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Linncea borealis Gron. " Duncrub — not recently found." I 

 fear it is now extinct in this station. 



Bid ens cernua L. " Whitemoss, Dunning (P. Gloag) — no recent 

 record." I have failed to find this species at the Whitemoss. 



Artemisia vulgaris L. Hedgebanks near Dunning. 



Doroni 'cum plantagineum L. Plentiful in Sawmill Wood and 

 at St. Andrews, about a mile down the stream. This species is 

 much more uncommon in the county than D. Pardalianches L., 

 which, though not occurring near Dunning, is abundant at Dupplin 

 five miles east. 



Centaurea Scabiosa L. " Near Dunning in L. Earn (P. 

 Gloag) (!)." Abundant on the railway bank about two miles 

 south of Dunning Station. 



dehor i um Intybus L. Has occurred for several years on 

 meadow ground near Dalreoch ; Keltie, 1912. 



Hieracium aurantiacum L. "In abundance on a railway bank 

 about a mile south of Dunning Station (Dr. F. B. White) (!)." 

 Still abounds and seems to be spreading. 



Phyteuma spicatum L. " Has occurred in shrubberies." A 

 single plant at Duncrub, first observed by me in 1907, has flowered 

 each year but never bears seed. Although this plant occurs rarely 

 in Norway it is not a northern species. The question at once 

 arises — How did it reach this station ? It was certainly not 

 intentionally introduced by man, and its occurrence here is one 

 of those problems in seed dispersal which must remain unsolved, 

 though speculation is possible. No species of Phyteuma has been 

 grown in Duncrub Gardens for at least thirty years, but a few 

 seeds may have been accidentally introduced with the annual 

 seed supply ; or, as Mr. Bennett suggests, seeds may have been 

 carried with straw that had been used as packing. Instances of 

 this occurrence have come under his personal observation. 

 ■'Lysimachia ciliata L. Well established in Sawmill Wood. 

 L. Nummularia L. "Is naturalized (or native ?) in several 

 places." Several plants on left bank of Duncrub Burn opposite 

 Parsonage. 



Vinca minor L. In abundance on the banks of Dunning Burn 

 above the village. 



Symphytum officinale L. and var. patens Sibth. " Occur — rarely 

 more than one or two plants — in a good many places." Considered 

 by Dr. White to be an escape. Both the type and the variety are 

 abundant on the south side of Steelend Den, the former being 

 dominant. I can get no information regarding the cultivation of 

 the plant in this district, but it used to be grown for fodder in 

 many parts of Scotland, and I believe the plant in its present 

 station to be a relic of cultivation. 



Anchusa sempervirens L. " Is a rare escape." Fairly plentiful 

 by the roadside opposite Findony ; a few plants in Sawmill 

 Wood. 



Pulmonaria officinalis L. Plentiful in Monhook Wood. 

 Linaria Cymbalaria L. On walls in the village. No doubt 

 planted. 



