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also said, was applied to the plant by our ancestors, from the 
foolish supposition that it sprung from the blood of their 
enemies, the Danes ; though, more probably, it had been 
introduced into this country by them. 
S. nigra , L. Common Elder. H. 156, B. 140. — F. 
June. T. 
Occurs frequently, though chiefly about the habitations of 
man, and probably not indigenous. Sometimes its leaves are 
variegated with white. 
Mr Croall observes that the first year’s shoots are full of 
pith ; this, however, gradually disappears, and the wood 
then becomes so hard, that he has used it occasionally for 
carving and engraving instead of boxwood. 
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Viburnum, L. Guelder-rose. 
Br . sp . 2. F . 2. 
V. Lantana, L. Meally Guelder-rose, or Wayfaring- 
tree. H. 156, B. 141.— F. June. T. 
A little distance above the Bridge at Old Montrose, Mr J. 
Cruickskank. 
V. Opulus , L. Common Guelder-rose, or Water Elder. 
H. 156. B. 141. — F. June, July. T. 
Den of Airlie, near the Beeky Linn, &c., but probably 
planted. 
Lonicera, L. Honeysuckle. 
Br . sp . 3. F . 2. 
L. P ericlymenum, L. Common Honey-suckle, or Wood- 
bine. H. 157, B. 141. — F. June, Oct. S. 
Not uncommon on rocky banks, chiefly on the coast, and 
in woods, loading the summer air with its rich incense. In 
the Den of Glammis this elegant shrub is seen suspending its 
flowery branches from the jutting crags, and often reaching 
the ground from a height of twenty or thirty feet. 
Den of Duninald, and rocks by the sea near Dysart, no 
doubt, I think, indigenous, Mr A. Croall. Rock of St Skae 
near Usan, Mr G. M^arlane. Den of Airlie, on the left 
bank, below the Castle, Rev. J. S. Barty. 
