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jig; H. erocatum grows near Eliock Bridge along with boreale, 
which is, however, common elsewhere; H. prenanthoides, which 
I found this autumn on Carsrig Burn, is, with crocatum, two 
rare and interesting additions. The Myosotes, or forget-me-nots, 
are the only other critical species I have carefully observed, of 
which six are recorded for the county. Of these the early 
myosote, Myosotis collina, may be considered doubtful, and the 
marsh forget-me-not, Myosotis palustris, I have not yet seen. The 
field myosote, M. urvensis, and its var. wmbrosa, as well as the 
yellow and blue forget-me-not, Myosotis versicolor, are all common. 
Myposotis repens, not previously recorded, is the most common 
form in the district ; while .W. ccespitosa, only reported from Grey 
Mare’s tail, is fairly abundant in a few places near Sanquhar. 
M. palustris, var. strigulosa, found last year at Kirkbog, Thorn- 
hill, is also a new record. <A large flowered albino variety of 
Geum rivale, the water aven, which some botanists have 
attempted to designate with the special title of Gewm palladium, 
was found in the Holm Wood. A somewhat curious variety of 
Poa nemoralis with smooth glumes, discovered on Kello Water, 
was submitted to Mr A. Bennett, who considered it closely 
resembled the var. glawcantha, a rare mountain form of this 
somewhat variable grass. I think it is similar to the forms of 
Poa nemoralis I have previously gathered on the rocks on the 
Nith, both at Sanquhar and Drumlanrig woods ; but as I have at 
present no specimen of these with which to make comparison, I 
must leave its solution to a future season. Of plants new to the 
parishes of Sanquhar and Kirkconnel the following fall to be 
recorded : — Lysimachia vulgaris, Loosestrife, near Gateside ; 
Meum athamanticum, literally covers part of the meadows on 
Scaur Water; the hemlock, Coniwm maculatum, and Habenaria 
viridis, have also been found. Among aquatics, besides the 
variety panormitaus of Potamogeton pusillus, previously recorded, 
the true pusillus has been found at Auchengruith and Kirkconnel, 
in the latter place accompanied by P. heterophyllus, not elsewhere 
found. On Kello Water the branched burweed, Sparganiwm 
ramosum, and the filmy fern, with Vicia sylvatica, the pencilled 
vetch and the rare wood vetch, Vicia orobus, have found suitable 
habitats. An exhausting ramble on Enterkin and both the 
Lowthers yielded results more negative than positive. The 
alpine club moss, Lycopodium alpinwm, growing near the entrance 
to the Pass, and the modest cowberry in its plenteous profusion 
