136 PLANTS OF PERTH. {M^V) 



^Sedum anglicum. Rocks^ Craigend^ one mile south of Perth. 

 ^Stratiotes aloides. I have not^ from ill-healthy been able to visit 

 the bog in Methven parish, where this singular plant grows ; 

 but that it is found there is an undeniable certainty, as I 

 had years ago a fresh specimen of the plant in full blossom. 

 The existence of this plant in Scotland has been ignored 

 (I mean as indigenous), for what reason I cannot divine. 

 It is as likely, and more so, to be a native of Scotland, than 

 of England, as it is a northern plant, and found all over 

 Northern Europe, from Lapland to Siberia. And, more- 

 over. Hooker, in his ^ Flora Scotica^ of 1821, records its 

 occurrence in two or three places without any note or com- 

 ment relative to its introduction; presumptive evidence, I 

 think, that he considered it a native of Scotland. The bog 

 in question is about four miles and a quarter to the west of 

 Perth city, and near the other bog where the Scheuchzeria 

 grows. 



^Teucrium Chamcedrys. Near Dunkeld road-side, about four 

 miles north from Perth. 



Valeriana pyreriaica. Plantation, foot of Moncrieffe Hill, south 

 side. 



Vinca minor. On rocky soil in Moncrieffe Hill wood. 



Vacciniwn Myrtillus. Kinnoul Hill ; most abundant. 



Vaccinium Owycoccus. Methven Bog, where the Scheuchzeria 

 palustris grows ; abundant. 



Vaccinium Vitis-idcea. Birnam Hill. 



Viola hirta. Wood near top of Kinnoul Hill; plentiful and 

 luxuriant. A very beautiful plant, and considered by one 

 of the contributors to the ' Phytologist ' to be identical 

 with Viola odorata. From this opinion I entirely dissent, 

 as almost all botanists are of the same opinion as myself, 

 and in my opinion justly so. The absence of fragrance and 

 sarmenta, and situation of bracts on the peduncle, suffi- 

 ciently distinguish it from Viola odorata. This violet has 

 heretofore been almost denied a habitation in Scotland. 

 In this locality it is undoubtedly wild. 



Viola odorata. Near the right bank of Tay, under a hedge, 

 and covering a space of two square yards. Its situation is 

 as far removed from a human habitation as is possible in 

 the populous district where it grows. I believe it be as 



