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but there do not appear to be more than two of 

 these species now found in the district — Trifolium 

 'prociiinhens of Linn. Herb, and T. viimis of Smith. 



Of the genus HypericuTn, without reference to 

 plants apparently introduced, none of the species of 

 his restricted district is omitted, and indeed for the 

 West of Scotland there are only two kinds awant- 

 ing, viz., H. Androscemum and H. elodes, which occur 

 along the coast. 



In the large and somewhat difficult order of the 

 Cornpositce he enumerates sixty-six of the species 

 we now recognise ; and of these three only — Picris 

 hieracioides, Hieracium jwenantlioides, and H. j^uhnon- 

 ariujn, which do not occur in the district — appear to 

 have been included from errors in determination. 

 When we consider how unsatisfactory the description 

 of such plants often was at that time, I think we 

 must admit the great accuracy of his work. Since 

 his list was published only five additional species 

 seem to have been recorded for the district, viz., 

 Hieracium gothicum, Fries, H. umhellatum, Linn., 

 Gnaphaliiim sylvaticum, Linn., Senecio tenuifolius, 

 Jacq., and Anthemis arvensis, Linn. The two species 

 of Hieracium are rare, and were no doubt over- 

 looked or referred to other species. Gnaphalium 

 sylvaticum is an obvious omission. Senecio tenuifolius 

 is recorded in Hooker's British Flora for Woodhall, 

 near Airdrie, on the authority of Dr. Graham, and 

 this station is still retained in our lists ; but the 

 plant is most probably not indigenous. Anthemis 

 arvensis is merely a casual, and of very rare occur- 

 rence. 



By the banks of the Clyde about the Ironworks, 

 Tragopogon pratensis shut its flowers on the sum- 

 mer mornings of 1813 after the dews lifted, and it 

 still does so. The purple kind (T. porrifolius) was 

 also found in apparently wild places, but it was very 

 rare. It was formerly much cultivated, and is still 

 found as a garden-escape. 



He makes Sonchus asper a kind of sub-species of 



