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7. Natives. 
To a Perthshire botanist it may seem unnecessary to have in¬ 
cluded in this group the names of certain species, since to him there 
has never been any doubt as to their being really indigenous. But 
since doubt has been cast upon them they had to be mentioned. 
Some other plants have been added because they cannot be classed 
as natives in all their stations. A few others might have been placed 
in the previous group but for the fact that the evidence in favour of 
their being native seems to preponderate. (28) 
Reseda lutea. 
,, Luteola. 
Viola tricolor. 
Lathyrus niger. 
Spiraea Filipendula. 
Potentilla anserina. 
Alchenilla arvensis. 
Pyrus acerba. 
Crataegus Oxyacantha. 
Lythrum Salicaria. 
Epilobium angustifolium. 
Valerianella olitoria. 
Bidens tripartita. 
Lactuca virosa. 
Tragopogon pratensis. 
Campanula glomerata. 
Fraxinus excelsior. 
Echiurn vulgare. 
Cynoglossum montanum. 
Polygonum Bistorta. 
„ lapathifolium. 
,, Persicaria. 
,, aviculare. 
Rumex Hydrolapathum. 
Salix fragilis. 
Polygonatum verticillatum. 
Convallaria maialis. 
Allium oleraceum. 
In conclusion, I may say that I do not expect, nor indeed wish, 
that our local botanists should at once agree with all that I have 
suggested. It is not without hesitation that some of the species 
have been allocated to the groups in which I have placed them, 
since a good deal of evidence can be brought forward in favour of 
their being relegated to other groups. As, however, it is desirable 
that some arrangement of the species should be attempted, the 
scheme I have now laid before you may serve as a basis for a more 
thorough discussion of the position of our doubtfully native plants. 
APPENDIX. 
Ranunculus Sardous, Crantz. — This is admitted by Hooker with¬ 
out any qualifying remark. With us it has no higher rank than that 
of a weed of cultivation, and often not more than that of a sporadic 
casual. 
\Aquilegia vulgaris , L. — At one time I thought that this had a 
slight claim to be considered wild in a few places, but now I have 
great doubt.] 
Berberis vulgaris , L. — Hooker says naturalized in Scotland from 
Caithness southwards. In Perthshire it is scarcely naturalized, al¬ 
though I have seen one or tw r o self-sown bushes. 
Papaver Argemone , L. ; P. dubium, L.; P. Rhcesh.? —Weeds of 
cultivation only. 
