46 WILD FLOWERS OF SCOTLAND 



marks the site of abandoned cottages, and blooms 

 round the outside of old garden walls ; and so far 

 from being discontented, it seems rather glad to 

 get back to a wild state again. 



I find the neighbourhood of ancient fortresses 

 often rich in their wild flowers. 



Within the enclosure of Craigmillar Castle grows 

 the French sorrel. Thence it seems to have spread 

 into the south of Scotland and the north of England. 



