APPENDIX A.—REPUTED DISCOVERIES. 115 
There is a specimen in Herb. Palmer. 
Either a plant of casual occurrence, or possibly a form of Crepis 
virens gathered by Don and brought into his garden, was after- 
wards confused with the true pu/chra. This is somewhat un- 
likely, because, when Don gathered it, C. pulchra, according to 
Smith, was not grown in British gardens, and as it was before 
Don went to the Edinburgh Botanic Garden he was not likely 
to be in a position to obtain seeds from abroad. The plant is 
hot conspicuous, and so may be overlooked in North Britain, 
where it might occur as a native plant, since it is indigenous to 
Denmark, Norway and Sweden, etc. 
Hieracium divaricatum, G. Don. 
“Incognit. On rocks among the Clova mountains, according 
to G. Don.” Watson, Cyb. Brit., ii., p. 61. 
“Province 15. Clova mountains: G, Don. Ambiguity.” 
Cyb,, ii., p. 61. “H.kingulatum?” Backh. Mon., p. 30. Watson, 
Comp. Cyb. Brit., p. 526. 
Miss Palmer’s specimen from Don labelled H. Lawsoni is 
probably a weak form of HY. Angulatum, which rather negatives 
the identity of Don's divaricatum with Backhouse’s hingulatum. 
At present the question remains unsolved as to what is the 
correct name of Don’s divaricatum; that he discovered and 
named such a plant is beyond dispute. 
Hieracium cerinthoides, Z. 
there upon rocks.” Smith, Eng. Bot., t. 2378. See also Smith 
in Trans. Linn. Soc., ix., p. 242 (1808). 
“‘Rocks near the head of Clova,’ Mr. G. Don.” Gardiner, 
Fl. Forfar., p. 102 | 
“Tt is, however, doubtful if Don knew the species well.” 
Hooker and Arnott, Brit. Fl., Ed. vi., p. 214. 
“Mr. Borrer’s garden plant, mentioned on p. 59 of the 
second volume, was not of British origin ; but it is believed by 
him to be the same species with the specimens from G. ae 
Might not the latter be of garden and foreign origin only : 
Watson, Cyb. Brit., iii., p. 453. 
“Said by Smith to have been sent from the Highlands of 
Scotland by Mr. G. Don. The figure is from a cultivat : 
cimen, and no doubt oa pee which Don saw ae ga 
believed to be the same was H. anglicum var. PB.” Syme, Eng. 
t., V., D- 215. 
“One of Don’s reputed discoveries.” 
(1870), p. 478. 
Hooker, Student’s Fl. 
