. Galium verum, yellow bed-straw. 



G. palustre, white-water bed-straw. G. Aparine, goose-grass or cleavers ; 

 not very common. Plantago major, greater plantain. P. lanceolata, rib- 

 wort plantain. P. maritima, sea-side plantain ; this I never saw at Alford 

 but once, viz. in 1822, when I found a few plants near the toll-bar at Al- 

 ford. Alchemilla vulgaris, common lady's-mantle. 



Tetrandria Digynia. 



Potamogeton natans, broad-leaved pond-weed, P. fiuitans, long-leaved pond- 

 weed. P. lumens, shining pond -weed. P. pusillum, small pond-weed. 



I know not how others view the Potamogetons ; to me they have always ap- 

 peared one of our most perplexing genera ; and the doubts have not been re- 

 moved after examining the plants again and again, in connection with ap- 

 proved figures and descriptions. As to the pljftits which I have above named 

 P. lucens and P.fluitans, I have sometimes supposed them neither of those 

 two plants ; and at other times they have appeared but one species, but at 

 last I believe the above names to be correct. On looking just now into the 

 English Flora, I find that I have been puzzled in good company, as Sir 

 James Smith states Haller to have had much difficulty in distinguishing the 

 two species above alluded to. 



Pentandria Monogynia. 



Myosotis sylvatica, wood scorpion-grass. M. arvcnsis field scorpion grass. 

 M. ver^color, yellow and blue scorpion-grass. M. palustris, forget-me- 



