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Galium pusillum. Gladswood. 

 Galium Mollugo. Gladswood. 

 .Anthemis ariensis. Near Drjbargh and Melrose. 

 Doronicum Pordalianches. Bemersyde, near do. 

 Vaccinium Oxycoccus. Hill of Knock, near Dunfermline. 

 Mentha viridis. Near Drybnrgh and Melrose. 

 Plaidago media. Near Melrose. 

 Lister a cor data. Eildon HUls. 

 Neottia Nidus-avis. Dunglas. 



Carex irrigua. Near the Hill of Kuocli, Dunfermline ; collected 

 by Messrs. Wakefield, Ross, and Sharp. 



Carex paucijlora. Near the Hill of Knock. 



Carex pendula. Dunglas. 



Scirpus sylvaticus. Near Dry burgh. 



Melilotus vulgaris. Waste ground at Canonmills. 



Arundo Epigejos. Ballast-heaps, St. David's. 



Allosorus crispus. Saline Hill, Fife j Eildon Hills, Melrose. 



Equisetiim Telmateia. Dunglas. 



Poisonous Qualities of Homeria collina. 



Dr. Balfour read the following letter, by Mr. Richard Fryer, to Dr. 

 Pappe, of Cape Town, relative to a case of poisoning by the bulbs of 

 Homeria collina, specimens of which were exhibited to the meeting : — 



" On perusing your ' Flora Capensis Medica' the other day, the cir- 

 cumstance stated at p. 26, of the poisonous effects of the bulb of the 

 ' Cape tulip,' brought to my recollection a dreadful accident which 

 occurred in Hantam, in this district, many years ago ; and, as I was 

 called upon at the time, in a judicial way, to examine some of the 

 bodies, and take evidence upon the causes of death, I can vouch for 

 the accuracy of what I shall here relate. It appears that one of the 

 shepherds of a farmer residing there brought home in the evening a 

 bundle of bulbs, which the Dutch call ' Mutjes ;' that towards dusk 

 these were put under the ashes to roast; and when the other servants 

 assembled in the kitchen they were taken out, and eaten amongst 

 them ; the party consisting of three Hottentots, two women, and one 

 male slave. About half an hour after they had partaken of them they 

 were all seized with dreadful nausea, followed shortly afterwards by 

 severe vomiting, and a speedy prostration of strength. The farmer, 

 being called, ascertained immediately, from some of the bulbs still 

 unconsumed, that they had been eating of the Homeria collina, of the 

 yellow sort, ' Wilde Dagga.' Sweet-oil, milk, and everything thought 



