iJ^Sp NATURAL HISTORY OF 



during the process of drying. I have observed 

 this in several white-flowered varieties of 

 plants, whose usual colour is blue or red. 



Geranium columbinum. Long-stalked cranesbill. 

 Orme*s-Head rocks. 



G. sanguineum. Blood-red cranesbill. Common. 

 This plant is stronger and more abundant on 

 basaltic rocks than on lime. On the coast of 

 Ayrshire, it is seen in beds of several hundred 

 yards ; and, on Arthur's Seat, it is stronger 

 and more bushy than it is ever found at 

 Orme's-Head or St. Vincent's rocks. 



Malva sylvestris. Common mallow. Llandudno. 



M. rolundifolia. Round-leaved mallow. Llan- 

 dudno. 



Class XVII.— DIADELPHIA. 



Fumaria capreolata var. Jlore albo. White-flow- 

 ered variety of ramping fumitory. In hedges 

 near the little Orme's-Head. Mr, Winch. 



Lotus diffusus. Slender bird's foot trefoil. 

 Abundant. 



L. maritima. Sea bird's foot trefoil. This seems 

 to me a new species. The inversely heart- 

 shaped leaves, which are fleshy and pubescent, 

 distinguish it from L. corniculatus. It grows 

 plentifully on the eastern side of the promon- 

 tory. 



