16 A FLORA OP GIBRALTAR AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD 



fVar. longifoUa Wk. has all leaves attenuate at base, linear 

 lanceolate, flowers much larger. III. i. San Eoque, Wk. 



'■'Saioonaria officinalis L. Sandy places and roadsides ; usually 

 near cottages ; occasional ; 5-7. I. Hedges and waste places in 

 the town, D. III. i. By Lajo in several places ! Lane towards 

 First Venta ! iii. Salt Pans ! Palmones Village ! 



S. Vaccaria L. Cultivated clayey or sandy fields ; rare ; 4-5. 

 III. iii. Between San Roque and Algeciras, D. 



\Sagina maritima Don. Sandy or rocky ground near sea; 

 rather rare, or overlooked ; 3-5. Leaves quite obtuse. I. South 

 and west coasts, i?ey.,D. NorthFront! III. ii. Carnero Point, P.L. 

 S. apetala L. Sandy and gravelly fields ; common ; and 

 probably general ; 3-5. Leaves always, and sepals usually, mu- 

 cronate. I. ! III. ii. ! Noted from II., but the plant seen may 

 have been S. maritima. 



tVar. capillaris Lge. Much more branched, elongate and 

 slender. III. ii. Waterfall Valley ! S. de Palma, Rev. 



[S. procumbens L. Leaves of what might have been this seen 

 on Glacis and elsewhere, but perhaps only prostrate examples of 

 last.] 



\Alsi7ie tenuifolia Cr. var. hybrida Wk. Dry, gravelly, and 

 rocky places ; rather rare ; 3-5. Calyx eglandular, leaves out- 

 curved, not strict, taller and less diffusely branched than type, 

 which is not Spanish. I. Mediterranean Steps ! Green's Lodge ! 

 III. i. Alcadeza Crags ! Cork Woods ! 



A. procumhens Fenzl. Dry rocky places; locally frequent; 

 3-6. I. Buena Vista to Mediterranean Stops ! Engineer Road ! 

 Eosia ! Above Alameda ! 



iMoehringia pentandra Gay. Damp woods and rocky water- 

 courses; locally common ; 2-5. Very near M. trinervia Clairv., 

 and perhaps a variety, but sepals shorter than capsule, petals 

 none, stamens about 5 (3-8 in mine), leaves shorter and broader. 

 The nerves vary from three to five in both. III. ii. Waterfall 

 Valley ! 



Arenaria spatJmlata Desf. Damp clayey spots in fields ■ 

 paths; frequent; 2-5. III. i. and ii. ! 



A. leptoclados Guss. Dry rocky slopes; rather rare; ^ 

 Kelaart's record of A. serpyllifolia L., of which many autij 

 consider it a slender variety, doubtless belongs here. Perez Lar- 

 thinks all he has seen belong here. I. Near Farringdon's. South 

 and west slopes, K. III. i. North slopes Alcadeza Crags ! 



A. emarginata Brot. Dry sandy plains ; common ; 2-4. A 

 dwarf inconspicuous annual, with white or rose notched petals. 

 III. i. and ii. ! 



\A. algarbiensis Welw. Similar places? rare; 3-4. A dwarf 

 very slender annual, leaves very narrow, short, petals rather large, 

 white, entire. III. ii. Near Algeciras, Porta & Eigo. 



A. montana L. Bushy or rocky places on mountains ; rare ; 

 4-6. Flowers large, white, leaves lanceolate, glabrous. I. K. 

 Unconfirmed, but quite a likely habitat. III. ii. Summit of El 

 Frayle ! 



