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ABERDEEN, FORFAR, AND DUMFRIES PLANT-NOTES. 

 By Edward F. Linton, M.A., and W. R. Linton, M.A. 



The Dumfries plants here referred to were the result of a 

 single day's observation near the sources of Moffat Water, taken on 

 our return journey from the familiar haunts of Clova and Braemar, 

 at each of which places we had about a week. The whole time 

 was within the month of July, 1889 ; and as the season was 

 unusually early, it was fortunate we did not start any later. 



The county numbers are — Dumfries, 72 ; Forfar, 90 ; South 

 Aberdeen, 92. We also note one or two plants for East Perth, 89, 

 having driven through a portion of that vice-county between Clova 

 and Braemar. 



Plants hitherto unrecorded for the county or vice-county (so far 

 as we are aware), are distinguished by an asterisk. 



Subularia aquatica L., was growing on the margin of L. Brandy 

 (90), not only in the water, but, owing to the dry season, on the 

 mud from which the water had retired. The terrestrial plant was 

 stouter and less drawn up than those under water, and was of a 

 purplish hue ; it evidently flourished on the damp mud, and 

 fruited freely. 



Polygala serpyllacea Weihe. Glens Doll and Fiagh (90), a form 

 with the rachis pubescent and a certain amount of ciliation, 

 varying, in different plants, on the upper part of the flowering 

 stems. Mr. Arthur Bennett does not consider the plant to be the 

 var. ciliata Lebel. — Polygala, sp. Braemar, in a rocky wood. Similar 

 in habit to P. vulgaris L., but differing by its small flowers and 

 remarkably narrow sepals. This we hope to get and cultivate, and 

 will report on again later. 



Cerastium arcticum Lange. Noticed in one spot only on Little 

 Craigindal (92). A few strong plants and several seedlings. 



Hypericum pulehrum L., jioribus ochroleucis. Linn of Quoich, 

 near Braemar (92). 



Astragalus alpinus L., and Oxytropis campestris DC, were each 

 growing in large quantity in their best known stations. The deer 

 are extremely fond of both ; and this, while it is rather a protection 

 than otherwise to the Astragalus, is less so to the Oxytropis, plants 

 of which are liable to be torn up by the teeth, or trampled out of 

 the ground by the hoofs of the deer, where growing on the softer 

 debris. There is plenty of it, however, on the rocky precipice 

 above. 



Vicia Cracca L., var. incana Thuill. Rough grassy bank in the 

 Clova Valley (90). Identified for us by Mr. Arthur Bennett (to 

 whom we owe many thanks for help in critical plants) as "V. Cracca 

 L., f. incana Thuill." Nyman, however, gives it as a variety. The 

 plant from Clova has a dwarf habit, many plants with two racemes 

 in full flower being only a foot high ; another specimen of a com- 

 plete plant, bearing two racemes in fruit and two in flower, being 

 but fifteen inches high. The stem is covered with short pubes- 

 cence, which in the upper part is thick enough to give a hoary 



