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NATURE 



[Sept. 26, 1889 



58. Meconopsis cam^rica, Vig. Believed to be extirpated from 

 banks of Water of Leith and Currie, Midlothian (G. A. P.). 



59. Glaucium fla-'nim, Crantz. Recorded in 1776 for pea- 

 shore at Bay of Nigg, near Aberdeen, but not since 1800 (J W. 

 H. T. ). Found sixty years ago at Montrose Links ; not now 

 (R. B.). 



184. Dlanlhus Armeria, L. Occurred, though not abund- 

 antly, in rough ]iasture near Glencarse Station, Perthshire ; has 

 been entirely destroyed through the cultivation of the ground 

 '(F. B. W.). This was one of its most northern stations. 



207. Lvchnis viscaria, I.. Blackford Hill, Midlothian ; now 

 very rare (G. A. P.). Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh; supposed to 

 be extirpated (G. A. P.), 



208. Lychnis alpina. Is now becoming rare in its habitats 

 •on Clova Mountains (G. A. P.). 



263. Hypericum perforatum, L. Formerly grew plentifully 

 mear Cromarty Nursery, but has ceased to exist, as the ground 

 is now u ed for agricultural purposes (T. A.). This was one of 

 its most northern stations. 



264. Hypericum quadrangulum, L. Ha? wholly disappeared 

 from the vicinity of Fortrose, Ross-shire, having been eaten by 

 ■cattle or trodden down (T. A.). This was one of its most 



northern stations. 



368. Lotus pilosus, Beeke. Extinct round Alford, Mid- 

 Aberdeenshire, from cultivation (W. W.). 



374. Oxytropis ural^nsis, D.C. Grew in abundance near 

 Invergordon, Ross-shire, but on one occasion the medical man of 

 the town saw a man digging it up with a trowel, and it is n^w 



••extinct (T. A.). 



375. Oxy:ropis caiiipesfris, Ti.C. Rocks at Bradoony, Clova ; 

 now very rare ; extirpated from all accessible parts of the rocks 

 <G. A. P.). 



406. Lathy rus niger, Wimm. His well-nigh disappeared 

 from its station at Killie:rankie Pass owing to the late guide to 

 ithe Pass showing it to all tourists. An appeal to the proprietor 

 might save the rest of the specimens, of which very few stations 

 •exist (F. B. W.). 



501. Agnmon'a Eupa'.ona,\j. Becoming very sca-ce in Glen 

 Urquhart, Inverness-shire (Gr.). This was one of its most 

 morthern stations. 



525. Pyrus Aria, Sm. One specimen only (? P.jennica, L. ) 

 known in Arran ; now lost through injury (G. A. P.). Lost also 

 .from one or two other stations on the Western Highlands, and 

 now very rare in Scotland. 



570. Seium rejlexum, L. Found freely on a wall at Birnie, 

 Elgin ; disappeared through repairs (G. ). Not native. 



575. Droscra angl>ca, Huds. Extinct in Kincardine (M. ). 

 Extinct roun i Alford, Mid- Aberdeen, through drainage (W. W.). 

 577. Hippuris vulgaris, L. Extinct round Alford, Mid- 

 Aberdeen, but still appears on the borders of Banffshire. 



6ll. Eryngium maritimum, L. Found in the early part of 

 the century on the sandy coast at St Cyrus, near Montro-e, and 

 ^t St. Fergus, Peterhead, but extinct in both localities from 

 unknown causes (J. W. H. T. and R. B.). 



687. Linncci borealis, Gronov. Has been cleared from near 

 Dingwall, Ross-shire, owing to the wood in which it grew having 

 'been cut down and the ground cultivated (T. A.). Formerly 

 grew at Kingsmills, but has been destroyed through cultivation 

 .(G. K.,fide T. A.). These are two of the most northern British 

 ■stations. 



812. Silybum. Marianum, Gaertn. Has gone from the rocks 

 .near Tarbet-ness Lighthouse, Ross-shire (D.). This plant is 

 very rare in Scotland. 



887. Lactuc I {Mulgedium) alpinum. This plant was found 

 <probably abnormally) on the Coreen Hills at about 700 feet, 

 ibut is now extinct (W. W.). 



910. Vaccinium Oxycoccos, L. Formerly grew in a piece of 

 mossy land on the uplands north of Mealfourvouny, a hill of Old 

 Red Sandstone conglomerate above 3000 feet, but whether the 

 plants were of recent introduction or last survivors, they have 

 disappeared (Gr. ). 



926. Phyllodoce taxifolia, Salisb. {Menziesia cc^ruled). The 

 only British habitat of this plant is the Sow of Athol, and it has 

 now been nearly extirpated, for sale (K. and F. B. W.). Tlie 

 .habitat is within sight of a gamekeeper's house, so that its pro- 

 tection would be easy if the Dake of Athol, the owner, could be 

 moved to that effect. 



929. Pyrola media, S^. Has disappeared from White Hills, 



■Colvend, Kirkcudbrightshire, through sheep grazing (J. M. A.). 



