PRINCIPAL GARDENERS—JOHN MACKAY. 27 
In the course of summer and autumn, 1799, he made a tour 
of the district of Galloway, and also examined the Island of 
Arran. In this journey he observed a species of raphanus, 
which he considered as new, and used to term maritimus: Dr. 
Smith, however, in his Flora Britannica, has ranked it only as 
a variety y of Raphanus raphanistrum. In this tour, mineralogy 
began to divide Mr. Mackay’s attention with botany. 
The office of Superintendent of the Royal Botanic garden of 
t. 2638; Cherleria sedoides (Arenaria Cherleri), t. 1212; Spergula 
saginoides (Sagina Linnei), t. 2105; Astragalus uralensis (Oxytropis 
ead t. 466; Rosa involuta, t. 2c68; Pyrus pinnatifida (fennica), 
2331; Saxifraga pedatifida, t. 2278 ; Epiloviain alsinefolium, t. 2000 ; 
Sitins repens (Apium nodiflorum), t. 1431 ; Erigeron alpinus, t. 464 ; Anten- 
naria hyperborea (A. dioica), t. 2640; Hedypnois Taraxaci (Leontodon 
autumnalis, var. pratensis), t. 1109; Hieracium villosum (H. eximium), 
t. 2379; Myosotis rupicola (M. alpestris), t. 2559; Veronica saxatilis, 
t. 1027; Euphorbia Esula, t. 1399; Salix damascena (S. nigricans, var.), 
t. 2709; Scirpus multicaulis, t. 1187; Scirpus glaucus (S. Tabernaemontani), 
2321; Eriophorum alpinum, t. 311 ; Eriophorum polystachium (E. lati- 
lint 563; Carex filiformis, t. 904 ; Carex rigida, t. 2047 ; Carex pulla, 
2045; Phleum alpinum, t. 519; Poa alpina, t. 1003; Poa flexuosa (P. 
dita: t. 1123; Poa cexsia, t. 1719 ; Isoetes lacustris, t. 1084. 
In the interesting and valuable historical record entitled “‘ Notes on the 
Drawings for English Botany,” prepared by Mr. F. N. C. Garry, in course 
of publication in the Journal of Botany, which raises the curtain from the 
method of production of that work and gives us particulars of the data upon 
which the figures and description were founded, numerous references to 
Mackay as well as to George Don will be found. Mackay’s name is 
mentioned under most of the species already cited and also under the 
following :—Cochlearia danica, Silene acaulis, Cerastium latifolium, Stellaria 
glauca, Trigonella ornithopodioides, Saxifraga nivalis, Hieracium nigrescens, 
Veronica humifusa, Juncus biglumis 
Reference by Sir James award. Smith to the co-operation of Mackay 
will also be found in Flora Britannica under the following additional 
species :— Hesperis inodora (H. matronalis), Brassica campestris, Silene 
anglica, Hieracium murorum, H. prenanthoides, Pulmonaria maritima 
(Mertensia maritima), Bartsia viscosa, Juncus maritimus, Carex teretiuscula, 
Festuca calamaria (F. sylvatica), Elymus arenarius, Splachnum fastigiatum 
(S. mnioides var.). 
In English Flora there are further references to Mackay by Sir James 
Edward Smith under these species :—(Enanthe pimpinelloides, Hieracium 
pulmonarium (H. saxatile), H. denticulatum (H. Dewari), Lysimachia 
eronica officinalis var. Allioni, Carex binervis, C. laevigata, 
Lolium arvense (L. perenne).—/. 2B. B.] CROLEY ee. 
