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80. Spergula subulata = Sagina subulata. — B. Quarry At 

 Catch-a-penny ; banks of the Ale near Millbank, A. A. Carr. Cold- 

 ingham moor ; and at old road-sides on Penmanshiel moor. — N. 

 Crags at Easington below Belfbrd, and at Spindlestone. Summer. 



81. S. NODOSA — Sagina nodosa. — Common in turfy and boggy 

 ground with a gravel or sandy bottom. Summer. Delicate and 

 pretty. 



82. S. ARVENSis. ^aiur and SotijtriS. — Very common in culti- 

 vated fields and a weed in turnip soils. The herbage has sometimes 

 a sickening smell ; and the little flower willingly obeys every whim 

 of the atmosphere. 



83. Stellaria nemorum. Occurs in beds in many spots on 

 the sides of the Tweed from Norham to the Leader, i. e. near Lennel 

 or Laynal ; in the island at the Lees ; near Wark ; the Trows' -crags ; 

 the Holmes, and at Auld-Melrose. It is found also in deans in the 

 west of our district, as e. g. in Redpath dean ; but is either not met 

 with in the eastern deans, or is very rare there. 



84. S. media. Cijicfeiutftr : Cljicfeentuccb or Ctcltmtuort. — 

 Waste and cultivated grounds, very common and very variable. — 

 Flowers throughout the yeai*, and alive to every atmospheric change. 

 — This weed is a popular remedy, applied fresh, to allay the swelling 

 caused by the sting of a bee. Where it abounds, it is said to be 

 prejudicial to stock from its purgative property. In some springs as 

 many as sixteen sheep have died, in a flock penned vipon turnips 

 among which chickweed grew luxuriantly, and to it alone the shep- 

 herd attributed the fatality. If birds devour too many of the leaves 

 or seeds, this quality of the plant manifests itself. In spring the 

 seeds are a favourite food of the Linnet in a wild state. J. Hardy. 



85. S. holostea. Woods, deans and hedge-banks, common, and 

 highly ornamental. May. I am told that in Northumberland this 

 beautiful flower is called JBcfltf^man'si^ftoncg. It is found amongst 

 the Cheviots at a considerable height. 



86. S. glauca. — B. Lurgie loch, R. Hislop. Gordon moss, 

 plentiful. — R. Bowmont water. Dr. F. Douglas. — N. Sides of the 

 pond at Spindlestone ; and Newham lough, June. 



87. S. GRAMiNEA. Heathy soils in bushy places, common. Fre- 

 quently grows up prettily amidst a bush of the whin. Summer. 



88. S. ULiGiNOSA. Ditches and bogs, frequent. June. 



89. Arenaria serpyllifolia. On walls and sandy ground, 

 common. Summer. 



90. A. TRiNERVis = Moehvingia trinervis. — Damp shady places. 

 Scattered over the district, but not abundant in any locality. June. 



91. A. PEPLOiDES = Alsine peploides = Honckenya peploides. 

 — Abundant on our sandy sea-coast, growing in thickly-set patches. 

 Summer. 



92. A. rubra = Alsine rubra. — Sandy fields, not uncommon. 



