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Botanical Notes. 



By Rev. J. J. M. L. Aiken, B.D., Ayton. 



A strip of Avood at one time extending fi-oui tlie Eye below 

 Quixwood to the railway tunnel at Penmanshiel, and still 

 known as the Rigg-wood, Blackburn, was reported by the 

 late Dr Hardy as a station for the Wood Bitter Vetch ( Vicia 

 Orubus), a distinct rarity in the East of Berwickshire. In 

 the liope of verifying this record I examined the wood (^n 

 July 6th 1908, but without success. In the course of rambling, 

 however, I noted the following among other plants : — 



Nasturtium officinale. 

 Stellaria ulujinosa. 

 Geraidum sylvaticum. 

 Lathyrus prateiasis. 



. ,, niacrorrhizui^. 

 Sanicula Europoia. 

 Galium palustre. 

 saxatile. 



Aspertda odorata. 

 Vacci'itiiim Myrtillus. 

 Myosotis aesjntosa. 

 Trientalis Europaia. 

 Lysimachia nemoriim. 

 Em,petrihm, 7ii(jrnm. 

 Orchis inaculata. 

 Polypodium Dryopteris. 



In the course of a \'isit to Yetholm Loch, on .Vugust 4th 

 of the same year, the following were gathered : — 



Raitunculus lingua. 

 Teesdalia nudicaulis. 

 Lychuis Jios-cuculi. 

 Trifulium striatum. 



„ scabrum. 



Epilobium hirsutum. 



„ palustre. 



Cicuta virosa. 

 Senecio aquaticus. 

 Lycop'us Europa'/us. 

 Galeopsis versicolor. 

 Iris Fseudacorus. 



Alisma Plantayo. 

 Triglochin palustre. 

 Typha latifolia. 

 Spargauium ramoswni. 

 Scirpus lacustris. 

 Carex pidicaris. 



„ disticha. 



„ patiiculata. 



„ patticcea. 



,, am2nillacea. 



Equisetum limosum. 



