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culus Lingua occur. Samolus Valerandi and Menyanthes trifoliata 
grow in the marsh surrounding Caerlaverock Castle. Lythrum 
Salicaria I have seen abundant on the Thornhill road. Myrica 
Gale occur in the damp, spongy marshes of Criffel. 
Of sub-alpine and hill plants, four species of Lycopodium—L. 
Selago, selaginoides, clavatum, and alpinum, grow on the Dal- 
scairth portion of the Criffel chain. 
Of species which usually grow on or about old ruins, Anchusa 
sempervirens, common Wallflower, and three of the Aspleniums 
are abundant on the remains of New Abbey, one of the most 
picturesque ruins in the district, the beauty of which is greatly 
heightened by the ornamental covering of the ivy green. Cheli- 
donium majus has also been gathered here. 
Sempervivum tectorum was noticed on the roofs of a few cot- 
tages on the Annan road; Genista anglica occurs on some of the 
miuirlands. Ligustrum vulgare forms a common material for 
hedges on many of the roadsides. There are few interesting 
plants to be found in the fields. Lithospermum arvense and Chry- 
santhemum segetum are somewhat rare. 
Conium appears to grow in considerable abundance in waste 
ground about Lochmaben, and appears more than once to have 
been the source of dangerous accidents to children, who ate its 
leaves. A case of this kind happened last summer in the prac- 
tice of Mr. Thomas Skinner, the principal surgeon of Lochma- 
ben, where several children, who had imadvertently chewed a 
quantity of the leaves, were seized with all the symptoms of nar- 
cotic poisoning. The symptoms, as narrated by that gentleman, 
were very interesting. The means employed proved successful 
in restoring all of these attacked, though in some, deep narcotism 
had been produced. 
Some of the estates in the district, or immediately beyond it, 
possess very handsome and old trees, as the yews at Lincluden 
Abbey, and the forest trees of Drumlanrig, a seat of the Duke 
of Buccleuch, the grounds of which are laid out with extreme 
taste. 
Harefield Plants. 
We are indebted to a correspondent for the following notices 
of plants growing wild about Harefield in May, 1855. 
