FLORA OF BANFFSHIRE. 



Banffshire. All specimens of the genus Ruhtis which were sent to me, or were collected by 

 me, have been named by Rev. W. M. Rogers. 



With regard to the recent lists in the Transactions of the Banffshire Field Club, viz. 

 that of the Boyne district by Mr Thomson, Kindrought, and that of the Banff district by 

 myself, these may be taken to be superseded by the present list. Mr Thomson has kindly 

 forwarded to me notes giving several additions to his previous list, a few corrections, and 

 full notes of the parishes in which the plants were found by him. 



The Rev. Dr. W. S. Bruce, of Banff, has also contributed to the Transactions several 

 papers dealing with the Flora of Banffshire ; but, unfortunately, these papers are practically 

 useless for the present work, owing either to the localities mentioned being too vague, or to 

 the use of local names of the plants. He records Carex incurva and Senebiera Goronopris for 

 Banff, and Pyrola secunda for Alvah, plants which I have been unable to find in the districts 

 mentioned. There is still another published list dealing with part of the district under 

 review: a list for the Parish of Cairnie, given in Pirie's " Parish of Cairnie " (1906). As 

 this list contains several mistakes, I prefer to omit the records contained in it, and to rely 

 on the records of Prof. Trail for that parish. 



The most diflBcult, though most pleasant, duty remains, to express my heartfelt 

 thanks, however inadequately, to Mr Yeats. To him, the originator and inspirer of this 

 Flora, has fallen the arduous task of maintaining the correspondence with the local workers 

 which such a work involves. This from the beginning of the enterprise he has most 

 ungrudgingly performed, sparing neither valuable time noc advice. 



With regard to the old records, it is matter of regret that space does not allow of a 

 complete list, but below is appended a list of the old records cited. So far as possible only 

 the earliest records are given, but as they have been extracted from various sources, and as 

 all the original authorities have not been examined by me, it is possible that there may be 

 mistakes and omissions. 



The following is a list of the contractions used for the works cited : — 



B.G. ... Dickie's "Botanist's Guide." 



N.F. ... Dr Murray's "Northern Flora." 



S.A. ... "New Statistical Account of Scotland." 



F.B. ... Professor Trail's "Flora of Buchan," including the Supplement. 



Ed. , . . Tom Edward (communicated by Professor Trail). 



M. ... Marshall and Shoolbred, Kirkmichael, Journ. Bot. 1906, pp. 154-161. 



