Volume 9 - Electric Scotland

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ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY
marsh to the north of it. I was told this patch was not there
twenty years ago. It is
decidedly increasing in the island, but
is entirely confined to the three straggling patches ;
not a
single specimen anywhere else. Altogether I must have seen
a thousand plants, but many were small, like young seedlings,
and did not look like flowering this year. In full flower about
the middle to end of July.
1
GLAUX MARITIMA, L.
Scapes from if to 4^ inches.
Plentiful at north and south-west of island.
ARMERIA MARITIMA, Willd. V.C. near cliffs ;
dark and pale pink
and white flowers.
MYOSOTIS C^ESPITOSA, Schultz \
East side.
M. VERSICOLOR, Reich., var. ! South-west of the island. This is a
variety of versicolor with much the aspect
of the Continental
M. stricta ; it seems an analogous form to the M. arvensis, var.
stricta, of Holland. I can find no specimens or name that
exactly fit it, and would call it f. stricta (ad int.).
ATRIPLEX, sp. Is probably A. Balnngtonii, Woods, var. rirescens,
Lange or possibly : it may be A. calotheca, Fr. but the
; specimen
is too young for certain determination.
PLANTAGO MARITIMA, L. By sea, and inland in flower June 29.
Var. MINOR, Hook?
Var. HIRSUTA, Syme.
P. MAJOR, L. Road weed.
Frequent on cliffs.
P. CORONOPUS, L. On cliffs west of Manse, June 28.
LITTORELLA LACUSTRis, L. Frequent on damp heath near Manse,
June 20 and in the
;
north-west.
RUMEX ACETOSA, L. C.
R. ACETOSELLA, L. V.C.
POLYGONUM AVICULARE, L. In flower, July ii
;
no
seed found.
EMPETRUM NIGRUM, L. V.C. Flower, June 28. Fruit ripe fourth
week in July.
EUPHORBIA HELIOSCOPIA, L. East cliff, July 20. It was sent to
me by a woman "as good for warts."
URTICA DIOICA, L. In thick clumps, but not very common.
SALIX REPENS, L. \
edge of south-east cliff, creeping in grass,
and only appearing 3 inches high. Ground white with seed,
June 30 not seen elsewhere.
;
POTAMOGETON NATANS, L. \
1
See Mr. Grant on its flowering, "Science Gossip," iSSi, p. 20.
2
See "Exchange Club Report " for 1886, p. 157 (1887); "Scot. Nat.,"
1888, p. 214.