This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...o o Hab. Marshy banks of rivers and lakes. Local. Alt. Low levels. "I have observed this plant between Dunkeld and Blair in Athol."--Don, Fasc. vii., 1806, No. 164. l. Forth--Lake of Monteith (Miss Turner) (!); Vicar's Bridge near Blairingone, and mouth of Menstrie Burn (Rev. J. Couper). Earn--Benniebeg Pond (!); Pond ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...o o Hab. Marshy banks of rivers and lakes. Local. Alt. Low levels. "I have observed this plant between Dunkeld and Blair in Athol."--Don, Fasc. vii., 1806, No. 164. l. Forth--Lake of Monteith (Miss Turner) (!); Vicar's Bridge near Blairingone, and mouth of Menstrie Burn (Rev. J. Couper). Earn--Benniebeg Pond (!); Pond of Drummond (!). Perth--Bank of Tay at Hatton Ferry (W. Barclay) (!)--an escape. Isla--Rae Loch (Hcrdman) (!); Knowehead, Bendochy (Barty); Marlee Loch (!). Gowrie--Woody Island, banks of the Tay below Perth, and of the Earn near its mouth. Not common, and perhaps a garden escape (!). h. Forth--Loch Lubnaig (Prof. Graham, 1841). Earn--Banks of Earn near Aberuchill (W. F. Miller). Lomond--Glen Falloch (Balfour) (!). Breadalbanc--Back water of the Tay above Aberfeldy (!)--probably an escape. L. Hyssopifolia L. has been found on ballast at Kennetpans (J. Couper). 2. PEPLIS L. P. Portula L. (87, 88, 89.) L. Forth, Earn, Perth, Isla, Gowrie. H. o Earn, Perth, Isla, o Breadalbane, Ran noch, o Hah. Muddy places. Local; probably overlooked. Alt. Ascends to about 1000 ft. in Rannoch and H. Perth. Order XXVIII.--ONAGRARIE/E. 1. EPILOBIUM L. The Rev. E. S. Marshall (who has made a special study of the genus) has kindly examined many of our specimens, and to him I am indebted for the determination of the hybrids and forms mentioned below. i. Chainanerion. E. angnstifolium L. (87, 88, 89.) L. Forth, Earn, Perth, Isla, Gowrie. h. Forth, Earn, Perth, Isla, o Breadalbane, Rannoch, Atholl. Hab. Rocky places and river banks. Not uncommon, especially in the Highlands. Alt. Ascends to 2400 ft. in Atholl, 2600 in H. Isla, 1800 in H. Perth, and 1500 in L. Forth. "Near Loch-Lutnaig, by the road from Tiendrum."--Stuart in Lightfoot, p. 197;...
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Dust Jacket Included. 8vo. reduced size facsimile reprint of 1st ed of 1898. Portrait frontis but without the map which the original edition contained, dw.
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Publisher:
Perthshire Society of Natural Science/Blackwood
Published:
1898
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
11293960166
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback. 1st edition, 1898, in green cloth. Front free end paper slightly scratched; pages clean; binding tight; slight wear to edge of front board; gilt on spine bright. With frontis & map.
