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that the men so trained have had no difficulty in obtaining the best 
appointments both at home and abroad. With such provision for 
the training of the scientist and the practical man in applied science 
we may look forward to a time when the natural resources will be 
more carefully conserved and utilised, and the only way whereby 
this end may be achieved is through sound science to good practice. 
Alien Plants. By James Fraser. 
THE following list of plants which I met with during 
1911, unless where otherwise indicated, consists of ten new 
British records (these are marked with a star), several new 
county records, and plants mainly from localities which 
indicate a wider and perhaps widening range of distribution 
for them in counties where they have already been known 
to exist. 
My best thanks are due to Professor Hackel, and to the 
Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew, for their help in 
determining several of the more difficult species. 
Acteéa spicata, L.—In the grounds of Monteviot, Roxburgh- 
shire ; several. 
Matthiola tristts, Br. —Near Musselburgh, Midlothian ; 
several. 
* Silene inaperta, L.— Near Musselburgh, Midlothian ; 
several. 
Lychnis Presi, Sekera.—Near Tantallon, East Lothian ; 
one clump. 
Oxalts corniculata, L.—On the shore of Loch Ryan, nearly 
a mile north of Sheuchan Mills, Wigtownshire; two or 
three. 
Staphylea pinnata, L.—In the grounds of Prestonhall, 
Midlothian ; several seedlings. 
Trifolium Michelianum, Savi.—On reclaimed ground at the 
Esk mouth, Midlothian ; one plant. 
Rubus spectabilis, Pursh.—Along the Heriot Water, at 
Borthwick Hall, Midlothian ; very plentiful. 
R. odoratus, L.—In the grounds of Prestonhall, Mid- 
lothian ; several. 
