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FLORA OF FORFARSHIRE* 
Thy teachings are not stern and sour, 
Nor dipt, like haughty man’s, in gall; 
But o’er the heart, like tender shower, 
With sweet persuasive voice they fall. ) 
Asperugo, L. Madwort. 
Br. sp. 1. F. 1. 
A. procumbens, L. German Madwort. H. 229, B. 205* 
— F. May, June. A. 
Bare. At the base of the rocks on the sea-shore, in one 
spot, a little to the eastward of Auchmithie. West Haven, 
Mr G. Don. 
Cynoglossum, L. Hound’s-tongue. 
Br. sp. 2. F. 2. 
C. officinale , L. Common Hound’s-tongue. H. 230, B. 
205. — F. June, July. B. 
Banks of the Tay at Nine wells, rare. 
C. sylvaticum, Hsenke. Green-leaved Hound’s-tongue. 
H. 230, B. 205. — F. June, July. B. 
“ West from Dundee, rare,” Mr G. Don. I have never 
found it there. It is said to occur in the Carse of Gowrie, 
which, though “ west from Dundee,” is wholly in Perthshire. 
Ord. LVIII.— SOLANE^E. 
Gen. Br. 4. F. 3. Sp. and v. Br. 8. F. 3. 
Hyoscyamus, L. Henbane. 
Br. sp. 1. F. 1. 
H. niger, L. Common Henbane. H. 231, B. 211. F. 
June, July. A. or B. 
Rare. A specimen or two has occasionally been found at 
Ninewells, Boodyards east from Dundee, Broughty Castle, 
&c. It was formerly abundant on the “ Sea Braes” a rancre 
of steep banks near the head of the Magdalen-yard road, 
Dundee, now occupied by buildings and public works. 
In the vicinity of Montrose, Murr. North. FI. 
