50 TrnusficfAons. 



the Sanquhar district by Dr D.ividsou ; wliile in the Jonrnal of 

 Botany iov Jnne last year tli(> Messrs Linton record Heiracuim 

 Argenteum, Fr., and //. PreuaiUhoides, Vill., for the Grey Mare's 

 Tail. The Messrs Linton spent four days at Moffat again this 

 summer botanising among the Heiracia p-incipally. I accom- 

 panied them to Craigmiclien Scaurs and Blackshope, and Mr 

 Scott-Elliot, who was staying at Moffiit at that time, also accom- 

 panied us one day to Spoon Burn and Corrieferron. During this 

 visit a number of what I believe will turn out to be new Heiracia 

 for Great Britain were gathered, but in a note I had lately from 

 Mr E. F. Linton, he says it will be some time before they are 

 able to publish the results of their visit, as a number of them 

 require to be sent to Dr Lindaberg at Stockholm for examination. 

 Ajuga pyramidalis, L., Blackshope, June 17th, 1S8S, a new 

 record for the county at that date, and is the only station and 

 very few plants. Among the willows also a few additions can be 

 made to the Society's list. Salix alba, L., var. Vitellina, L., 

 Hydropathic grounds, where it has been planted ; Salix triandra, 

 L. var., Annan Water at Putts ; Salix Cinera X. nigricans, 

 Gudeshaw "Wood; Saiix phylicifolia, L., Beerholm; S. nigricans, 

 Sm., Blackshope ; and ^S'. Amhigua, Ehsh, Annan Water at 

 Putts. Where I have given no name as the authority for a 

 plant it has been gathered by myself. In the grasses I have 

 nothing new or rare to record, simply because I have not gone in 

 for collecting the carices and grasses ; and I must express my 

 indebtedness to Mr E. F. Linton for examining and naming the 

 plants of these two orders I have already by me, and also for 

 naming the Hieracia and Salix. And as the genera rubus and 

 rosa are also practically untouched, these, along with the grasses^ 

 &c., will take a lot of working up in the future for any one who 

 has got leisure or interest in the matter ; indeed, the whole 

 district can stand a lot of botanising yet. And in concluding I 

 may state that the number of plants now on the list I have made 

 up for this district is 446 flowering plants and 41 ferns and 

 varieties of ferns, equisetums and club-mosses, all of which, with 

 the exception of less than 20, have been reconfirmed for the 

 district within the last three years. In fact, specimens of the 

 greater number of them can be seen in my own collection. 



