576 PLANTS OF PERTH. [Octobev, 



PLANTS OE PEETH. 

 Rare plants, found in the vicinity of Perth. By John Sim. 



1. Moneses grandijiora, stated by me to be nearly extirpated 

 in Scone Woods^ and indirectly yet facetiously remarked to 

 have been effected by the Edinburgh students^ for whom I en- 

 tertain the most cordial goodwill. — I am happy to state^ for 

 the information of the readers of the ' Phytologist ^ and my 

 Edinburgh botanical friends, that our lovely "gem^^ is not 

 yet gone, but has just been found in another spot a little dis- 

 tance from the former, in moderate quantity. T received a good 

 supply of it lately from a Scone gardener, who, along with my 

 own boy, gathered it in the end of last June. My supply is 

 now almost exhausted ; some of it is in London, some in 

 Yorkshire, some in Edinburgh, some in Montrose, and a very 

 few plants with myself. If any botanist, wishing in future to 

 obtain a supply, call at my house (No. 9, Commercial Street, 

 Perth), I shall be happy to direct him to the spot where he 

 will find it, upon condition that he is pleased with the stem- 

 leaves and blossoms, and eradicate none of the plants. 



2. Scheuchzeria palustins. — Upon a second visit to Methven 

 Bog, in the end of last June, I discovered, to my great delight, 

 in the north-west corner of the larger bog, — there are two con- 

 tiguous bogs, — the S. palustris growing luxuriantly and plenti- 

 fully. I brought home with me a good supply, above three 

 hundred plants. Like the Moneses, it is nearly done. I have 

 supplied my botanical correspondents with it : still there is some 

 left, and any subscriber to the ' Phy tologist ' who wants a speci- 

 men may obtain it by application to me before the end of the 

 month. I shall give as many as twenty specimens, upon con- 

 dition that each applicant encloses a post-stamp, and is ready, 

 if requested, to supply me with a specimen of any rare plant 

 which I know to grow in his locality. 



3. Potentilla hirta ? — This plant has been known to exist on 

 rocky, elevated ground near Kinnoul parish church for several 

 years, I know not how long. An old surgeon here, who pro- 

 fesses to be a botanist, some years ago showed me dried speci- 

 mens of it along with P. argentea, which he affirmed to be 

 only a larger or more vigorous state of the latter plant, and 

 though by his persuasions he could then silence me, he never 



