210 THE FOREST FLORA OF CARNARVONSHIRE. [Jan. 



POLYGALACE^. 



Polygala vulf/aris. Frequent throughout the county. 



CARYOPIIYLLACE^. 



Silenc inflata. Abundant on old walls and banks in open woodlands. 



S. maritima. Verging the sea-coast plantations, rare. 



Lychnis vcspcrtina. Very abundant in almost every situation. The 



variety ^07'e ^Zewo occurs in one wood near Bangor. 

 L. diurna. In similar situations to the preceding. 

 Z. fios-cuculi. In marshy woods, along the outskirts. 

 Sagina promvihens. Plentiful. 

 S. nodosa. Frequent in damp, sandy places. 

 Arenaria peploides. Sparingly in damp, sandy, maritime situations 



between Bangor and Aber. 

 A. scrpyllifolia. Plentiful in dry stony wastes, and on old plantation 



walls and fences. 

 A. trincrvis. Frequent in the damper portions of shady woods. 

 Cerastium mdyatum. Abundant in various woods both wet and dry. 



Three forms of this species, viz. rjloma-atum, xiscosum, and 



scmidccandrum, occur in various places iisually in company 



with the normal foTm. 

 Stcllaria media. Abundant in waste patches of woodland and along 



the banks of streams and ditches. 

 S. nliginosa. In damp patches of ground, plentiful. 

 S. graminca. . Plentiful in woodlands up to the height of cultivated 



ground. 

 ,S'. glaum. Occurs sparingly. It is readily distinguished from the 



latter and following plants by the less pointed leaves and more 



glaucous foliage. 

 S. Holostca. Plentiful in open woodlands. 

 Sperguht arvcnsis. Occasionally found in the waste portions of woods 



adjoining corn-fields. 



PORTULACACE.E. 



Mont la fontana. Along the edges of streams in open woods. 



{To be continued.) 



