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in the vicinity. The view from the mill on a favourable day realizes some 

 of the most magnificent eifects of a well-executed panorama. The princi- 

 pal objects are, north, the Solent, and the coast beyond ; east, Bem- 

 bridge Down, with the fine sheet of water called Brading Haven ; south, 

 Eunwell and Ashey Downs, the latter distinguished by the peculiar rotun- 

 dity of its swell, and by its sea-mark ; west, inland scenery, possessing 

 much of the richness that so generally characterizes the island." 



This spot is one of the lions pointed out to the visitors of Kyde 

 when they are inclined to go lion-hunting, but I do not wish to lead you 

 into this furious sport, but to take you on tlie road further south, about 

 six hundred yards, to Upton Farm, occupied by Mr. James Isaacs. This farm 

 is situated on the right-hand side of th^ road, and there is a way through 

 it into a bridle-road across a field westward, to another farm called Kemp 

 Hill. Along this bridle-road, after getting over a five-barred gate (for the 

 gate is generally fastened), is a hedgerow on a dry bank, some distance 

 from any garden. On this bank I found growing Convolvulus sepiiim flore 

 roseo, a specimen of which I sent you in August last. The growth of the 

 plant is not so luxuriant as the C. sepiiim which grows near it ; its flowers 

 are not quite so large as the C. sepium, and are rose-coloured, with five 

 stripes of white ; its leaves are also different in shape to the C. sepium, and 

 the edges are brown. In September, 1857, I found this plant growing in 

 the same place, and I sent you some of its flowers, but I do not think any 

 notice was taken of it in the ' Phytologist.' Will you kindly give your 

 opinion as to whether you think it a new discovery ? 



Harriet Beisly. 

 Perth Botany. 



Aremoyiia agriDtomldns. — This plant, which has caused no small stir 

 among limitarian botanists, has been discovered in another locality in 

 this district. A young lad, a lover of flowers, belonging to Perth, was last 

 May collecting plants on the banks of the Almond, two miles north of 

 Perth, where, among other things, he collected the A. mjrimonoides. (He is 

 not a botanist.) He showed his collection to a man in Perth, who knows 

 a good many of our common plants. I chanced to see the latter a few 

 days ago ; he told me a young lad (William Hogg) had brought him from 

 the banks of the Almond a bit of a plant which he never had seen, and 

 knew nothing at all about ; but from the description he gave me, I at 

 once concluded it to be the Aremonia. I sent for the young lad myself, 

 and he fortunately had a bit of it, which he showed me, which set the 

 matter at rest, and confirmed my opinion. I enclose a small fragment. 

 This new station is in a plantation (partly planted by man, partly by na- 

 ture) on the left bank of the Almond, near its confluence with the Tay, 

 two miles north of Perth city, and one mile west of Scone Palace. You 

 will please announce this in the 'Phytologist' for the delectation of some 

 of our friends who like to hear the truth, even though it upsets some of 

 their pet theories. John Sim. 



RUBUS LACINIATUS. 



This truly beautiful Bramble was discovered by my worthy friend, Mr. 

 White, of Perth, early this month (October, 1862). He told me he found 

 it growing amongst other Bubi on the north-west side of KinnouU Hill, 



