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several with unusually large tubers. The park had 
not been pastured on before June, and the field was 
almost white with the flowers of this. The tubers 
were more like potatoes than those in my herbarium 
gathered near Edinburgh by Dr Flett. Mr Ar. 
Bennett says of it, “I have never seen such a tuber. 
I can only think it is a very old tuber.” 
Genus LXXIV.—PIMPINELLA (Linn.) 
160. P. SaxirraGa (Linn.), Burnet Saaifrage. 
Rare. 
Picaquoy (1899, M. Spence), Burn of Hatston (Dr 
Flett, 1890), Caldale, St. Ola (1912, M. Spence). 
(ienus LXXV.—SIUM (Linn.) 
161. S. ErEctuM (Huds.), Water-parsnip. Rare. 
Burn running into Loch Ayre, Holm. I gathered 
specimens here in 1894. Mr Searth brought plants of 
this from a small stream near Newark, Sanday, in 
Sept. 1909. 
Genus LXXVI.—ATHUSA (Linn.) 
162. Ai. Cynaprum (Linn.), Fool’s Parsley. 
Ficlds, Rousay ; gardens, Kirkwall. I have never 
met with it. 
tenus LXXVIL—LIGUSTICUM (Linn.) 
163. L. scoricum (Linn.), Scottish Lovage. Fairly 
common. 
Frequent along seashore of Main!and and several 
islands ; Gloup, Deerness ; Shapinsay ; Rousay, &e. 
