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on the slopes of the reposing Lowthers scarce redeem them from 
absolute sterility. 
I had prior to writing this paper sent a list of plants unre- 
corded for Dumfriesshire to the «“ Scottish Naturalist,” and those 
interested will there find nearly 120 additions, some of them, I 
daresay, well known. I found at that time, while looking over 
the Cybele Britannica, that therein are recorded a good few 
plants not yet entered in our local catalogue, and I will here 
enumerate them in the hope that some of you, either now or 
hereafter, may correct or verify the record. The authorities 
responsible for their insertion are only in some instances quoted, 
but I suppose they are all from the Gray catalogue, with a few 
exceptions, recorded by Messrs Liddell and Hutton. These are: 
—Hutchinsia petra, Reseda luteola, Subularia aquatica, Vicia 
tetrasperma, Potentilla Sibbaldia, Rubus Jissus, L’. affinis, R. 
radula, R. humifusus, Eupatorium cannabinum, Lamium inter- 
medium, Myosotes sylvaticum, Trientalis Europea, Centunculus 
minimus, Plantago media, Atriplex patula, Atriplex erecta, Salsola 
Kali, Potamogeton pectinatus, Potamogeton lucens, Arum macu 
latum, and Avena pubescens. Of these one-fourth are not un- 
common, and have possibly been overlooked, but the remainder 
are rare and interesting, and I trust some member may ere long 
discover them. 
3rd December, 1886. 
Dr Grierson, President, in the chair. Thirty-four 
members present. 
New Member.—Rev. Wm. Andson, Dumfries. 
Donations.—The Secretary laid on the table a copy of the 
_ Chronicles of Lincluden, as a donation from the author, Mr W. 
M‘Dowall. Mr J. Barbour, V.P., presented on behalf of the 
_ managers of the Martyrs’ Free Church, Dumfries, three com- 
nrunion tokens, two of which are dated 1745, and the third 1780 ¢ 
also, on behalf of Mr John Wilson, Friars’ Vennel, a burgess 
ticket of the burgh of Annan, dated 19th J uly, 1701, and an 
interesting document containing a list of the tenants on the 
estate of the Earl of Nithsdale, from whom rents were to be 
_ collected, when that Earl escaped to France for participating in 
