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FLORA OF FORFARSHIRE. 
Not uncommon in marshy pools, ditches, &c., as at Resco- 
bie and Forfar Lakes, White Hill, Sidlaw, &c. 
U. intermedia , Hayne. Intermediate Bladderwort. H. 
264, B. 240. — F. Juue, Augt. P. 
Marshy pools in Rescobie Marsh, near the lake, by the 
wayside to the east of the church, bearing plenty of terminal 
buds, but no flowers. 
East end of Balgavies Lake, Prof. Balfour, Messrs Croall 
and Cruickshank. Pools near Guthrie, Prof Balfour. In 
a marsh in the woods of Ardovie, Mr Reid. 
U. minor , L. Lesser Bladderwort. PI. 264. B. 240. — 
F. Sept. P. 
With U. intermedia in the Rescobie station flowering 
beautifully in Sept. 1845. 
East end of Forfar Lake, Mr G. Don. East end of Bal- 
gavies Lake, Mr A. Croall. In a pool by the wayside in 
Glen Clova, three or four miles north-east from the Kirkton, 
not far from a birch wood, Prof. Balfour. 
Ord. LXIV.— PRIMULACE^E. 
Gen. Br. 9. F. 6. Sp. and v. Br. 20. F. 9. 
Anagallis, L. Pimpernel. 
Br. sp. and v. 3. F. 1. 
A. arvensis, L. Scarlet Pimpernel, or Poor Man’s Wea- 
ther-glass. H. 265, B. 243. — F. June, Oct. A. 
Corn-fields frequent. This brilliant gem is an excellent 
substitute, like the daisy and many other plants, for a baro- 
meter, indicating, by the opening or closing of its flowers, 
any change in the weight of the atmosphere, consequently 
whether dry or wet weather is to ensue. Dr Jenner says, — 
“ Closed is the pink-eyed Pimpernel ; 
* * * * * 
’Twill surely rain, I see, with sorrow, 
Our jaunt must be put off to-morrow.” 
Many have shared a similar disappointment to the Doc- 
tor’s by attending to the indications of these vegetable moni- 
