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Cleveland," on the authority of Mr. W. Mudd. And in the third edition 

 oi English Botany, now publishing, the County of Westmoreland is given 

 as one of its habitats. The most southerly English station in which the 

 plant has been found is near Bristol, where Mr. H. 0. Stephens observed 

 it, somewhere about 1899, " in the northern division of Leigh Wood," 

 {Phyt. i. 774, O.S.) A specimen has been sent from North Wales, " with 

 the locality of Snowdon attached, (see Phyt. vi, 96, N.S.) ; and in Scotland 

 several stations are recorded for it, as " about the ruins of Murdock 

 Castle, near Glasgow." Mr. Hopkirk. At Hunter'sTryste, near Edinburgh. 

 Dr. Hastings Eng. Fl. i. 220, and '' Cleish Castle, Kinross-shire ; Saline, 

 Fife ; but as Saline is very near Cleish, it may be the same locality as the 

 previous." E7ig. Bot., ed. 3, i, 74. Mr. Watson considers the species " an 

 alien, not to be held fairly naturalized," and " occasionally planted in 

 woods for the purpose of imposing on botanists." Cyh. i. 392. 



(To he contiimed.) 



EOSA ALPINA [Lin.) IN BRITAIN. 



In accordance with the notice in our last issue (p. 173,) we have now 

 the pleasure of submitting to our readers the following notes on this rose. 

 It will be seen that neither Mr. Sim nor Mr. Baker consider it in any 

 other light than that of an alien, and Professor Babington speaks even more 

 strongly. At the same time it would be satisfactory to have the origin of 

 its appearance at Kinnoull thoroughly sifted out. Will any of our Perth- 

 shire friends undertake this task, and communicate with us? 



The following are the communications we have received : — 



Feom Mr. John Sim. 



Dr. F. B. W. White, junior, of Perth, has this summer detected this 

 rose growing on the north-west side of Kinnoull Hill, about a mile east- 

 ward of the city of Perth. When first seen it was in flower, the blossom 

 being deep crimson. On a second visit, early in August, it was in fruit ; 

 not knowing what rose it was, he brought me a few sprigs in order to see 

 whether I could identify it. On reference to Green's Botariical Dictionary 

 I found a short description of a rose which agreed with it, under the name 

 of Fiosa aljnna. Still having doubts in my own mind on the matter, I 

 enclosed a specimen in a letter and sent it to Professor Babington, of 



