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estuarine mud of seashore with Armeria, stony shingles of seashore, 

 sandy places or rock crevices (263), hard roadsides (260). 



VISITORS : Apis very ab., Nemotelus notatris, Lucilia caesar, 

 Scatophaga litorea, stercoraria, Nemopoda stercoraria, Chlorops, and 

 three other kinds of flies, S.-E. 



Sperg-ula arvensis. Linn. (Corn Spurrey) 



RECORDS : Dfs. and Kcd.. Gray, 1850. Wgt.Y. R. Coles, 

 1872 (both varieties, a. sativa, and b. vulgaris). 



LOCALITIES : Common in arable land in all valleys to Moniaive 

 (J. Cr.) and Sanquhar (Dv.) ; at least 700 feet Moffat (S.-E.), Castle 

 O'er, Eskdale (J. Wl. and R. BL). 



Appears May 24 to June 2, J. T. J. Fairly dry or moist places ; 

 waste ground in fields, rocks by shore, boulder clay, sandy or even half 

 peaty soil ; almost always exposed to sun and wind. 



VISITORS : Syritta pipiens, Platychirius manicatus, scutatus, 

 albimanus, rhingia rostrata, Empis vitripennis, Anthomyia radicum, 

 Scatophaga stercoraria, Chortophila, etc., S.-E. 



Montia fontana. Linn. (Blinks). 



RECORDS : a. minor, Dfs. and Kcd. P. Gray, 1850. Wgt. G. C. 

 Druce, 1883. b. rivularis, Dfs. J. Saddler, 1857. Kcd. F. R. Coles, 

 1883. IVgt.G. C. Druce, 1883. 



LOCALITIES : NithsdaleCztgm, F. W. G.; Glencaple, C. E. M.; 

 Broomrigg, Dr Dv.; Barndennoch, Tynron, J. Sh.; Glencairn, J. Cr.; 

 Sanquhar, Dr Dv. Annandak Jardine Hall, Th.; Dryfe Cemetery, 

 G. BL; Andrew's Well, var. b., S. W. Ca. ; Grey Mare's Tail, Sd. ; 

 common Hartfell and Loch Skene (reaching 2300 feet), S.-E. Eskdale 

 common at Langholm, etc., S.E. 



Appears April 27, G. Bl.; May 17, J. T. J. Var. ., on wet or often 

 dry mud ; b. t in the water or much protected by other plants ; both at 

 origin of springs, shingles of rivers, on peaty or other mud ; always in 

 sun, and usually preferring mud bare of other plants. 



VISITORS : Chlorops sp., Anthomyia,? S.-E. 



Hyperieum androssemum. Linn. (Tutsan). 



RECORDS: Kcd. J. M 'Andrew, 1882. Wgt. Professor Balfour, 

 1843- 



LOCALITIES : Kirkcolm, J. H. BL; Cruggleton, Garliestown, Cuicton 

 Lake, Hn.; Flarick Glen, Ravenshall, J. M'A. 



Grassy cliffs or roadside bank facing sea ; sheltered from wind, 



