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order of sequence of the different divisions of the work. The Index 
comprises all the English, foreign, and generic names mentioned in 
these pages. Separate indexes are given for Guernsey, Alderney, 
and Sark; the smaller islands require none. 
The number of plants recorded in this volume for Guernsey and 
the lesser islands collectively is as follows :— 
Flowering Plants ... me if (O20) Species, 
Ferns and Fern-allies_—.... ie 0 fr 
Mosses_.... oa von a L50 ee 
Hepaticae ... o abi rare At - 
Fungi a vat Le re oe - 
fichens*- <2 rte ae sae Sat ey 
Algae oe ser Be oxi OT “ 
Total 2653 species. 
The following summary shows the number of species recorded in 
each section of the flora for the different islands within the area :— 
GUERNSEY: 
Flowering Plants... 2c ge: we or 
Equisetaceae ie ses as oe 3 
Ferns ee ae cae sas 4 19 
Lycopodiaceae ve im ay ae I 
Characeae’ _..: sah es sae te 5 
Mosses ane Ba sia a ue ORAS 
Hepaticae ... ae aoe ae csc AO 
Fungi 5. uF aes we epee 
Lichens ae ae. er a3 ee 1 309 
Seaweeds... i et: et J 1252 
Fresh-water Algae ... Yeu oe See ne 
Diatomaceae sos Sti0 set eae 323 
ALDERNEY : 
Flowering Plants... Las % or as(ek 
Equisetaceae og = Ae iis 3 
Ferns ae a8: at Fee Ske tS 
Mosses 5 ss re a fs NGS 
Hepaticae ... = 3 ane sy heal 
Fungi sist sas ae a, as OG 
Lichens ae wh x ae io) eee 
Seaweeds... ao ae ree ae ERO 
