42 THE WILD FLORA OP KEW GARDENS. 



Melleha, Malta ; on wet rocks at Gala Dueira, Gozo. This species 

 Taries mucli according to the situations of its growth. 



Lygeum Spartum, L. Above the cliffs near Wied Xlendi, Gozo. 



Anthoxanthum gracile, Biv. Del. Cat., 650. Grassy places in 

 some of the valleys, such as "Wied Babu and W. Kerda. 



Avena condensata, Linh. Del. Cat., 668. {Trisetum Loefflingia- 

 num, Presl.) This pretty little grass forms a considerable turf along 

 some of the roadsides and waste places. 



Catapodium Gicnlum, ZinJc. Del. Cat., 691. Desmazeria, Dum. 

 Sandy ground, Eamla Bay, and at Cala Dueira in Gozo. It is also a 

 native of Spain, Sardinia, Sicily, and Barbary. 



^Poa bulbosa, Z. Eocks in Wied Xlendi, and at Migiar Seini, 

 in Gozo. 



Scolopendrium Hemionitis, Sio. A fine plant of this was 

 brought to me this year from the sea cliffs below Nadur in Gozo. 

 Some of the specimens I gathered in AVied Xlendi had the fronds 

 divided at the apex into two and sometimes three branches. 



Asplenium Trichomanes, X. Eocks near the sea at Migiar Seini, 

 Gozo. 



(G.) A. marinum, L, Cliffs below Nadur, Gozo. 



Lycopodium denticulatum, L. Not uncommon in the shady parts 

 of the valleys. 



THE WILD FLOEA OF KEW GAEDENS AND PLEASIJEE 



GEOUNDS. 



By Geoege Nicholson. 



( Cojiitnued from page 12.) 



Oxalis Acetosella, L. The same localities as Geranium Roher- 

 tianwn. 



0. corniculata, L. A common flower-bed weed. 



0. stricta, L. B. Here and there in shrubberies, &c., with last- 

 named species. 



*Impatiens parviflora, DC. B. Yery troublesome about '*Eock- 

 work." P. Frequent in beds and shrubberies. 



TJlex europjEUs, L. 1 believe this to be a bona fide native of Kew. 

 Many young plants may easily be found in the turf in Pleasure 

 Grounds, although they get continually cut down by the scythes. 

 Before the lake was made, its present site was covered with this and 

 Sarothamnus scoparius. 



Ononis arvensis, Auct. Strip. Two plants by side of towing-path 

 midway between Brentford and Isleworth Gates. 



Medicago sativa, Z. Strip. A single plant in the turf about 1 5 

 yards from Brentford Ferry. 



M. lupulina, Z. Pal, P, and Strip. Most common in the two 

 first-named divisions. 



M. maculata, Sibth. Common everywhere within our limits. 



Melilotus alba, Zamk. P. A couple of large plants in the hollow 

 ^tween "Unicorn Q^te" and "Douglas Spar." 



