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established itself in particular abundance on the banks 

 of the Tay below Perth. 



Aster Novi-belgii, L. A native of North America 

 which has long been a favourite in English gardens. 

 Of the many Asters found in a semi-naturalised state 

 this is certainly the commonest. 



Aster paniculatus, Lam. A North American Aster. 

 Occasionally found in a naturalised state as an escape 

 from gardens in England. 



Aster Tradescanti, L. A native of North America. 

 Recorded as an escape from gardens in England. 



Atractylis cancellata, L. Native of the dry hills of 

 the Mediterranean region. Recorded once as a grain 

 introduction in England. 



Bseria caruosa, Greene. A native of California. A 

 specimen is preserved in the Herbarium of the British 

 Museum which was found as a casual growing on ballast 

 in Cornwall. 



Buphthalmum aquaticum, L. Native of wet meadows 

 in the Mediterranean region. Recorded by Mr. Lees, in 

 his Flora of West Yorkshire, p. 294, as sent to him from 

 a disused quarry where garden rubbish was thrown. 

 It has also been noticed on waste ground near Bath. It 

 is not grown in gardens, nor is it likely to be imported 

 with grain, so that no clue as to its origin in England 

 could have been suggested, had not chance revealed a 

 channel of introduction. Upon experimentally sowing a 

 sample of bird seed a few years ago, a quantity of this 