932. Alomses grand ijlora, Salisb. {Pyrola uniflora, L.). Ex- 



tirpated from Woodhead Hill, Traqueer, Dumfriesshire {J. W. ). 

 Once not uncommon on the Muirhead of Scone ; now very rare, 

 from extirpation by botanists and others (F. B. W. ). Formerly 

 abundant within 4 miles of Forres ; now extirpated ; also from 

 the wood at Brodie, near Forres, from the wood being cut down, 

 and from Coul Woods, near Strathpeffer. It is also disappear- 

 ing from Rothiemurchen, in this case from the rapacity of 

 collectors (K. ). 



945. Primula scotica, Hook. Marsh near Edinburgh, Pent- 

 land Hills ; practically extirpated (G. A. P.). 



984. Asperugo procumhens, L. Has not been found for some 

 years near the village of Balnahiiish, on the Dornoch Firth (D.). 

 This was its most northern station. 



993. Mertensia maritima, Don. Shingle at Bay of Nigg, 

 Aberdeen ; almost extirpated from shingle being removed to 

 form concrete blocks used in building a pier some years ago 

 (J. W. H. T.). 



1006. Echium vulgare, L. Nearly extinct, through cultiva- 

 tion, in the Black Isle, between Inverness and Fortrose, Ross- 

 shire (T. A.). 



1018. Atropa Belladonna, L. Has disappeared from Renlop 

 Abbey, near Birnie, by extraction, on account of the accidents 

 it had caused (G ). Has not been seen for some years at the 

 Old Kutt, near Ganlude (T. A.). This eliminates two of the few 

 Scottish stations. 



1020. Hyoscyamus niger, L. Appeared in two or three places 

 in the neighbourhood of Avoch, a fishing village on the Moray 

 Firth, but disappeared in a few years. Informant "thinks it 

 would come up again if the ground were deeply trenched. Some 

 years ago an old elm was blown down and the root blasted, and 

 for two succeeding summers H. niger grew luxuriantly in the 

 hole caused by the tearing up of the root of the tree" (S. R., 

 fide T. A.). 



1092. Utricularia vnlgarit, and 1094, U. tninor, L. Ex- 

 tinct in Central Aberdeen (J. M. and W. W.). 



1 161. Ajuga pyraniidalis. Has disappeared from In. Achilty, 

 Dingwall, Ros--sl)ire (T. A.). 



1424. Pai-is quadnfolia, L. There is one station near the 

 town of Inverness ; nearly extinct, through the publicity of its 

 habitat, this being one of the chief resorts of the population 

 (T. A.). This is one of its most northern stations. 



1431. Juncus ha'ticus, Willd. Loch of Park, and Links north 

 of Aberdeen ; never plentiful, and not seen for some years. 

 Cause of disappearance doubtful (J. W. H. T.). 



1457. Sparganium ramosum, Curtis ; .S". simplex, Huds. ; .S". 

 affine, Sch. ; and .S'. minimum, Fr. All apparently extinct in 

 Mid- Aberdeen (W. W.). 



1478. Scheuchzeria palustris, L. The only Scottish station 

 for this plant, a marsh near Methven (known botanically as 

 " Methven bo;^"), has been lost ; perhaps from the outlet be- 

 coming blocked, so that more water collected than the plant 

 could stand, but more probably from the settlement there of a 

 large colony of about 3000 black-headed gulls, the result being 

 the destruction of all but the rankest vegetation (chiefly Carcx 

 ampullacea). Very careful searching during the last three years 

 has failed to show a trace of the plant (F. B. W.). 



1590. Carex limosa, I.. Has disappeared from Maxwell-town 

 Loch, Kirkcudbrightshire, through drain.age (J. M. A.). 



1695. Mclica uniflora, Retz. Is not now found by the side 

 of the burn at Golspie, Sutherland, probably from the hollow, 

 caused by the upturned stool of a large tree which has beeti 

 blown over, draining the spot where it grew (J.). This was its 

 most northern Scottish station. 



1766. Cryptogramme crispa, R. Br. (Parsley fern). Extir- 

 pated from several localities in the vicinity of Dumfries (J. W.). 

 Abundant thirty years ago on an ancient hill-fortress near 

 Brechin ; now extirpated by traders (R. B.). 



1772. AspleniuJH viride, Huds. Nearly extinct in district 

 of Black Isle, between Inverness and Fortrose, through drainage 

 and cultivation (T. A.). Has been extirpated from its old 

 habitats in Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, by an itinerant fern- 

 collector who squatted in the neighbourhood and took all he 

 could find ; but new habitats have been discovered (Gr.). _ 



1773. Asplenium Trichomanes, L. Not now found in the 

 woods of Knockespock Clatt, Mid-Aberdeen (W. W.). 



1776. Asplenium germanicum, Weiss.' Nearly eradicated 

 from Stenton Rock, near Dunkeld (F. B. W.). 



1777. Asplenium septcntrionale, Hull. Probably extirpated, 

 or nearly so, from Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh (G. A. P.). Nearly 

 eradicated from Stenton Rock, near Dunkeld (F. B. W.). 



