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Mr Kingston's Sketch oftltc 



Filices, , Woodsia (of Brown) and Botrychium. 

 Marsileaceae, Isoetes. 

 Hepaticae, . Riccia. 



f Diphyscium — Conostomum — Zygodon — Buxl)aumia. 1 

 Musci, ■< may also note that I have found but one (S. ampullaceum) 



t out of several species of the genus Splachnum. 

 Lichenes, . Solorina and Urceolaria. 



Amongst our more peculiar plants, perhaps, may be enu- 

 merated, — 



Iris fcetidissima 

 Schcenus albus 

 Melica uniflora 

 Butomus umbellatus 

 Hyoseyamus niger 

 Herniaria glabra 

 Lavatera arborea 

 Diotis maritima 

 Reseda fructiculosa 



lutea 



Erica vagans 

 ciliaris 



Melittis Melissophyllum 

 Corrigiola littoralis 

 Clematis Vitalba 

 Sibthorpia europaea 

 Lathyrus Aphaca 

 Lotus diffusus 

 Euphorbia peplis 



portlandica 



Danaa aquiligefolia 

 Tamarix gallica 

 Illecebrum verticillatum 

 Oxalis corniculata 



Anagallis arvensis ; the 

 blue var. and also the 

 white, with a purple 

 eye 



Hymenophyllum tunbri- 

 gense 



Schistostega pinnata 



Bryum Tozeri 



Anthoceros punctatus 



Targionia hypophylla 



As peculiarities, we may note, that the cowslip, (^Primula 

 veris,) and the Campanula rotundifolia, of common occurrence in 

 the adjoining counties, are but rarely met with in this district. 

 Erica vagans is chiefly restricted to the serpentine formation ; 

 Iris fcetidissima and the elm, affect the red sand; the cisti^ 

 clematis, and conyza squarrosa, the limestone ; the oak, the 

 schist formation. With these exceptions, — and even these must 

 not be taken by any means in a strict sense, — the distribution of 

 the different species of plants, appears to be quite independent 

 of the different rock strata. The most striking local differences 

 in the character of the Flora of the district, will be found in the 

 exposed central portion, chiefly composed of granite and schist, 

 as contrasted with the more sheltered tracts and sea cliffs on 

 either side of it. In a general view, certainly, these offer very 

 marked differences, resulting from the elevation and unreclaimed 

 state of a large portion of the first, as compared with the 

 cultivated state of the others, and their proximity to the sea. 



In the lower classes of animals, as in those of plants, my data 

 are necessarily very incomplete. I shall, therefore, only state 

 those that I am quite safe in claiming. 



Of the Radiated Type. 



ECHINODERMATA. 



'Bcfaidiis, 

 Holothuria, 



Species. 

 4 

 3 



Asterias, 

 Sipunculus, 



Specfea. 

 3 

 3 



