FLORA OF DUMFRIESSHIRE. 



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estuarine mud of seashore with Armeria, stony shingles of seashore, 

 sandy places or rock crevices (263), hard roadsides (260). 



Visitors : Apis very ab., Nemotelus notatris, Lucilia ctesar, 

 Scatophaga litorea, stercoraria, Nemopoda stercoraria, Chlorops, and 

 three other kinds of flies, S.-E. 



Spergula arvensis. Linn. (Corn Spurrey) 



Records : Dfs. and Kcd.—V. Gray, 1850. Wgt—¥. R. Coles, 

 1872 (both varieties, a. sativa, and b. vulgaris). 



Localities : Common in arable land in all valleys to Moniaive 

 (J. Cr.) and Sanquhar (Dv.) ; at least 700 feet Moffat (S.-E.), Castle 

 O'er, Eskdale (J. Wl. and R. Bl). 



Appears May 24 to June 2, J. T. J. Fairly dry or moist places ; 

 waste ground in fields, rocks by shore, boulder clay, sandy or even half 

 peaty soil ; almost always exposed to sun and wind. 



Visitors : Syritta pipiens, Platychirius manicatus, scutatus, 

 albimanus, rhingia rostrata, Empis vitripennis, Anthomyia radicum, 

 Scatophaga stercoraria, Chortophila, etc., S.-E. 



Montia fontana. Linn. (Blinks). 



Records : a. minor, Dfs. and Kcd. — P. Gray, 1850. JVgt. — G. C. 

 Druce, 1883. b. rivularis, Dfs. — J. Saddler, 1857. Kcd. — F. R. Coles, 

 1883. JVgt.—G. C. Druce, 1883. 



Localities : Nithsdale — Cargen, F. W. G.; Glencaple, C. E. M.; 

 Broomrigg, Dr Dv.; Barndennoch, Tynron, J. Sh.; Glencairn, J. Cr.; 

 Sanquhar, Dr Dv. Atinandale — Jardine Hall, Th.; Dryfe Cemetery, 

 G. BL; Andrew's Well, var. A, S. W. Ca. ; Grey Mare's Tail, Sd. ; 

 common Hartfell and Loch Skene (reaching 2300 feet), S.-E. Eskdale — 

 common at Langholm, etc., S.E. 



Appears April 27, G. Bl.; May 17, J. T. J. Var. a., on wet or often 

 dry mud ; h., in the water or much protected by other plants ; both at 

 origin of springs, shingles of rivers, on peaty or other mud ; always in 

 sun, and usually preferring mud bare of other plants. 



Visitors : Chlorops sp., Anthomyia,? S.-E. 



Hypericum androsaemum. Linn. (Tutsan). 



Records: Kcd. — J. M'Andrew, 1882. W^t. — Professor Balfour, 

 1843. 



Localities : Kirkcolm, J. H. Bl.; Cruggleton, Garliestown, Cuicton 

 Lake, Hn.; Flarick Glen, Ravenshall, J. M'A. 



Grassy cliffs or roadside bank facing sea ; sheltered from wind. 



