TRANSACTIONS OF SECTION D. 1087 
6. On the Flora of Banffshire. By the Rev. W. S. Bruce. 
Banffshire contains over 600 species of flowering plants, besides a considerable 
number not considered to be truly indigenous. Of these the majority are plants 
of the British type, which are more or less diffused throughout the country. Very 
few are English, while, on the other hand, plants of the Scottish type are exceed- 
‘ingly abundant, such as Pyrola media and minor, Trientalis europea, Goodyera 
repens, &c. Of the Atlantic type, Sela verna, found at Banff and Macduff, is the 
sole representative, while plants of the Highland type are scattered abundantly 
throughout the length of the county. Many of these are found only in the 
higher glens and on the mountains at the south-west end of Banffshire, e.g., 
Alchemilla alpina, Rubus Chamemorus, Vaccinium uliginosum and V. Vitis-idea, 
Saxifraga rivularis and 8S, stellaris, Luzula spicata and L. arcuata, Carex rigida, 
Epilobium alpinum, &c. The Alpine Alchemilla is found along the banks of 
Fiddich lower down, and the Sedum Rhodiola and Polygonum viviparum grow on 
the sea-coast. 
7. On the Flora of Elgin. By James Mackenzie. 
To the west the ground is irregular, hilly, much wooded, and drained by a 
rivulet. The plants found are :— 
Conyolvulus arvensis. Parietaria officinalis. 
Myrrhis odorata. Anchusa sempervirens. 
Datura Stramonium, Berberis yulvaris. 
Polygonum Hydropiper. Polygonum Bistorta. 
Hypericum pulchrum. Papaver somniferum. 
Ulex nanus. Habenaria bifolia. 
Pinguicula vulgaris. Gymnadenia conopsea. 
Narthecium ossifragum. Drosera rotundifolia. 
Lychnis Flos-cuculi. Hydrocotyle vulgaris. 
Radiola Milleerana. Linnea borealis. 
Bromus sterilis. Mentha aquatica. 
Galium Mollugo. Helosciadium inundatum. 
The coast from the laigh of Moray to Lossiemouth is exposed to the north 
cand is rocky, the cliffs being of various formations. 
The plants are :— 
Ammophila arundinacea. Astragalus glycyphyllus. 
Asperugo procumbens. Salsola Kali. 
Carduus tenuiflorus. Parnassia palustris. 
Helianthemum vulgare. Ononis arvensis. 
Poa maritima. Elymus arenarius. 
Ligusticum scoticum. Sisymbrium Sophia. 
Scilla verna. Lepidium campestre. 
Saxifraga cranulata. Reseda luteola. 
Cakile maritima. Glaux maritima. 
Astragalus hypoglottis. Conium maculatum. 
To the north-east of Elgin, in the low lying part, there is a large tract of 
marshy ground. Evidently the Loch of Spynie had at one time covered a much 
Jarger area than it does at present. Nearer the town the soil is sandy. The 
plants are :— 
Tris Pseud-acorus. Potamogeton pusillus. 
Scirpus lacustris. Anagallis tenella. 
Blysmus rufus. Triglochin maritimum. 
Briza media. Typha latifolia. 
