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mond. He had noticed both the common species of Cotton- 

 grass, but was not able to find that for which he principally went 

 in search. Ranunculus Lingua, Pyrola rotundifolia, Carex tere- 

 tiuscula and stricta were met with, and also Hypiium nitens and 

 a large quantity of H. Blandovii, some of it in fruit. For the 

 latter this is the fourth ascertained British station. He exhibited 

 specimens of these, and also of a Papaver from the vicinity of 

 Thirsk, with a subrotund capsule, which he considered to be 

 either a variety of dubium or possibly a hybrid between dubium 

 and Rhceas. 



Mr. J. H. Davies exhibited specimens of Tortula papillosa re- 

 cently gathered by himself at Fuller's Court Garden, near Balli- 

 torCj CO. Kildare, and communicated the ,remainder of Dr. Car- 

 rington's paper on the British Orthotrichece, which was profusely 

 illustrated by specimens and drawings. 



Mr. W. Foggitt exhibited specimens of plants from Newsham 

 Carr, a boggy piece of ground on the east side of the river Wiske, 

 four miles west of Thirsk, Cicuta virosa, Ranunculus Lingua, 

 Rumex Hydrolapathum, Carex teretiuscula and sti'icta. Lemna 

 polyrrhiza was also noticed at the same locality ; and he laid upon 

 the table examples of Jasione montana from Howe Carr, near 

 Sandhutton, a plant new to the Thirsk neighbourhood. 



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Perth Plants. 



The Moneses grandiflora in the wood of Scone hfere, is almost extirpated, 

 and no wonder : the Edinburgh students devour every " green thing." The 

 ScheucJizeria paliisins in Methven l^og I have just gathered. It is spa- 

 ringly distributed over a small bog of about a quarter of an acre in area. 

 The Cynoglossum sylvaticmn is plentiful here in one locality. I intend to 

 collect some presently, as it is now both in flower and seed. There is one 

 plant here which to all appearance is naturalized, at any rate has been 

 in the locality where it is found for a great many years ; I make it the 

 Potentilla hirta ? It is a strong plant, hispid, and laears the flowers in a 

 panicled corymb much the same as in P. argentea, which here grows along 

 with it. The radical and lower stem-leaves are seven-cleft. I enclose a re- 

 cent specimen gathered today ; it is only a branch, but I enclose a base- 

 leaf. 1 beg you will give it your attention, and give me an early reply. 

 Its locality is near to an old quarry, on very dry ground, and scattered 

 over about two hundred yards. John Sim. 



