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Ajuga pyramidalis in Dumfriesshire {with Exhihitioii of 

 Specimen). By J. Thorbuen Johnstone, Moffat. 



(Read 14th February 1889.) 



The specimen of Ajuga pyramidalis, Linn., exhibited was 

 gathered on June 17, 1888, in Black's-Hope Glen, one of the 

 side glens of Moffat water vale. As far as I am aware, its 

 occurrence in this district is now recorded for the first time ; 

 its name at least does not occur in any of the local lists to 

 which I have had access. It was found growing on a small 

 grassy plot, a couple of yards square, formed by a slip in the 

 rocky sides of the glen, at an elevation of about 1750 feet 

 above the level of the sea. There would not be more than 

 six plants growing at this place, and I saw none at any other 

 part of the glen ; the specimen exhibited being the only one 

 that was in flower, or had any appearance of flowering. I 

 brought away another specimen, and planted it in my garden. 

 It has grown very well, but has not as yet flowered ; just now 

 it looks quite green and healthy. I may state that I visited 

 this glen three times last year, and it may be of interest to 

 note the names of a few of the plants gathered on these 

 occasions, thus : — 



June 17, 1888. Bubiis Chamcemorns, Linn. ; Sedum lllio- 

 diola, DC. ; Vaccinium Vitis IdoM, L. ; Oxyria reniformis, 

 Hook. ; and Ajuga pyramidalis, L. 



Jidy 1. Cerastium alpinum, L. ; Saussurea alpioia, DO. ; 

 and Salix herbacea, L. 



August 12. TJialictrwm alpinum, Linn. ; T. minus, L. ; 

 Sedum villosum, L. ; Galium boreale, L. ; and Polystichum 

 Lonchitis, Both. 



On the 6th of May I also got Saxifraga oppositifolia, 

 Linn., at the Grey Mare's Tail, a few miles farther up than 

 Black's-Hope. 



