plants of the kenmuir district. 1 3 



Composite. 



Doronicutn Pardalianches (leopard's bane). — This may now be 

 regarded as a common plant in this locality. It has found a 

 lodgment in various places, more especially on the north bank, 

 and has spread considerably during the last few years. The 

 largest bed of it is in Carmyle Wood below the village, where 

 its handsome yellow flower-heads make a fine display in May and 

 June. 



Senecio viscosus. — This species of groundsel, which is somewhat 

 local around Glasgow, occurs on the roadsides about Bogle Hole. 



S. saracenicus. — This handsome plant has obtained a footing 

 within the last year or two at various points on the north bank 

 below Kenmuir. The only large bed of it, however, is amongst 

 the butter-burs below Cambuslang Bridge. 



Tragopogon pratensis (goat's beard), a rather rare species in our 

 district, is frequent on the north bank about Carmyle. 



CAMPANULACEiE. 



Campanula latifolia, the giant bell-flower, is one of the most 

 striking plants of the Clyde. It is very common in the woods on 

 both sides of the river. 



PrimulacejE. 



Primula vulgaris. — The primrose is a favourite which, at this 

 part of the Clyde, is rare. It occurs on the south bank above 

 Carmyle. 



Of the loosestrifes Lysimachia nemorum used to be frequent 

 at Kenmuir ; but since the destruction of the wood I have never 

 seen it, nor have I met with it elsewhere in the vicinity. 



L. vulgaris.— This is a rare species in the Glasgow district. 

 It is recorded in Hennedy's Flora for Kenmuir Bank, and still 

 exists there at the edge of the stream near the Marriage Well. I 

 have also found it in one or two stations in the woods below 

 Kenmuir, so that we may hope that this beautiful species is 

 spreading. Should it become at all abundant it would certainly 

 be an acquisition to the locality. 



BORAGINACE/E. 



Both species of comfrey are to be found in the district. The 

 purple one {Symphytum officinale) is rare, however. There used 



