APPENDIX F,—PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF FORFAR. 215 
Forfar, Rescobie, and Balgavies, he will meet with the Typha 
latifolia; this is also in a rivulet not far from Pitmues, by the side 
of the turnpike-road that leads from Forfar to Arbroath. In the 
lakes of Rescobie and Balgavies, are likewise to be found Nymphza 
lutea and alba, and Ceratophyllum demersum ; and on their margins 
Lysimachia thyrsiflora: the latter plant, though rare in other parts 
of Britain, is not uncommon in Angusshire. Potamogeton perfolia- 
tum, lucens, crispum, pectinatum, compressum, gramineum, pusillum, 
likewise occur in these lakes. Cicuta virosa, which is one of the 
most virulent of all the vegetable poisons, grows on their margins. 
Cattle, when allowed to browse by the sides of the lakes in the 
winter months, are sometimes deceived, by its smell being very 
weak at that season; and when once they have eaten it, it 
generally proves fatal in two or three hours. The late Mr. Dickson 
of Cloak’s-bridge lost three cows in one afternoon by this plant. 
en the summer is a little advanced, the odour of the plant 
warns the cattle, and then they carefully avoid it. The Scirpus 
lacustris, the well known rush, so much used for making rush- 
bottomed chairs, is common; and in the lake called Loch Feithie, 
is to be found the Isoetes lacustris, generally supposed only to be 
found in alpine lakes. In the lake at Forfar is the Stratiotes 
aloides, which I brought from a great distance, and introduced there 
about the year 1792: it is now (1811) in great abundance. Lemna 
trisulca is frequent. Hippuris vulgaris is also very common; the 
latter being somewhat interesting to the botanist, as it belongs to 
the Monandria, or first class of the Linnean system, there being 
only four other plants indigenous to Britain that belong to that 
class. At the east end of the Lake of Forfar, in small pools, is to 
be found the Utricularia vulgaris and minor, both beautiful plants, 
and rather of rare occurrence: likewise Sparganium natans and 
simplex, — anagallis, Chara hispida and var. 8, and Ranun- 
culus Lingu 
In the ce called the Loch of Lintrathen, the beautiful Lobelia 
Dortmanna is in abundance; and the rare Potamogeton lanceo- 
latum, only of late known to be indigenous to Britain. 
In the marshes are to be found the Scirpus pauciflorus, acicularis, 
sylvaticus, and fluitans; with the beautiful Parnassia palustris, so 
much taken notice of by botanists, on account of its singular 
nectary, which is figured in every elementary book. The following 
also occur : 
