440 Natural History in Scotland. 
furnish you with a table of this sort, showing the difference of longevity in 
the various portions of the British empire. I am, Sir, yours, &c. — L.D.C. 
Oxford, April 4, 
Art. V. Natural History in Scotland. 
RARE Plants indigenous to the Parish of Kilspindie, in Perthshire. — Sir, 
Permit me to point out the habitats of a few of the rare plants in this parish, 
which may be acceptable to the lovers of botany among your readers, and may 
induce others of your contributors to furnish similar lists from their respect- 
ive parishes throughout Perthshire; a county which, from its varied sur- 
face, produces as many rare and interesting plants as any in the island : — 
Grammitis Céterach. Den of Gethens. Paris quadrifdlia._ Linn of Balmyre. 
Pilularia globulifera. Whitemyre Dam, Trientalis europe‘us. Foulford Wood. 
Sison inundatum. Whitemyre Dam. Hyoscyamus niger. Rait Hill. 
Alisma ranunculdides, Whitemyre Dam. Carduus Mariana. Den of Kilspindie. 
Restda litea. West side Annat Park. Cichdrium Jmtybus. Annat Park. 
Euphorbia exigua. Den of Pitroddie. Primula elitior, Linn of Balmyre. 
Habenaria cordata. Hill of Shanry. Aspidium Dryépteris. Ladywell Park. 
ovata. Woods, Annat Park. Thymus A’cynos, Old pasture and rocks near 
viridis Whitemyre. Shanry. 
Botrychium Lunaria. Green pasture, Hill of 
Gasconhall. r 
I have found several rare plants in the neighbouring parishes, not included 
in the above list, which, I hope, will be noticed by others of your botanical 
contributors. More extensive and more interesting lists of this nature might 
be furnished from the north and west parishes of the county, than what is 
produced in the parish of Kilspindie. I am, Sir, &e.— Wm. Gorrie. Annat 
Gardens, Feb. 16. 
A Pair of Siskin Finches (Fringilla spinus LZ.) have hatched with me this 
season, a thing of very rare occurrence. A naturalist here informs me that 
it is the first instance that has come to his knowledge. They have often 
been crossed with canaries. The young have left the nest about a week 
ago: there were three of them, but one is since dead; the other two are 
thriving well, and can now eat of their own accord. The old ones have got 
a nest again : their eggs are of a pale blue colour, sparingly marked with dark 
spots, which are thickest at the round end; the nest is small, but neatly 
built. They are a very familiar bird, sitting upon your hand, and feeding; 
whither also the young come, and are fed by their parents. JI have got 
many other nests, but none of them are particularly worthy of notice, being 
quite common. I may mention that the birds have liberty to fly about 
in a room, and that they build in whin, broom, and fir branches, fixed like 
bushes and trees on the floor. Lam, Sir, &c.— John Milne. Edinburgh, 
June 1. 
Art. VI. Calendar of Nature. 
ScoTLAND. 
Diacram, showing the Motion of the Mercury in the Barometer and Ther- 
mometer, and the Dew Point, or the Mean of each, for every Ten Days 
in the Months of June and July ; also the Mean of the minimum Tempera- 
ture, and of the Mean Temperature, within 6 in. of a South Brick Wall, 
the Thermometer being shaded; the Depth of Rain in the Pluviometer, 
and the Quantity of Moisture evaporated in the Evaporating Gauge, 
during the same period: as extracted from the Register kept at Annat 
Gardens, Perthshire, N. Lat. 56° 233’; above the Level of the Sea 172 ft., 
and 15 miles from the Coast; being the Mean of daily Observations at 
10 o’clock Morning and 10 o’clock Evening. 
