234 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



vif'Cfis, Ballota rude rails ^ Pyriis 7'uplcola^ Tragopogon nihior^ 

 Stcllarla iieglccta^ Sllcne dubla^ Juiicus nlgrltellus^ Agrostls 

 nigra, etc., have full specific rank ; but other plants with as 

 strong or stronger claim to specific rank are omitted, e.g. 

 Fumarla Borael, Polygala austrlacay Viola lactea, Prunus 

 lusltltla, Pyrus minima, Cratcugus oxyacanthoides^ Potentllla 

 prociimbens, Qiiercus sessllls, Valeriana sambuclfolla, Zannl- 

 chellla inarltlma, Carex Palrcel, Bromus Interj'uptus, Des- 

 cJiampsla alplna, Lastrea ullglnosa (Z. remota, also supposed 

 to be a hybrid, is given), etc. 



The view (in the preface we are told that naturalised 

 plants are printed in italics) of Mr. Britten respecting the 

 indigenity^of certain plants is very remarkable, and so far as 

 I know unique since, I believe for the first time, plants such 

 as Barbarea verna, B. Intermedia, Melllotus Petltplerreana 

 (better known as arvensls, and unfortunately again changed 

 by Mr. Britten (" Journ. Bot., /.r.) to M. officmalls), Coronllla 

 varla, Potermm polygamiim, Pyrus communis {P. cordata, 

 which has more claims to indigenity, is omitted), Galium 

 spurlum, Mentha splcata, Sllybum Marlanum, EcJilum plan- 

 taglneum, Urtlca plhdlfera, Popidus alba, P. canescens, P. 

 nigra (the commoner P. deltoldes, var. serotlna, is omitted), 

 Nalas gramlnea, Allium carlnatum, Dlgltarla Imearls, Avena 

 strlgosa, Serrafalcus arvensls and 5. secalmus, and Lollum 

 tejnulentum are given as native species. On the contrary 

 Tllla platypJiyllos, which is almost certainly native by the 

 Wye, is italicised. Mr. Britten also admits as British plants 

 Ophloglossum lusltanlcum (although the Irish plant has 

 been shown to be only a form of O. vulgatum), Statlce 

 Armerla, Carex vltllls, Rumex aquatlcus, and Trltlcum acutum, 

 DC, although there appears to be no satisfactory evidence 

 for their occurrence in Britain. On the other hand a 

 Benthamic and Babingtonian species Ononis recllnata, which 

 is certainly native on the Devon coast, is unaccountably 

 omitted. 



Among other numerous omissions, even as italicised 

 species, may be instanced Brasslca Chelranthus, Lonicera 

 Caprifollum, L. Xylosteum (the latter said to be native in 

 Sussex), Astrantla major, Carum Carvl (said to be native in 

 Hereford, etc.), C, Petrosellnum (Benth. and Hook., absolutely 



