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Among other plants seen around New Luce were Ranunculus 
Lenormandi and Radiola linoides, in Torrs Warren; Z'roll/us europ- 
wus; Prunus padus (confirmed); Pyrus malus (confirmed); Rubus 
saxvatilis ; Viburnum opulus; Valeriana nyrenaica, at the Cruives ; 
Habenaria albida, near Pularyan; Eleocharis lacustris, Kilhern 
Loch; Rhynchospora aléa, Carex filiformis, Airieolland Loch; Bromus 
giganteus, Avena pubescens, Cryptogramme crispa, Botrychium lunaria, 
Hquisetum sylvaticum, Lycopodium selago and clavatum; Selaginella 
selaginoides, Chara fragilis, and Nitella opaca. Near Portpatrick I 
gathered Carex levigata and Pulicaria dysenterica, at Knock Bay ; 
and Corydalis claviculata, Epilobium angustifolium, var. brachy- 
carpum, in great abundance, Potamogeton pusillus, Carex pendula. 
&e., at Lochnaw. The three forms of Alehemilla vulgaris, as given 
in the Annals of Scottish Natural History for January, 1395, viz.: 
(a) pratensis (Schmidt), (b) alpestris (Schmidt), (c) filicaulis (Buser), 
are found in Wigtownshire. I have also gathered the three forms 
at New Galloway, and the Messrs Linton record them for Moffat. 
When attention is directed to them, they will be found in the three 
counties. The Rev. James Gorrie writes me that Datura stra- 
monium is spreading at Rige Bay, Garliestown ; and Sir Herbert 
Maxwell gives the information that Carum carui is very plentiful 
in a meadow at Corvisal, Newton-Stewart. 
KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE. 
I have almost nothing new to record for Kirkcudbrightshire. 
However, (1) Sagina subulata, Presl., and (2) Avena pubescens, Huds., 
are new records for the county, occurring frequently in the Glen- 
kens. I found Juncus tenuis in a third station in this county, viz.: 
Creetown Station, where also I gathered Galium mollugo. The rare 
moss, Oncophorus crenulatus (Mitt.), Braithw., is found on the Kells 
hills, and also on Black Craig Philonotis fontana, var. capillaris, 
I may also add the Hepatic Cephalozia multiflora (Huds.), 
Spruce, and the Lichens Graphis sophistica and Cladonia cariosa, 
from New Galloway. 
Il.— The Development of Arms and Weapons. By Mr Putiip 
Siodtabany, IEG, Leliste, S. 
“« Without weapons, man is the feeblest of animals, but with 
the weapons which he alone can create, he is the king of them all.” 
