TJie Scottish Naturalist. 



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Plant. 



Car ex panicea L. 

 Carey, ampullacea Good. 

 Phkum pratense L. 

 Calamagrostis Epigejos Rot, 

 Air a ceespitosa L. 

 Airaflexuosa L. 

 Air a caryophyllea L. 

 Melica nutans L. 

 Koeleria cristata Pers. 

 Poa pratensis L. 

 Glyceria fluitans Br. 

 Festuca sciuroides Roth. 

 Equisetum pratense Ehr. 

 Equisetmn hyemale L. 



SCOTTISH GALLS. 



By J. W. H. TRAILL, M A. 



IT AVING paid some attention during the last and present 

 A *■- summers to the galls occurring on plants which have 

 came under my notice, I now give the results as a slight con- 

 tribution to our knowledge of those occurring in Scotland. 



I have not studied the galls in connection with the insects 

 causing them, but only in connection with the plants on which 

 they occur, so that, so far as the occupants of the galls are con- 

 cerned, I can give only the classes to which they belong. 



This list is also the poorer that I have not specially looked 

 for galls on plants except in regard to one or two species, but 

 merely taken them while botanising ; still I trust, despite its 

 deficiencies, it may be of some use to those who may be working 

 at the subject, by directing attention to a few plants previously 

 overlooked, as well as being in some cases a guide as to what 

 part of the plant to examine for them. Almost all of them 



