Volume 9 - Electric Scotland

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i io ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY
R. ACRIS, L. C.
R. REPENS, L. Marsh behind Manse, July 5.
CALTHA PALUSTRIS, L.
V.C. in all ditches.
FUMARIA OFFICINALIS, L. V.C. among crops, July 5.
BRASSICA ARVENSIS, Boiss.
V.C. in crops.
CARDAMINE PRATENSIS, L. C., end of June.
COCHLEARIA OFFICINALIS, L. Rocky ledge among Kittiwakes' nests,
July 1 8, Rev. W. Dundas.
CAPSELLA BURSA-PASTORIS, L. Near Stroma Manse, July 8. Does
not seem a common plant.
POLYGALA VULGARIS, Z., and DEPRESSA, Wend. Both C. ; depressa
very deep blue.
VIOLA RIVINIANA, Reich.
V. TRICOLOR, L. \ V.C. This is quite like the Orkney plant.
LYCHNIS DIURNA, Sibth. Very luxuriant on perpendicular east cliffs ;
two shades of pink. First flower, June 30.
L. FLOS-CUCULI, L. Several places on east side. First flower, July
20. On west cliff a dwarf-spreading form !
STELLARIA MEDIA, Cyr. C.
S. ULIGINOSA, Murr. East cliff, June 30.
ARENARIA PEPLOIDES, L. North-east coast, plentiful ; flowering
July 15. (Mainland, Huna, flowering July 6.)
SPERGULA ARVENSIS, L.
V.C. in fields.
SPERGULARIA MARGINATA, Syme.\ South-west, July u. Not
recorded, I think, for Caithness.
SAGINA PROCUMBENS, L. \
S. MARITIMA, Don. \
CERASTIUM TRIVIALE, Link. rar. SERPENTINI, Syme. Same as the
\
Shetland plant so named see "Ex. Club
; Rep.," 1876, p.
n.
MONTIA FONTANA, Z., a REPENS, PerS. \
HYPERICUM PULCHRUM, L. East cliff, July 20. (Mainland, Gills,
July 24.)
RADIOLA LINOIDES, Roth. \
stem, July 19.
LINUM CATHARTICUM, L.
moss, usually with a single
Heath near Manse, fairly plentiful
in isle.
GERANIUM DISSECTUM, L. South-east cliff, only one plant seen,
July 20.
ANTHYLLIS VULNERARIA, Z., var. OVATA, Bab. \ C. near cliffs, end
of June. The same as the Shetland plant so named; see " Scot.
Nat," 1888, p. 212.