124 The Scottish Naturalist. 



were collected by me in Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, espe- 

 cially in the valley of the Dee, from the coast to Braemar ; 

 those on the alpine Salices occurring on the mountains at from 

 2000 to 3000 feet above the sea. 



Viola canina L. — On the leaves, the hind margin rolled 

 up, and fleshy, purplish, and smooth; contains one or more 

 dipterous larvae. 



Lotus corniculatus L. — (a) Galls terminal, seemingly an 

 abortive shoot made of leaves overlapping, green, about }i- 

 inch diameter \ (b) distorted flowerbuds \ they become 

 much enlarged and swollen, and seldom flower, are readily 

 setn, contain usually several small reddish dipterous larvae, 

 and sometimes one seemingly lepidopterous larva ; occur 

 on sandy bents on the links. 



Vicia sepium L. — Leaflets of terminal leaves are folded face 

 to face (the upper side internal), and become fleshy and 

 hardened, but not discoloured ; each leaflet contains several 

 white dipterous? larvae. One plant at Banchory. 



Prunus communis Huds. — On leaves, chiefly marginal, pro- 

 jecting most below; form irregular; colour dirty light 

 green; sometimes many on a leaf; common. 



Prunus Padus L. — On leaves (on upper side), erect, attached 

 to leaf by a slender footsta±k, i-i6th to i-8th-inch in height, 

 by half as much in greatest diameter, colour reddish brown ; 

 common where P. Padus occurs. 



Spiraea Ulmaria L. — Common on upper surface, red, often 

 numerous on a leaf, small size. 



Rosa spinosissima L. — Galls usually on the leaves, some- 

 times on the branches, and rarely on the fruit ; form round- 

 ed, oval, or irregular ; leaflet frequently completely changed 

 into a gall, with only a narrow serrated wing round it ; 

 colour reddish, smooth and hard, size variable, }& to J^-inch ; 

 contains one to four or more cells, with one Rhodites larva 

 in each ; they retain their form when dried. 



Rosa canina L. — (a) Bedeguar gall on branches, long and 

 shaggy, reddish ; scarce; I once found it near Stonehaven ; 

 (b) gall formed of leaflet as in Vicia sepium, each leaflet 



