1861.] 



PLANTS OF INVERMAY. 



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below, Wc crossed this wooden pile, and soon, under the trees, 

 discovered Rubus saxatilis and Neottia Nidus-avis, the latter 

 certainly a rather rare and very local plant. There were only a 

 few plants of it, which we took with us. 



I here subjoin a list of the most of the plants I observed and 

 collected during my seven hours' ramble by the river May. 

 Those plants whose occurrence I consider universal are omitted. 



Adoxa moschatelliiia. 

 Agraphis nutans. 

 Aira flexuosa. 

 Ajuga reptans. 

 Anemone nemorosa. 

 Antliyllis Vulneraria. 

 Arctium Lappa. 

 Ai'enaria trinervia. 

 Artemisia vulgaris. 

 Asperula odorata. 

 Asplenium Trichomanes. 

 Astragalus hypoglottis. 

 Athyrium Filix-foemina. 

 Betula alba. 



Festuca duriuscula. 

 Fragaria vesca. 

 Gralium uliginosum. 

 Geranium lucidum. 

 Geranium sylvaticum. 

 Geum intermedium. 

 Geum rivale. 

 Geum urbanum. 

 Helianthemum vulgare. 

 Hesperis matronalis. 

 Hypericum hirsutum. 

 Hypericum perforatum. 

 Hypericum pulchrum. 

 Iris Pseudacorus. 



Brachypodium sylvaticum. Lamium album. 



Briza media. 

 Bunimn flexuosum. 

 Campanula latifolia. 

 Cardamine amara. 

 Cardamine sylvatica. 

 Carex pallescens. 

 Carex proecox. 

 Carex sylvatica. 

 Cerastium arvense. 

 Cystopteris fragilis. 

 Digitalis purpurea. 

 Festuca ovina. 



Lastrea Filix-mas. 

 Listera ovata. 

 Luzula campestris. 

 Luz'.da pilosa. 

 Luzula sylvatica. 

 Lychnis diurtia. 

 Melica uniflora. 

 Mimulus luteus. 

 Neottia Nidus-avis, 

 Orchis maculata. 

 Orchis mascula. 

 Oxalis Acetosella. 



Petasites vulgaris. 

 Phalaris arundinacea. 

 Pimpinella Saxifraga. 

 Polygala vulgaris, 

 Polypodium vulgare, 

 Poteutilla reptans. 

 Primula vulgaris, 

 Pruuus communis, 

 Ptei'is aquilina. 

 Pyrola minor. 

 Ranunculus auricomus. 

 Reseda Luteola. 

 Rhinanthus Crista-galli. 

 Rosa spinosissima. 

 Rosa villosa. 

 Sambucus nigra. 

 Sanicula europsea. 

 Sarothamnus sjopai-ius. 

 Saxifraga granulata. 

 Serophularia nodosa. 

 Sileue iuflata. 

 Stachys Betonica. 

 Stellaria nemorum. 

 Stellaria Holostea. 

 Thymus Serpyllum, 



Bridge End, Perth, June 1861. 



BOTANICAL LETTERS FROM ARGYLESHIRE. 



By James Lothian. 



No. I. 



Sir,^ — ^Peraiit me, in the first place, to give you a general idea 

 of this district, on the botany of which I propose to send you an 

 occasional letter, as opportunity occurs. 



