lvi PROCEEDINGS — PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE. 
plants. One plant also of what appears to be Myosotis sylvatica was 
found, but can be regarded as an escape from cultivation only. 
Whilst occasionally occurring in this condition, this pretty Forget- 
me-not has not become naturalised, nor has it been found wild in 
Perthshire. Campanula glomerata was seen in Don’s old station, 
but of course not in flower at this early seasorn 
On the opposite bank of the river, on the wooded and precipitous 
slopes—“ facilis descensus Averni” —above Hell’s Hole, Neottia nidus- 
avis and Adoxa moschatellina were observed. It may be remarked 
that the Adoxa has been noticed this year in quite a number of 
places on the banks of the Tay, and seems to be a commoner plant 
in Perthshire than has hitherto been supposed. 
Valeriana pyrenaica was found—naturalised only, of course—on 
the side of the Stormontfield Lade, but no other species worthy of 
special mention was seen till the river had been recrossed, when 
Luzula albida was discovered in a new station. The way in which 
this plant occurs in Perthshire is rather puzzling. It is constantly 
being found in new places, but these are not so sufficiently wild as 
to suggest that the Luzula is a native, and yet are wild enough to 
make the origin of a plant, which is not likely to have been intro¬ 
duced for any use or beauty that it possesses, rather mysterious. 
Further down the river the finding of a bed of Allium oleraceum com¬ 
pleted the discoveries of the day. 
On the 8th of June we went to Murthly Station by rail, ascended 
the west bank of the Tay through Murthly Castle grounds to Dun- 
keld, and descended the east bank to Caputh Bridge, and thence 
back to .Murthly Station. On the roadside between the station and 
the bridge some local plants occurred, including Cerastium arvense , 
Anthemis arvensis , and Lepidium Smithii. 
In passing through Murthly we kept chiefly to the bank of the 
river, but made a detour to inspect the magnificent avenues of various 
Conifers, for which this beautiful place has long been celebrated. 
One of these avenues consists entirely of large Araucarias, some of 
them bearing male and others female flowers. The masses of Rho¬ 
dodendrons, of various kinds, in full flower, formed also a sight to 
be remembered. 
In the Meadow Bog some interesting aquatics were found, such 
as Carex vesicaria , Pilularia globulifera , Peplis Portula , &c. On the 
river bank Equisetum pratense was common, and Geranium sylvati- 
cum occurred with rose-coloured flowers. There were also several 
naturalised plants, including Valeriana pyrenaica , Astrantia major , 
Polygonum Bistorta ) Aconitum sp., Aquilegia columbinum (common), 
&c. 
Near Dunkeld two others were observed, viz., the wide-spread 
(in Perthshire) Luzula albida , and Poa sylvatica (sudetica ). 
On the east bank of the river near Dunkeld a patch of Clematis 
Vitalba —an escape only, of course,—which has existed there for 
many years, was seen to be still holding its own, and on the wall 
near it Sedum rupestre and S. acre were noticed. At the slate quarries 
Lepidium Smithii , Anagallis arvensis , Er odium cicutarium , &c., were 
plants interesting for the locality, while in marshy places on the river 
