APPENDIX F.—PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF FORFAR. 213 
The pasture on the mountains, particularly on the summits, is 
composed of the following grasses : 
Eriophorum vaginatum Carex dioica 
angustifolium »»  ceespitosa 
Scirpus ceespitosus #4 
5,  pauciflorus Pe fue 
Melica coerulea »  Michelia 
Nardus stricta »  limosa; bak rare 
Aira flexuosa - nicea 
5 Ceespitosa ; be aad »  pilulifera 
with var. vivipara prec 
Agrostis qiioutia, several si ava 
varieties ,  teretiuscula; but 
Festuca vivipara rate 
sir OVINE . entta 
,  duriuscula; and ,  stellulata 
also var. dume- », pauciflora; but 
torum sparingly 
j  Ce8Sia 5»  pulicaris 
Poa humilis Juncus trifidus 
», decumbens »  squarrosu 
Carex binervis »  articulatus 
i ida »  uliginosus 
ry a 5»  Spicatus 
5 Ocederi » campestris 
The pasture in the valleys in the high lands is the same as in 
the low lands, only with the addition of the Meum athamanticum. 
Angusshire has some of the best grasses growing native by the 
sides of the rivers and rivulets: such as the Alopecurus pratensis, 
Festuca elatior, Festuca pratensis, Festuca triflora; the latter but 
rare. I have observed, although sparingly, the Festuca loliacea. 
I have of late discovered a non-descript species of Festuca, which 
seems to be equal, if not superior, to almost all the known species. 
We have also a number of the genus Poa, and some non-descript 
species of that genus. The poa furnishes some of the best grasses 
we are acquainted with, viz.: 
Poa trivialis Poa pratensis 
»» glauca 
» alpina », humilis 
The P. alpina and P. humilis form excellent pasture in alpine or 
barren districts. 
As we descend from the high lands, the vegetables are, with few 
exceptions, the same as in the neighbouring counties : some, how- 
