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Naturalist" for 1882. Mr. Arthur Bennett, F.L.S., in 

 " Additional Eecords of Plants from Scotland," published 

 in "The Scottish Naturalist" for 1886, mentions the 

 occurrence of A. polifoHa, Linn., in vice-county No. 74, 

 Wigtown. 



Mr. John Elliot, 2 South Liddle Street, Newcastleton, 

 Eoxburghshire, discovered A. i^olifolia, Linn., near Tinnis 

 Hill about thirty-one years ago, but it is only about 

 two years since that he knew its name. He has since 

 discovered another station for the plant, and I can confirm 

 his discoveries, as I have seen the plant at both stations. 

 Mr. Elliot writes me on 2nd January 1899 : — " Eegarding 

 my experience with Andromeda : Just about thirty-one 

 years ago I was helping my two uncles to build a parish 

 church over in Ewesdale, and going over the moors (for we 

 left the turnpike near Tinnis Hill) I was always looking 

 for plants. I happened to pick one up I had never seen 

 before. I told a botanical friend, a member of the 

 Berwickshire Naturalist Club, about this plant some three 

 years ago. He suggested Linnaa horcalis. I said no. 

 I thought I would have a hunt for it again. I looked 

 about several times, and two years ago I came across it." 



The foregoing discovery of Mr. John Elliot evidently 

 was unknown to Professor J. W. H. Traill, of Aberdeen, 

 when he published in the " Annals of Scottish Natural 

 History," p. 232, October 1898, a list of the vice-counties 

 in which A, polifolia, Linn., is found in Scotland. He 

 gives vice-county 86, Stirling, which is an addition to 

 Scottish stations, but makes no mention of vice-county 80, 

 Eoxburghshire, which must be added on Mr. John Elliot's 

 authority. I have had the pleasure of going with Mr. 

 Elliot to one of the stations he discovered, at which it 

 grows in great plenty over a considerable area in a wet 

 peat bog. It is, however, a plant that has been known in 

 the district for a very long time, as it is mentioned by 

 Lightfoot in his "Flora Scotica," published in 1777, 

 although the facts mentioned by him were collected in 

 1772, during his tour in Scotland and England with 

 Thomas Pennant. Lightfoot says at p. 215 regarding A. 

 polifolia, Linn., or Marsh Andromeda, or Alarsh Rosemary, 

 found " abundantly upon Solway Moss, on the borders of 



