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FLORA OF FORFARSHIRE. 
A. serpyllifolia , L. Thyme-leaved Sandwort. H. 52, 
B. 49. — F. May, June. A. 
On old walls and banks frequent. 
A. fastigiata , Sm. Level-topped Sandwort. H. 54, B. 
51. — F. June. A. (Alsine fastigiata, Bab. A. fasciculata, 
Jacq. (not Gouan). Minuartia, B.) 
Clova Mountains, Mr G. Don. 
A. rubra L. Purple Sandwort, H. 54, B. 50. — F. 
June, July. A. ( Alsina rubra , Wahl.) 
About waysides frequent. Powrie Brae, and between 
Fundee and Broughty Ferry, &c., plentiful. 
Near Guthrie, and Marten’s Fen, Mr A. Croall. 
A. marina , CEder. Sea-side Spurrey Sandwort. H. 54, 
B. 50. — F. June, August. A. or B. ( Alsine marina , M. 
and K. Arenaria rubra , /3. L.) 
In various places along the coast, from Invergowrie to the 
Basin of Montrose. 
Cerastium, L. Mouse-ear Chickweed. 
Br. sp. and v. 12. F. 9. 
C. vulgatum , L. Broad-leaved Mouse-ear Chickweed. 
H. 55, B. 52. — F. April, September. A. (C. viscosum , 
Huds. C. glomeratum, Thuil. Bab.) 
Plentiful in fields, on ditch banks, &c. 
C. viscosum , L. Narrow-leaved Mouse-ear Chickweed. 
FI. 55, B. 52. — F. June, September. P. (C. triviale , 
Link. C. vulgatum , Iluds. and Fries.) 
Not uncommon along the coast, as at Will’s Braes, and in 
various places between that and Auchmithie. 
West side of the Inch , &c., Montrose, Mr A. Croall. 
C. semidecandrum, L. Little Mouse- ear Chickweed. H. 
55, B. 52. — F. April, May ; in fruit, June. A. 
Abundant on the Sands of Barrie, &c., and varying from 
half-an-inch to 4 or 5 inches in height. C. pumilum , Curt., 
given as a synonyme by Hooker , Bcibington considers a good 
species. 
