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XOTES FROM THE EOYAL BOTAXIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH. 



I. Eeport on Vegetation dueing the Month of June 

 1895. By PtOBERT Lindsay, Curator. 



The past month of June has been remarkable for the 

 great heat and drought which prevailed generally, and also 

 for occasional frosts at night. As regards the Botanic 

 Garden, vegetation did not suffer much from this abnormal 

 weather, but throughout the country the results have been 

 rather disastrous. 



Hardy herbaceous plants have flowered very profusely 

 during the month, and are fast ripening an abundant 

 supply of seeds. Deciduous trees and shrubs generally, 

 though scarcely up to the average in richness of blossom, 

 have developed remarkably fine and luxuriant foliage. 

 Insect pests are not very abundant, notwithstanding the 

 drought. More plants came into flower in June this year 

 than has happened since 1889. Xearly all variegated 

 plants have developed lichly coloured leaves. 



On the rock-garden 402 species and varieties came into 

 flower during the month, as against 288 for the corre- 

 sponding month last year. Among the most effective in 

 flower were : — Arenaria graminifolia. Aster alpinus, A. 

 alpinus alhus, A. alpinus sjjeciosus, A. Stracheyi, Astragalus 

 TragacantJia, Anthyllis eriruicea. Arnica montana, AqvAlegia 

 ca:rulea Intca, Campanula pulla, C. persicifolia grandijlora, 

 C. '' G. F. Wilson" Cranibe cordifolia, Dianthus alpinus, D. 

 ca'sio-caricinus, D. ncgledus roseus, D. superhis and varieties, 

 Edraianthus Purnilio, Erica Mackaiana, Gillenia trifoliata, 

 Galax a'phylla, Helianthcmurn amabile Jl. pi., Morina 

 betonicoidcs, Midgediurn cdpinuin, Onosma taurica, Oxcdis 

 lasiandra, Oxytropis uraleiisis, Fhlox Carolina, Potentilla 

 nitida atrorubens, P. lajiuginosus, Pohertia taraxacoides, 

 PJiododcndron ferrugineum alhum, Sphceralcca rivularis, 

 Trifoliuni alpimim, Veronica satureo folia, etc. 



