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Salsola rosacea	  1759.      Mill dict[ionary]  Fl Oct[obe]r 
	     hirsuta                   1791.      Mr. Hunnemani
			 
Anabasis tamaris[c]ifolia  	1791. Sir J. Banksii

Gomphrena interrupta . is celosia argentea. H. K.iii
                                        Introd[uced] 1784. H. K. Donniv1732.

Gentianav punct	nivalis  Ben - Lawersvi Mackayvii
      filiformis.  in 1795 	S[ir] J. Banks	.	H  viii 
      exacum willd.ix -- TL Br[?] examined this~	
      verna				   Nat[ive] of Britain 

Dichondra sericea 1793. N. Jamaica
Caponica cussonia    thyrsoidea thyrsiflora 1795. thyose fl
			  spicata 1792x   spike ~ flower[e]d.  
Hydrocotyle  umbellata 1795. Unbellated Mr Menzies.xi
				   Chile
  	           villosa         1795.   Mr W Dundass
Bupleurum ranunculoides 1790 crow foot leav[e]d Throw[?]---- [1 word illeg]
                                                     was not this one of parkway[?] plants
                    spinosum      thorny 1791. Hares ear. Mr Celsxii
Caucalis daucoides         Eng. Small Bur Parsley J L Birch[?]
                                                 Small Bur Caucalis H.K.
Artedia squamata        1759.    Mill dict[ionary] to be put to this date in H.K. 
Bunium flexuosum	   new sp[ecies] Fl Britain. Common earth - arnut or pig nut
Selinum[?] arboreum  1787[?]xiii described by Mr Dryanderxiv in  differing decipiens of Willd.
                     chabrei[?] 1791. Mr Duval
Selinum austriacum 1794.     Donn.  I fear this is dead
Athamenta cretensis 1759 crotonxv special Mill dict[tionary]. 
Cachrys panacifolia  1739. Randl[?] Chelsea panexxvi. No 1 
                                  1784 Donn This plant is what was called C[achrys].Latifolia[.] it grew in the West Border near the North Heaths ~ was sent from the coast of Barbary by professor Broapiadt[?] =. attend particulary to this plant



i John Hunneman c.1760-1839 English botanist, traveller, plant collector and botanical bookseller in London.  He was an agent for dried plants and was responsible for the introduction of new plants.
ii Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS (24 February [O.S. 13 February] 1743 - 19 June 1820)[1] 1743-02-13-1820-06-19 was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences.[2]
iii Hortus Kewensis.  A catalogue of plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew by William Aiton 1731-1793.
iv James Donn 1758-1813 was an English botanist and gardener.  He was trained by William Aiton, a prot�g� of Sir Joseph Banks.
v The alpine gentian (Gentiana nivalis) is the gentian of the snow. Its small size and the need for warm sunshine for the deep blue flowers to open can make it difficult to spot. Ben Lawers is one of only two locations for this plant in Scotland and monitoring has shown that it benefits from the sheep grazing there.
vi "We now introduce the real aurta as the new acquisition to the Flora, having been gathered in 1793 on Ben Lawers and other mountains in Breadalbane by Mr John Mackay...." English Botany by James Edward Smith Volume V11.
vii John Mackay (1772-1802) Principal Gardener at RBGE
viii Annual, usually monocarpic.
ix 'author abbreviation Willd. is used to indicate Karl Ludwig Willdenow 1765-1812 when citing a botanical name.
x Added in a different hand and ink
xi "and in its umbellate inflorescence. ... where it was first found by Mr. Menzies in the voyage of discovery." Archibald Menzie 15 March 1754 - 15 February 1842 1754-03-15-1842-02-15 was a Scottish surgeon, botanist and naturalist. He spent many years at sea, serving with the Royal Navy, private merchants, and the Vancouver Expedition.
xii Jacques Philippe Martin Cels 1740-06-15-1806-05-15 was a French botanist specializing in horticulture.
xiii Inserted in a different hand and ink
xiv Dryander, Jonas Carlsson 1748-1810
xv A strong-scented tree, shrub, or herbaceous plant of the spurge family, native to tropical and warm regions
xvi Ginseng