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the banks of the Tay producing so vast a number of aliens that suspi- 
cion is sometimes cast on plants which are true natives of the locality.” 
Rumex conspersus , Hartm. “Banks of the Devon, above and below 
the Crook, Kinross and Perth. In the utmost profusion, even more abun- 
dant than R. obtusifolius, and much more so than R. domesticus, so 
that it can scarcely be a hybrid between these two species. In this 
locality it seeds profusely, and I have at present numbers of young 
plants raised from these seeds. It may be recognized at a distance 
from R. obtusifolius by being taller (generally 3 or 4 feet high), and 
by the branches being more upright, though the panicle is not at all 
dense like that of R. domesticus, which, in this station, is rarely above 
1 foot or 18 inches high.” — J. Boswell Syme. 
Rumex? “Crook of Devon, Kinross and Perth. I have sent a 
few specimens of a Rumex which is a puzzle to me. It grows in the 
same stations as R. conspersus , but is less abundant. The stems are 18 
inches to 3 feet high ; the root leaves narrowly oblong, scarcely cordate 
at the base, and subacute ; the panicle is very similar to that of R. ob- 
tusifolius , but the enlarged petals, which are of a brilliant red, are 
smaller, more deltoid, and with shorter teeth. It seems intermediate 
between R. obtusifolius and the supposed hybrid sent by me last 
year.” — J. Boswell Syme. 
Asarum europceum (L.). “Deerfokl Forest, Herefordshire. The 
specimens are from the locality communicated to Mr. Britten by Dr. 
Bull, and mentioned in the ‘ Journal of Botany ’ for 1870, p. 161.” — 
Augustin Ley. 
Euphorbia Lathyris. “The locality, at Brimton, Herefordshire, for 
this plant is the side of a steep wooded bank, where it has been fully 
established for some years, and has the appearance of being natural. 
There are, however, gardens and houses within a short distance.” — 
Augustin Ley. 
Narcissus major, Curt. “Thickets, Penygraig rocks, Glyn, Llan- 
gollen, Denbighshire.” — Elizabeth Jones. 
Allium carinatum, Linn., Fries non Smith. Banks of the Tay 
below Perth (Fred. Stratton and J. Boswell Syme) ; and banks 
of the Tay at Leggieden, Perth. — H. M. Drummond Hay. 
The plant grows in the greatest profusion along the banks of the 
Tay, especially a little above the first turnpike-gate on the Dundee 
Road, more than a mile below Perth Bridge. Leggieden, from whence 
