DR JOHNSTON ON THE (ENANTHB OROCATA. 55 



Brodie of Ayton Mill, a very perfect urn, rather more than foiir inches 

 in height, and six in diameter, which was found by him, about four- 

 teen years ago, under a heap of stones on Bell's-hill, opposite St Abb's 

 Head, in the parish of Coldingham. In shape, sculpture, and material, 

 it agrees nearly with those figured, and was full of a fine black ash. 



A Note relative to (Enanthe crocata. By Dr Johnston. 



In the appendix to my Flora; it is stated that no yellow juice could 

 be found in any part of our Berwickshire Qilnanthe, and I was hence 

 led to conclude that it was more probably OE. apiifolia of the British 

 Flora. Mr "Winch informs us that the same remark had been made 

 in regard to the plant near Newcastle ; and I have been well informed 

 that the Edinburgh botanists were equally unsuccessful in finding any 

 yellow juice in their plant. Such being the fact, I was not a little 

 surprised and pleased to receive from Mr Duulop, roots of Qj^. crocata, 

 from the banks of the Eye ; and from which, when broken, drops of a 

 deep orange-yellow juice immediately exuded. There was no doubt, 

 then, that these belonged to the true 03. crocata ; and as the leaves, 

 &c. differed in no respect from those I had previously examined, I was 

 led to re-examine roots from other stations, and the result has been a 

 conviction that the species is every where the same with us, although 

 the juice is often very scanty, and sometimes scarcely visible. Thus, 

 roots dug on the Castlehills, when broken, continued white for some 

 time, but the fractiu-e ultimately assumed a yellowish hue, and when 

 narrowly looked at, minute yellow dots were seen scattered over the 

 siu'face. The quantity of juice, and its intensity of colour, probably 

 depend on the nature of the station the plant has selected, being 

 deep- coloured when growing in drier, and pale, or almost colourless, 

 w^hen in very wet places. 



Additions to the Flora of Berwick-upon-Tweed. 



{Continued fro7n page 32.) 



DICOTYLEDONES. 



Centtjnctjltjs minimus — Stnall Chaffweed. Near Lithtillum Loch, 

 Birgham Muir, Miss Hunter. 



GrALirM MoLLUGO, var. G. scabnim, With. Bot. Arrang. ii. 190. In 

 a field at Anton's Hill, Miss E. Bell. On the north side of the Hirsel 

 Lough, and on the Hii-sel grounds, Miss Hunter and Miss E. Bell. 



