314 HISTORY OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN. 
Wm. McNab Desiderata List. 
Schcenus Mariscus Aspidium lobatum 
Scirpus pauciflorus Cyathea dentata 
Bromus racemosus Scheenus fi 
Radiola Millegrana Scirpus carinatus 
Chironia pulchella Alopecurus fulvus 
oralis Festuca decidu 
Ribes spicatany Holosteum umbellatum 
Pyrola minor Polycarpon tetraphyllum 
Rosa seabriuscula Centunculus minimus 
Orchis Morio Statice reticu 
Ophrys muscifera Scheuchzeria palustris 
Bartsi 
Malaxis paludos Limosella aquatica 
alceolus Carex Davallian 
Zannichellia palustris Aspidium a 
Myriophylium spicatum spin 
Equisetum siteatie Asplenium sheenifoliuat 
- limosum Cyathea incisa 
Wiliam McNaé to N. J. Winch. 
Botanic Garden, Edinr., 28th June, 1823. 
have seen—but in a genus li ce ser ae where there are so many 
garden made species, it must always be difficult to clear up, 
and I am, Sir, 
Your very Humble Servant, 
(Sgd.) William McNab. 
1 To the end of his life McNab was a keen collector of plants, especially those of 
res horticulturally. I find in a notebook—which Miss McNab has kindly presented 
tanic Garden—of records of plants added to the Garden the following note 
re ‘*Roses collected with Mr. Sabine, 14th October 1845” :— 
a eiicn ‘oe gi } in a field south side road opposite Red Hall. 
3, Donneana 
+» heterophylla on bank north side of road going down to Red Hall 
+> SP. near last Barley Mills in wood below the road. 
3» Spimosissima 
»> tomentosa Segre pire of clump of trees west from Sclateford and 
3, villosa w last. 
> 5p. like canina = expat between Red Hall Barley Mills and 
