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been pointed out, as well as that it is the western plant, 

 the H. occidentalis of Reuter. 



Brassica sinapioides,. Roth., "Man.," ii. 957 (1830), is an 

 older name than B. nigra, Koch., ed. ii. (1833), for the Black 

 Mustard. 



Caltha radicans y Forst., has been found near Rescobie, 

 Forfar, where the writer has seen it, and also near Loch 

 Morlich, Easterness. 



Chelidonium majas. The varietal name laciniatum will 

 be found in Stoke's edition of Withering, 1787. 



As I have already said, the generic name Roripa, Scop. 

 (" Fl. Cam.," p. 520, 1760), antedates Brown's Nasturtium. 

 Our plants will be 



Roripa Nasturtium, Beck (" FL Nied.-6st," p. 464). 

 var. micropliylla, Beck, I.e. 

 siifolia (Reich). 

 Roripa silvestris, Bess., " Fl. Enum. PI. Volhyn.," 27. 

 R. palustris, Bess., I.e. 

 R. amphibia, Bess., I.e. 



var. indivisa, Beck (" Fl. Nied.-Ost," ii. 465). 

 variifolia, Beck, I.e. 

 auriculata, Beck, I.e. 

 Sagina apetala, L., should be Harduini. 



Respecting Oxalis Acetosella, L., var. sirtipurpurascens, 

 DC, in the " Flora of Shropshire " Mr. Leighton says that 

 it is constant in cultivation. 



LIST OF THE HIERACIA OF PERTHSHIRE. 



By F. Buchanan White, M.D., F.L.S., F.E.S. 



NOT since the period when the late Mr. James Backhouse 

 (the father of British hieraciology) established a scientific 

 basis for the study of the Hawkweeds of Great Britain have 

 these plants commanded so much attention as they have 

 during the past few years. Partly as the result of this 

 attention, and partly as producing it, we have Mr. F. J. 

 Hanbury's beautiful Monograph of the genus. This fine 



