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minor, Linn. ; Potamogeton natans, Linn. ; Car ex, spp. ; 

 Equiseteum palustre, Linn.; E. limosum, Linn. 



This survey of the vegetation of the parish is by no 

 means exhaustive. Doubtless it is also imperfect and 

 faulty owing to its being the work of one working alone. 

 It is given as a first study of the vegetation on modern 

 lines. Much remains to be accomplished in the study of 

 distribution and the relationship existing between domi- 

 nant, sub-dominant, and associated species. 



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Agriculture, Board of. — Returns for the Parish. 



Buchan, Alex. — " The Mean Atmospheric Pressure and Temperature 



of the British Islands." Journ. Scot. Meteorol. Soc, 3rd series, 



vol. xi., 1898. 

 Crampton, 0. B. — " The Geological Relations of Stable and Migratory- 

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 Grossart, William. — "Historic Notices and Domestic History of 



the Parish of Shotts," 1880. 

 Lewis, F. J. — " Geographical Distribution of Vegetation in the Basins 



of the Rivers Eden, Tees, Wear, and Tyne." Geographical 



Journal, March and Sept., 1904. 

 Patrick, W. — " Statistical Account of Lanarkshire," by the Ministers 



of the Respective Parishes, 1841. 

 Smith, Robert. — " Botanical Survey of Scotland : Edinburgh 



District ; Northern Perthshire." Scot. Geog. Mag., vol. xvi., 



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1905. 

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 Watt, A. — "Mean Annual Rainfall for Scotland," 1911. 



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Two New Himalayan Primulas from the Chumbi 

 Valley. By W. W. Smith, M.A. 



Primula chumbiensis, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 



Species valde altinis Primulae reticulatae, Wall. ; forsan 

 subspecies orta in valle tibetica Chumbi, multo minus humi- 

 diore quam provincia sikkimensis ; interim pro specie 

 propria melius habetur ; foliis multo minoribus, coriaceis, 

 bracteis subulatis, ditfert. 



Planta 15-25 cm. alta, glabra, ut videtur lutaria, radici- 

 bus fibrosis crassis multis praedita. Folia petiolata ; lamina 

 1-4 cm. longa (plerumque circ. 2*5 cm.), 1-2 cm. lata, ovato- 



