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Balfour and Mr John Sadler. Since the publication 

 of this work, now more than a quarter of a century 

 ago, no other book of the kind, dealing with our local 

 plants, has appeared, though, from the extension of 

 the city, and various other causes, numerous changes 

 in the localities of plants have occurred during the 

 interval. Many wild-flowers, also, which at a com- 

 paratively recent period were abundant within the 

 precincts of the Park or in the surrounding district 

 are now either almost eradicated or have entirely 

 disappeared. As examples, the following amongst 

 others are noted in Woodforde's Catalogue as grow- 

 ing at that time in the Hunter's Bog — viz., the 

 Grass of Parnassus [Parnassia palustris)^ the nearest 

 station for which is now the Pentlands ; the lovely 

 little Bog Pimpernel {Anagallis tenella)^ mentioned 

 under the same locality in Professor Balfour's 

 ^ Flora,' but which is not now found nearer than 

 Gullane and a few other distant stations; the Butter- 

 wort {Pinguicula vulgaris), which must also be now 

 sought for on the Pentlands ; and the Buckbean and 

 Ragged Robin or Cuckoo-flower, which are both, 



