204 THE SUMMER FLORA OF BIGBURY BAY, S. DEVON. 



Sium erectum Huds. Marsh near the sea, below Thurlstoue. 

 Queried for S. Devon ha Top. Bot. 



(Enanthe Lachenalii Gmel. Marshy meadows near Saltercress, 

 above Kingston; not recorded for this district in Fl. I'hjmoutJi. 



Galium Molliujo L. Very variable ; the forms of this district 

 deserve special attention, but the material collected by me is too 

 immature to be of much service. — G, MoUiujo x verum. Abundant 

 and very variable on the sands near Bigbury, Bantham, and Thurl- 

 stone. Near Bantham there occurs in profusion a small, prostrate 

 form, closely approaching the maritime form of verum (? var. 

 maritinmin L)C), with which it grows. One of the Thurlstone 

 forms, though approaching Mollugo in habit, darkens almost as 

 much as verum, in drying. — G. paLustre L., var. Witheriuyu (Sm.). 

 Marsh near the sea, below Thurlstoue. 



Valeriaudla olitoria Poll., var. ■^'lasiocarpa Keich. Very common 

 near Bigbury, to the apparent exclusion of the type ; some of the 

 specimens were 18 in. long. — F. rimosa Bast. Field near Bigbury. 

 — V. dentata Poll, is remarkably common. 



Senecio vulgaris L., var. radiatus Koch. Very sparingly, on low 

 cliffs near Bigbury ; probably the same as the Whitsand Jiay plant 

 referred to on pp. 204-5 of FL Plymouth. 



Crepis taraxacij'olia Thuill. and C. biennia L. Fields of grass 

 and clover, near Bigbury ; introduced with the crop. 



Hieracium, uvibellatum L., var. vwnticola (Jordan). Plentiful in 

 lanes about Kingston and Bigbury. — H. boreale Fries. In woods 

 on both sides of the Erme, near Kingston; so much "off type" 

 that I scarcely knew what to call it. The species is only recorded 

 from one Devon station in Fl. Fhjmouth, and that with some doubt. 

 Mr. Hanbury writes of my specimens, which were grown on for some 

 weeks in the garden :— " These are a form of H. boreale Fr., just the 

 same weak yellow- styled forms as I have from Wales and confirmed 

 by Elfstrand. One specimen has the usual hairy stem, though the 

 others are as glabrous as my var. calvatum ; but your plants are not 

 that var." 



Jasione montana L., var. major Koch. Cliffs near the mouth of 

 the Avon, Bigbury ; very luxuriant and handsome. 



Specularia hybrlda DC. Cornfield near Folly Farm, Bigbury, 

 with Papaver hybridum. 



Statice auriculoifolia Vahl, var. intermedia Syme. Kocks at 

 Sewer Mill Cove, near Malborough ; not seen anywhere else. 

 Remarkably variable in size and habit. 



AnayaUis arvends L., var. carnea (Schrank). Plentiful in the 

 station for S^^ecularia just mentioned. 



Frythrcea Centaurium Pers., var. capitata Koch. Frequent on 

 the cliffs of Bigbury Bay, wherever suitable localities are to be 

 found. — '^E. capitata Willd., var. sphcerocephala Towns. In some 

 plenty on the downs near Bewer Mill Cove, and at intervals for 

 about a mile westwards, in the direction of Bolt Tail ; also near 

 Thurlstone, but very scarce. I sought for it in vain to the west of 

 the Avon. These stations extend the known westward range of an 

 interesting and distinct species. 



