THE DISAPPEAKANOE OF BRITISH PLANTS. 



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1006. Echium vulgare, L. Nearly extinct, through cultivation, 

 in the Black Isle, between Inverness and Fortrose, Eoss- shire 

 (T. A.). 



1018. Atropa Belladonna, L. Has disappeared from Eenlop 

 Abbey, near Birnie, by extraction, on account of the accidents it 

 had caused (G.). Has not been seen for some years at the Old 

 Kutt, near Ganlude (T. A.). This eliminates two of the few 

 Scottish stations. 



1020. Hyoscyamiis niger, L. Appeared in two or three places 

 in the neighbourhood of Avoch, a fishing village on the Moray 

 Firth, but disappeared in a few years. Informant ** thinks it 

 would come up again if the ground were deeply trenched. Some 

 years ago an old elm was blown down and the root blasted, and for 

 two succeeding summers H. nifjer grew luxuriantly in the hole 

 caused by the tearing up of the root of the tree " (S. B>.Jide T. A.). 



1092. TJtricularia vidgaris, and 1094, U. minor, L. Extinct in 

 Central Aberdeen (J. M. and W. W.). 



1161. Ajiiga pyramidalis. Has disappeared from In. Achilty, 

 Dingwall, Eoss-shire (T. A.). 



1424. Paris quadrifolia, L. There is one station near the town 

 of Inverness ; nearly extinct, through the publicity of its habitat, 

 this being one of the chief resorts of the population (T. A.). This 

 is one of its most northern stations. 



1431. Juncus balticus, Willd. Lock of Park, and Links north of 

 Aberdeen; never plentiful, and not seen for some years. Cause of 

 disappearance doubtful (J. W. H. T.). 



1457. Sparganium ramosum, Curtis ; 8. simplex, Huds. ; >S'. 

 affine, Sch. ; and S, miniinum, Fr. All apparently extinct in Mid- 

 Aberdeen (W. W.). 



1478. Scheuchzeria palustris, L. The only Scottish station for 

 this plant, a marsh near Methven (known botanically as *' Methven 

 bog"), has been lost; perhaps from the outlet becoming blocked, 

 so that more water collected than the plant could stand, but more 

 probably from the settlement there of a large colony of about 3000 

 black-headed gulls, the result being the destruction of all but the 

 rankest vegetation (chiefly Carex ampullacea). Very careful search- 

 ing during the last three years has failed to show a trace of the 

 plant (F. B. W.). 



1590. Carex limosa, L. Has disappeared from Maxwell-town 

 Loch, Kirkcudbrightshire, through drainage (J. M. A.). 



1695. 2Ielica tiniflora, Eetz. Is not now found by the side of 

 the burn at Golspie, Sutherland, probably from the hollow, caused 

 by the upturned stool of a large tree which has been blown over, 

 draining the spot where it grew (J.). This was its most northern 

 Scottish station. 



1766. Cryptogramme crispa, E. Br. (Parsley fern). Extirpated 

 from several localities in the vicinity of Dumfries (J. W.). Abun- 

 dant thirty years ago on an ancient hill-fortress near Brechin ; now 

 extirpated by traders (E. B.). 



1772. Asjilenium viride, Huds. Nearly extinct in district of 

 Black Isle, between Inverness and Fortrose, through drainage and 



