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appear to occur anywhere in the south-west of 

 Scotland. Though at one time reported from Dum- 

 friesshire, it would appear that it is not now known 

 there, as it has no i^lace in the List of Floicering 

 Plants of Dumfriesshire and Kirkcuclhrightshire pub- 

 lished in 1882. The plant had probably been 

 introduced into the district before 1813 — how, of 

 course, it is difficult to say — and never having be- 

 come thoroughly naturalised, it has now disappeared. 

 Ai^nioracia rusticana occurs occasionally about 

 Glasgow as a relic of cultivation, but it certainly 

 could never have been mistaken for this plant 

 by botanists. As already mentioned, Hopkirk gives 

 this cultivated Horse-Radish under the name of 

 Cochlearia Arinoracia, and he places an asterisk after 

 the name to signify that it was probably introduced, 

 and adds, "in waste ground near gardens, occa- 

 sionally." 



Arabis hirsuta, under the generic name of Turritis, 

 is recorded as growing "on the rocks at the bottom 

 of the Cartland Crags plentifully." It is still found 

 there. 



Tberis amara was entered by Light foot among the 

 doubtful natives, as "reported to grow in the fields 

 between Hamilton and Glasgow." Hopkirk assures 

 us in a note that "this plant is no longer to be 

 found in the situation mentioned above." 



Iheris nudicauUs {Teesdalia nudicaulis, Brown) 

 grew then "in the sandy fields near Tollcross, abun- 

 dantly." " When cultivated in the garden," he adds, 

 "or even when sown in a moist soil, this plant 

 increases in size, and has generally two or three 

 leaves on the stem." It is still found at Tollcross. 



The walls of Bothwell Castle were then gay in 

 season with wallflower, as they are in our own time, 

 while Queen's Gilliflower greAV in the fields about 

 Holytown. 



He records the whole of the Geraniacece still 

 known to occur in the district. Er odium cicutariuin 

 grew at Tollcross, Geranium phamm at Blantyre 



