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ABERDEEN, FORFAR, AND DUMFRIES PLANT-NOTES.
By Eowakd F. Linton, M.A., and W. R. Linton, M.A.
The Dumfries plants here referred to were the result of a
single day's observation near the sources of Moffat Water, taken on
our return journey from the familiar haunts of Clova and Braemar,
at each of which places we had about a week. The whole time
was within the month of July, 1889 ; and as the season was
unusually early, it was fortunate we did not start any later.
The county numbers are—Dumfries, 72 ; Forfar, 90 ; South
Aberdeen, 92. We also note one or two plants for East Perth, 89,
having driven through a portion of that vice-county between Clova
and Braemar.
Plants hitherto unrecorded for the county or vice-county (so far
as we are aware), are distinguished by an asterisk.
Subiilaria aquatica L., was growing on the margin of L. Brandy
(90), not only in the water, but, owing to the dry season, on the
mud from which the water had retired. The terrestrial plant was
stouter and less di-awn up than those under watjr, and was of a
purplish hue ; it evidently flourished on the damp mud, and
fruited freely.
Polygala serpyllacea Weihe. Glens Doll and Fiagh (90), a form
with the rachis pubescent and a certain amount of ciliation,
varying, in different plants, on the upper part of the flowering
stems. Mr. Arthur Bennett does not consider the plant to be the
var. ciliata Lebel. Pohjgala, sp. Braemar, in a rocky wood. Similar
in habit to P. vulgaris L., but differing by its small flowers and
remarkably narrow sepals. This we hope to get and cultivate, and
will report on again later.
Cerastium arcticum Lange. Noticed in one spot only on Little
Craigindal (92).
A few strong plants and several seedlings.
Hiipericxun pulchnim L., Jioribiis ochroleucis. Linn of Quoich,
near Braemar (92).
Astragalus alpinus L., and Oxytropis campestris DC, were each
growing in large quantity in their best known stations. The deer
are extremely fond of both ; and this, while it is rather a protection
than otherwise to the Astragalus, is less so to the Oxytropis, plants
of which are liable to be torn up by the teeth, or trampled out of
the ground by the hoofs of the deer, where growing on the softer
debris. There is plenty of it, however, on the rocky precipice
above.
Vicia Cracca L., var. incana Thuill. Rough grassy bank in the
Clova Valley (90). Identified for us by Mr. Arthur Bennett (to
whom we owe many thanks for help in critical plants) as "T. Cracca
L., f. incana Thuill." Nyman, however, gives it as a variety. The
plant from Clova has a dwarf habit, many plants with two racemes
in full flower being only a foot higii ; anoLhor specimen of a complete
plant, bearing two racemes in fruit and two in flower, being
but fifteen inches high. The stem is covered with short pubescence,
which in the upper part is thick enough to give a hoary