vi PREFACE. 
from oblivion: for, ere many decades have passed, the Sarnian 
patois will have to be numbered among extinct dialects. 
Those who desire information on the Geology, Natural History, 
Antiquities, and Folk-lore of these islands should consult the 
Transactions of the Guernsey Society of Natural Science, — an 
institution which has done admirable work during the last twelve 
or fifteen years. 
I have to express my grateful acknowledgments for much kindly 
help rendered during the preparation of this #/ova. Among local 
workers from whom I have received valuable assistance I would 
specially mention Mrs. C. Lewis (then Miss M. Dawber), Mrs. 
C. Andrews (then Miss B. Agnew), Mr. G. T. Derrick, Mr. T. C. 
Royle, and Mr. Cecil R. P. Andrews, M.A. The last-named gentle- 
man has studied the Flowering Plants of Guernsey with great care 
during the last three years, and has supplied me with a store of 
interesting notes. For the determination of a great many critical 
and perplexing forms, both phanerogamic and cryptogamic, I am 
indebted to Mr. J. G. Baker, F.R.S., Mr. Arthur Bennett, F.L.S., 
the late Mr. Henry Boswell, M.A., Dr. R. Braithwaite, F.L.S., 
Messrs. Henry and James Groves, F.L.S., Mr. E. M. Holmes, 
F.L.S., the Rev. E. F. Linton, M.A., and Mr. G. Massee, F.L.S. 
Many other persons, whose names will appear in the following pages, 
have also helped in various ways; and to them, as well as to all 
those who have in any degree contributed to render the present 
work more accurate and more complete than it would otherwise 
have been, I desire to return my most cordial thanks. 
All published records which I have been able to discover have 
been utilised, but it is probable that others exist of which I have no 
knowledge. With a view to the issue at some future time of a 
revised and enlarged edition of the Mlora of Guernsey, 1 shall be 
grateful to any one who will indicate these omissions, or supply 
additional information as well as critical notes on the flora of these 
islands. Finally, I shall esteem it a favour if those who use this 
book will point out to me any errors they may detect. 
E. D. MARQUAND. 
Alderney, 7 June, 1901. 
