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many forms of roses, brambles, hawkweeds, widows, aud other 

 critical genera, although these appear to be well represented 

 throughout the island. The species of Cnrex noted are those only 

 which have been examined by Mr. A. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S. 

 There ai"e a number of others which ai-e not included, owing to 

 the doubtful ciiaracter of the specimens in my possession, and I 

 have not been able as yet to obtain others suitable for identifica- 

 tion. Mr. Somerville also very kindly had a number of my 

 specimens submitted to Mr. A. Bennett, F.L.S., for confirmation. 



CaUit7'iche autumnalis, Linn., was found and identified by the 

 Rev. E. S. Marshall when on a visit to Bute a few years ago, 

 and when I had the pleasure of taking him to some of the 

 favourite haunts of plants. 



I am also indebted to Mr. Robert D. Whyte. Town Clerk, 

 Rothesay, and a member of the Bute Physical and >>'atural 

 History Society, for information regarding a number of plants 

 which he has found. He is preparing a collection of Bute plants 

 for the Rothesay Mu.seum, which is being reorganised by the 

 Buteshire Natural History Society, so that all who are interested 

 in the plants of the district may be able to obtain at the museum 

 any information desired regarding them. 



The Island of Bute is divided into three parishes, viz, 

 (1) North Bute, (2) Rothesay, and (3) Kingarth ; and reference 

 to these parochial divisions affords a convenient method of 

 indicating the local distribution and comparative frequency or 

 rarity of each species. The respective parishes in wliich each 

 plant has been found are indicated by the numerals appended 

 to the specific name, and these correspond to the above 

 enumeration of the parochial divisions of the island. 



.•^.nemone nemorosa, Linn. 1, 2, 3. TroUius europiieus, Linn. 1. 



Ranunculus trichophyllus, Chaix. 3. Berberis vulgaris, Linn. 2. 



R. peltatus, Schrank. 2. Nyniph;ea lutea, Linn. 2. 



R. heiieraceus, Linn. 1, 2, 3. Castalia speciosa, Salisb. 1, 2. 



R. Flanimula, Luin. 1, 2, 3. b. minor, D.C. 2. 



J!, acris, Linn. 1, 2, 3. Papaver Argemone, Linn. 3. 



R. repens, Linn. 1, 2, 3. Meconopsis carabrica, Vig. 2, 3. 



R. bulbosus, Linn. \, 2, 3. Glaucium fiavum, Crantz. 3. 



R. Ficaria, Linn. 1, 2, 3. Chelidonium majus, Linn. 2, 3. 



b. incumbens, F. Schultz. 1,2,3. Neckeria claviculata, N.E.Br. 3. 



Caltha palustris, Linn. 1, 2, 3. Fumaria officinalis, Linn. 1, 2, 3, 



