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by Hennedy; and since the pondweeds have become 

 more accurately determined, it would be interesting 

 to know whether any peculiar variety or allied 

 species occurs in this loch. Three British pondweeds 

 closely allied to lucens, viz. : P. decipiens, Nolte, P. 

 Zizii, M. and K., and P. nitens, Weber (which is found 

 in Loch Ascog, Bute), have never yet been recorded 

 for the district of the Flora Glottiana, Bardowie 

 Loch appears to have been little visited of late years 

 by botanists, and might repay research. 



At the time when this Flora was published, only 

 two species of Myosotis — scorpioides and palustris — 

 were generally recognised by botanists, and the 

 latter had but recently been raised to specific rank. 

 The different varieties he mentions seem, however, 

 to represent all the species yet known in the dis- 

 trict. By M. scorpioides, var. h., he appears to mean 

 M. versicolor, Reich. M, repens and ccespitosa were 

 still generally confounded with 31. palustris; but in 

 a note referring to that plant, he says : " There is 

 still a perennial variety that does not seem to have 

 been noticed by authors. The whole plant is small 

 and remarkably hairy; in other respects it agrees 

 with 31. palustris.'' This appears to be 31. repens^ 

 Don ; and if so, Hopkirk has recognised its distinct- 

 ness, although it is not so distinguished in the Flora 

 Britannica of that date. It was, however, first fully 

 described by Don. 



The Evergreen Alkanet (Anchusa seinpervirens ) he 

 records for the neighbourhood of Hamilton; and 

 most of you are aware that it is still abundant "near 

 Chatelherault," one of his stations. Of course, there 

 -can be little doubt that it was originally introduced. 



He also recognises the variety patens of Sijinphytum 

 officinale, first described by Sibthorp. For Syniiyhytum 

 officinale proper, he gives, "Banks of the Clyde, but 

 not very common." The variety patens he states to 

 be very common on the banks of the Cart about 

 Cathcart and Langside, and it is still so. He adds : 

 ^' Plant larger and rougher than S. officinale. Calyx 



