226 THE LIFE AND WORK OF GEORGE DON. 
in Angusshire. By the road side, in coming from the North Water 
Bridge, he will find the Carex divisa, one of the rarest carices. 
Near what are called the Back Sands, he will at ebb-tide find plants 
of the Zostera marina; and on those sands, and in salt-marshes 
among them, Chenopodium maritimum, Triglochin maritimum, 
Scirpus maritimus, and a variety of Scipinie lacustris, Carex distans 
and vulpina, Salindege herbacea, and two varieties, which may 
possibly prove distinct species ; also Arenaria marina and peploides, 
Poa maritima and Poa distans, and Juncus bulbosus. I have there 
observed likewise the Aster tripolium which had a magnificent 
appearance, the flower-stems being eighteen inches high, and 
strongly resembling some of the beautiful species of that genus 
from North America. 
As the botanical inquirer proceeds along the coast towards 
Arbroath, he will find the rare moss called Grimmia maritima, and 
among the rocks, he will observe the Artemisia Gallica and 
maritima, Silene nutans, Vicia lutea, and Reseda lutea; and in 
marshes Schoenus rufus; and in dens near the shore, is the rare 
Allium ampeloprasum, the only place where it is known to grow in 
Scotland. Near the promontory called the Red Head, on rocks, is 
the Lathyrus sylvestris, which is a rare plant; Carlina vulgaris, 
Asplenium marinum, and Scolopendrum vulgare. Near to the town 
called Achmithie, is the Asperugo procumbens, which grows also at 
the village called Westhaven. Near the village called Torens- 
haven, is that truly beautiful plant, the Pulmonaria maritima, whose 
elegant glaucous leaves, and bright blue and purple flowers, form a 
fine contrast among the stones of the beach. Here also grows 
Mentha hirsuta of Linnzeus, and the Gymnostomum obtusum, which 
is a rare moss in Scotland. On the beach in several places occurs 
the Salsola kali, one of the plants employed to produce barilla. 
The elegant Glaux maritima is common in many places. 
To the eastward of Arbroath, plenty of the Allium carinatum, and 
Eryngium maritimum are found; and the Parietaria officinalis is in 
plenty about the rocks and old buildings. The Eupatorium canna- 
binum is not uncommon. Near to Wormiehills, Poa procumbens 
appears, and also a non-descript species of Festuca. On the tops of 
houses at Wormiehills I observed plenty of the Saxifraga tridacty- 
lites. The Carum carui, known by the name of Caraway, is common, 
but is generally considered as a doubtful native: the botanist will, 
however, be fully satisfied of its being truly indigenous to this 
coast; it is indeed by far the most common umbelliferous plant in 
the neighbourhood of Arbroath; its seeds are often put into loaf- 
