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Hn.; Cluden Mills, Hn.; Maxwelltown Station, C. E. M.; Holywood 

 Station, Hn., S.-E.; Sanquhar Castle, Mennoch, Dr Dv. Annandale 

 Seafield, S.-E.; Kirtle mouth, on shore, S.-E.; along Caledonian line and 

 Moffat (common), J. T. J. and S.-E. 



Appears May 17 to June 21, J. T. J. On dry sand, gravel, shingles 

 of rivers and shore, cinders of railways, boulder clay (usually bare of 

 other plants) ; exposed to sun and wind. 



VISITORS : Scatophaga stercoraria, Hn.; Dolichopodidae, abundant. 

 S.-E. 



Vicia tetrasperma. Mcench* 



RECORD: 394. Gemella (seeds, 4), Kcd. G. Macnab, 1837. 



395. Gracilis (seeds, 5-6), Kcd. (see J. M'Andrew, page 

 1 8), 1841-4. 



LOCALITY : Torrs Point, Kirkcudbright. 394, G. M'N., J. M'A.; 

 Southerness, 395 (authority?) 



Vieia eraeea. Linn. 



RECORD: D/s.P. Gray, 1850. Kcd. T- M'Andrew, 1882. 

 G. C. Druce, 1883. 



LCOALITIES : Nithsdale Very common on hedges about Dumfries, 

 Holywood Station, F. W. G., S.-E.; Sanquhar, Dr Dv. Annandale 

 Very common on whole Caledonian line and Moffat, J. T. J., S.-E. 

 Eskdale Along Esk and Liddel, Langholm, S.-E.; Castle O'er (to 900 

 feet), J. Wn. and R. Bl. 



Appears June 21 to July 3. On dry, sandy gravel, cinders, whin- 

 stone rocks, over hedges (requires bare ground or space free of other 

 plants) ; in sun and usually windy places. 



VISITORS : Bombus muscorum, Hn., S.-E.; lucorum, Apis, S.-E., 

 Hn.; Platychirius clypeatus, Hn.; Empis livida, Hn. 



Vieia sylvatiea. Linn. 



RECORDS : Dfs.~}. Saddler, 1857. Kcd.}. Cruickshank, 1839. 

 Wgt. G. Macnab, 1836. 



LOCALITIES : Nithsdale Cargen Glen, F. W. G.; Crawick Woods, 

 Knockenhair, Kello, Dr Dv. Annandale Above and below Scroggs, 

 Dryfe Bridge, G. Bl.; Grey Mare's Tail, J. Sd., J. T. J.; Saddleyoke 

 (1700 feet), J. T. J. Eskdale Byreburn, and between Canobie Bridge 

 and Langholm, S.-E.; Becksburn, S.-E.; seashore, Portwilliam, G. C. 

 Dr., Hn., S.-E.; Drumore, J. M'A. 



* P. Gray " within three miles of Dumfries, both sides " is probably a mistake. 



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