106 . Domestic Notices : — Scotland. 



gathered on Christmas Day, 1834". Communicated by Mr. Donald Mackay, 

 Gardener there : — 



Hammculdcecs. Jneinone coronaria var., Z)elphinium Ajack. 



CrucifercE. /beris semperflorens, ^iyssum saxatile, yf'rabis prge^cox, Au- 

 brietM deltdidea, Cheiranthus mutabilis and Cheiri var., Matthiolfl annua and 

 simplicicaulis. 



CalycdnthecB. Chimonanthus fragrans. 



M.alvdcecs. Lavatera thuringiaca, il/alva capensis. 



Ternstrmnvdceas. Then viridis. 



Onagrdrice. CEnothera serotina, Fuchsk gracilis and microphylla. 



'R.osdcece. i?6sa Banksf^e alba, indica ; and the varieties sanguineaj subalba, 

 flavescens, pumila, and Noisette. Potentilla formosa. 



'PomdcecE. Cydonia japonica. 



Lcguminos<s. Coronilla glauca, Lupinus ornatus and mutabilis var. Cruck- 

 shanks;a?zzw, C7^1ex europae^a fl. pi. 



'ReseddcecB. i?eseda odorata. 



Gerauidcecz. Erodium Gusson?'. 



VolygdlecE. Poljgala Chamsebuxus. 



yioldcecB. Fiola hirsuta and tricolor var. 



'E.ricdcece. Ji'rica carnea and carnea herbacea, Daboe^C2« (Menziesza) po- 

 liifolia, y-l'rbutus Jndrachne, f/^nedo, and C/^nedo ruber. 



VluvibaginccB. Armeria (/S'tatice) diantlioides. 



'Dij^sdcecc. Asterocephalus (Scabiosa) atropurpureus. 



Composite^. Achillea tomentosa, J'ster fruticulosus, Calliopsis bicolor ; 

 Chrysanthemum sinense, many varieties of; .Erigeron purpureus, Eriophjllum 

 caispitosum, Calliopea aurea (TJieracium aureum), Centrocarpha chrysomela 

 (Rudbeckk Newmani), (Senecio elegans fl. pi., Tussilago fragrans. 



Caprifo/idcece. Fiburnum Tinus and lucidum. 



Gcntmnese. Gentidna acaulis. 



VolenioniacecB. Gllia achiWeisfdlia, Phlox setacea and tardiflora. 



PrhnuIdcecB. Primula vulgaris fl. pur. pi. 



Scrophularineo'. Antirrhinum majus var., Linaria triornithophora, iWimulus 

 glutinosus, Calceolaria rugosa and bicolor. 



'^oldnecB. Petunia phoenicea. AcanthdcecB. Acanthus spinosus. 



LabidtcB. /Salvia fulgens and angustifolia. 'LilidcecE. Tritoma media. 



SCOTLAND. 



Species of Orchidece, ivild, in the Viciniti/ of Dundee, Perthshire. — The most 

 abundant species of our orchideous plants is the O'rchis mascula ; which, in 

 the spring months, is really a graceful ornament to our woods and braes, 

 clothing them with its mantle of purple grandeur. The flowers vary much in 

 colour 5 and a variety with rose-coloured flowers is esteemed a favourite. In 

 our meadows, the O. maculata and latifolia are plentiful ; varying exceedingly 

 in size and colouring, according to the nature of the locality. The Gymna- 

 denia conopsea, imparting to the air of summer its rich and grateful fragrance, 

 is occasionally met with in the woods; and more frequently on the Sidlaw 

 Hills, associated with the Habenaria bifolia. The Listera cordata is not 

 uncommon in dry woods; and the L. ovataand L. Nidus avis occur sparingly 

 in the beautiful grove of Birkhill, near Balmerino, on the south side of the 

 river Tay. The rarest of this tribe with us is the Corallorhiza innata, which 

 was observed by my uncle, in Meriemoor Wood, some years ago ; but, although 

 it has since been sought for with enthusiastic eagerness, has never again been 

 found : so that it has probably become the prey of some merciless collector. 

 It is much to be I'egretted that collectors will not take an example from 

 Nature, and cull with a sparing hand where she has sparingly distributed her 

 riches. — William Gardiner, jun, Dundee, Dec. 5. 1834. 



Arboretums are becoming, I will not say general, but occasional, in Scotland. 

 There is a capital one commenced in Mr. Lawson's nursery, at Edinburgh; 

 one in Messrs. Drumraond's nursery, at Stirling ; one in Messrs. Dickson and 



