APPENDIX A.—REPUTED DISCOVERIES. 109 
specimen.” Smith, Eng. Bot., t. 2278. See also Trans. Linn. 
OC., X., Pp. 340 (1811). 
“Rocks near the head of Clova, Mr. G. Don.”. Gardiner, 
Fl. Forfar., p. 7 
a Native? Ruiveaok Said to have been found by Mr. Don 
rocks near the head of Clova. In his account of the bothiy 
of Forfarshire [Headrick, Agric. Forfar.] Don says, in his usual 
vague or careless language, * summits of the Clova mountains,’ 
but with him the ‘summits’ sometimes mean declivities Noe 
far below, and usually intend the rocks at 700 to 800 
The actual summits are 1000 yards or upwards, though there 
are peaks pnd ridges of only 800 or goo yards.” Watso 
Cyb. Brit., i., p. 417. 
““Don ses not pretend to have found it, but sends a garden 
specimen, Saying he has heard it has been found in Scotland.’ 
Dr. — swell Syme, letter, 1864.” Watson, Comp. Cyb. Brit., 
p. 518 
ey Said to have been found by Mr. Don on rocks by the head 
of Clova; also reported to have been gathered in the Isle of 
Achill, but there seems no satisfactory poor: of 
the latter being the true plant.” Syme, Eng. Bot., iv., p. 87. 
Syme apparently thought that Don’s was the irfie ad and 
he does not here refer to Don having sent_a garden specimen 
to Smith as Mr. Watson quotes in the Compendium of the 
shes p. 518. 
‘One of Don’s reputed discoveries ; his specimens are the 
common garden S. tvifurcata.” Hooker, Student’s Fl. (1870), 
P. 477 
This species is given by Nyman only from Spain. 
One fact will be observed in all these notices except the 
first, namely, that in each the name of that brilliant and 
also sent Smith a record of having found it in the Highlands. 
Cherophyllum aromaticum, L. 
“TI discovered this in 1810, by the side of the river called 
Lunan and Vennie, — far from Guthrie, in a truly wild state, 
Mr. G. Don.” Gardi r, Fl. Forfar., p. 85. 
episcoweted b a he Mr. George Don near Guthrie, about 
seven miles east from Forfar, near the —— of the road leading 
from Forfar to Arbroath. See Trans. Sot; iis Be 30 
“a r).” .Eng. Bot. Suppl, t. 2636 ( pies gare ty Eng. 
P. 53. 
“Prov. 15, Forfar; G. Don, sole authority ? Error. Cyb. 
Brit, i, p. 463.” Watson, Comp. Cyb. Brit., p. gee 
