204 Flora of the Shores of the Firth of Forth. [Sess. 
noticed this plant growing on the Bass. Dr Walker, Pro- 
fessor of Natural History in the University of Edinburgh, 
says that he found it “in great plenty” more than a hundred 
years after Ray’s time. The rue (TZhalictrum minus, L.) is 
abundant at Caroline Park, and also at North Queensferry 
and Dysart. The common gooseberry (Ribes Grossularia, 
L.) grows on the sandy coast at Buckhaven and also at 
Bo'ness, sparingly, but producing fruit in abundance. My 
idea is that this species may be taken as a true native of 
North Britain. The bloody crane’s-bill (Geranium sanguineum, 
L.) grows plentifully among the sand near Aberlady, illumin- 
ating a bare place with its purple and crimson corolla. The 
dove’s-foot crane’s-bill (G. molle, L.) and the stinking erane’s- 
bill (G. Robertianum, L.) are common on both sides of the 
Firth. The stork’s-bill (Zrodiwm cicutariwm, Sm.) is plenti- 
ful where it does occur. I came ona large plot of it opposite 
Fidra, most of the plants with white flowers. At a short 
distance from the same place I saw various plants of the 
local oyster-plant (Mertensia maritima, Don), but the foliage 
was scanty, from the browsing of the rabbits by which the 
place is overrun. The viper’s bugloss (Zcehiwm vulgare, L.) 
is growing on the shore at Fisherrow Links, and also at 
North Queensferry. The tuberous comfrey (Symphytum 
tuberosum, L.) grows on a damp spot near Cramond: this 
form has not been recorded for the north side of the Firth. 
The creeping toad-flax (Linaria repens, Ait.) I noticed several 
years in succession growing among débris at high-water mark 
between Morrison’s Haven and Prestonpans. This is the 
only station for this form that I noticed on the margin of 
the Forth. The ivy-leaved toad-flax (Linaria Cymbalaria, 
Mill) grows on a wall near Dysart, and is plentiful on the 
railway embankment east from Burntisland. There is a 
small patch on a wall near Cramond. The wild teasel 
(Dipsacus sylvestris, L.) is found at East Wemyss and Dysart, 
but it is not a common plant anywhere on the banks of the 
Forth. The devil’s-bit scabious (Scabiosa succisa, L.) is 
found near North Queensferry. 
I shall now notice shortly a few additional species. The 
sea starwort (Aster Tripoliwm, L.) is interesting as the only 
British form of the genus: it is plentiful on the Aberlady 
