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spring and summer of 1893. The unusually mild temperature of 

 the middle and end of March and the increasing genial v/armth of 

 April affected a very rapid flowering of many of our native plants. 

 Indeed, the earliness of the season was ciuite phenomenal, and per- 

 haps not exceeded in this century. Our standard floras and text 

 books were quite upset with regard to the time of flowering in 

 many cases. Observations and comments in this connection 

 appeared in the daily papers and elsewhere. I just wish to 

 chronicle one striking illustration which came under my notice. 

 That very small mountain evergreen shrub, the Cowberry ( Vaccin- 

 cum Vitis Iclcea), which so much resembles in its foliage our com- 

 mon garden Box, I gathered in fine flower (and in quantity too) in 

 the end of April last year near Leadhills, Lanarkshire, 1400 feet 

 above sea level. Considering the high elevation, I have thought 

 this specially worthy of record. Both Babington and Hooker's 

 Floras give the time of flowering for this plant from June to July. 



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For some little time I have had a number of si^ecimens of 

 Brambles lying past me which I collected in the district, and which 

 have been examined and named by Mr J. G. Baker, of Kew. I 

 believe one or two are new records for the county. I ajDpend the 

 following list : — 



1. E. suberectus, "tj^pical" (J. G. B.). Near Thornhill. 



2. E. affinis W. and N. Carron Glen ; Eoadside to Newmains, 



Keir ; Closeburn Kilns, Thornhill. 



3. E. polyanthemus, Lindeb. Closeburn. 



4. E. macrophyllus W. and N., var. amplificatus. Lees. Near 



Closeburn Castle. 



5. E. infestus W. and N. '• Very characteristic and typical " (J. 



G. B.). Upper side of New Eoad, Drumlanrig Bridge. 



6. E. radula W. and N. Wood S.W. side of Common, Thornhill. 



7. E. radula, form. Drumlanrig Toll. 



8. E. koehleri W. and N. Nitlibank Wood ; New Eoad, Drum- 



lanrig; near Auldgirth (Dunscore Eoad). 

 "G Form near E. cordifolius, Bab. " New to me" (J. G. B.). A 

 tall and arching plant between the bridge and loch at Drum- 

 lanrig. Very handsome plant, with large panicles of fine 

 white flowers. 



