114 TRANSACTIONS OF THE [Sess. lxsvii. 



Most of the above plants are also found on the steep 

 southern escarpment of Hirst Hill, along with the following : 

 — Draba verna, E. Meyer ; Helianthemum vulgare, Gaertn. ; 

 Geranium Robertianum, Linn. ; Cytisus scoparius, Link ; 

 Prunus Padus, Linn.; P. spinosa, Linn.; Rosa canina, 

 Linn. ; Epilobium angustifolium, Linn. ; Heeler a Helix, 

 Linn.; Lonicera Periclymenum,~Lmn.; Vaccinium Vitis- 

 Idaea, Linn. ; Teucrium Scorodonia, Linn. ; Betida alba, 

 Linn. ; Corylus Avellana, Linn. 



Somewhat similar lists to those above were got from 

 Duntillan Hill, and the high ridge near the farm of Wester 

 Braco. On the dolerite of the latter (700 to 800 feet), with 

 a south-western aspect, there is a conspicuous development 

 of whin (Ulex) and bracken (Pteris aquilina, Linn.). 

 Where the whin and bracken are in extensive patches there 

 is an absence of other plants, but in the intervening spaces 

 there is a covering of grass and other vegetation, the 

 dominant plant being Teucrium Scorodonia, which clothes 

 the rock in somewhat mat-like formations. The hawthorn 

 (Crataegus Oxyacantha, Linn.) is present, scattered over 

 the face of the rock. 



Pteris aquilina, Linn., is found in some abundance on 

 many of the southern slopes of these dolerite bosses. It 

 is also present on some of the northern slopes — for example, 

 on the ridges of the northern border of the parish to the 

 west of Forrestfield. 



2. Artificial Pasture and Meadowland. — This 

 pasture is the grazing land for cattle in the cultivated areas. 

 The grasses are of a more luxuriant growth, due to a 

 greater richness of soil resulting from manuring, and there 

 is greater variety : — AnthoxantJium odoratum, Linn. ; 

 Phleum pratense, Linn. ; Alopecurus pratensis, Linn. ; 

 Agrostis, spp. ; Holcus lanatus, Linn. ; Cynosurus cristatus, 

 Linn. ; Dactylis glomerata, Linn. ; Festuca ovina, Linn. ; 

 F. pratensis, Huds. ; Lolium perenne, Linn. ; Poa 

 pratensis, Linn. ; P. trivialis, Linn. 



Many of the plants of the natural pasture are present 

 along with the following : Cerastium triviale, Link ; C. 

 glomeratum, Thuill. ; Stellaria graminea, Linn. ; S. media, 

 Vill. ; Vicia sepium, Linn. ; V. Cracca, Linn. ; Potentilla 

 Anserina, Linn. ; Spiraea Ulmaria, Linn. ; Epilobium 



