42 GUERNSEY. 
RANUNCULACEAE. 
Clematis Vitalba, L. Traveller's Joy. Old Man’s Beard. 
Alien. First found: Dupuy, 1864. 
Rare: always a garden escape in these islands. Roadside hedge 
in Talbot’s Valley in 1889. Roadside near Le Jardin, Catel, 
covering a hedge for some forty yards (Andrews). In Mr. Edgar 
Dupuy’s herbarrum there is a specimen which he gathered on the 
Forest road in 1864. 
The term Woodbine, commonly used by the later poets to signify 
the Honeysuckle, was formerly applied to various weak-stemmed 
climbers, including the present plant. In Aidsummer Night's 
Dream, iv. 1. we read :— 
‘Sleep thou, and I will wind thee in my arms : 
So doth the woodbine the sweet honeysuckle 
Gently entwist.’ 
Adonis autumnalis, L. Pheasant’s Eye. 
Casual. First found: Dupuy, 1865. 
A specimen of this plant was found in June, 1865 at the Vale by 
Mr. E. Dupuy, and is preserved in his herbarium. So far as I 
know, this is the first and only instance of its occurrence in these 
islands. 
Myosurus minimus, L. Mousetail. 
Casual. First record: Babington, 1839. 
This curious little plant is noted for Guernsey, without locality, 
in 7’. Sarn. on the authority of H. O. Carré. It has not been seen 
in the island of late years. 
Ranunculus trichophyllus, Chaix. Water Fennel. 
Native. First found: Gosselin, 1788. 
Frequent in pools about Grandes Rocques and Cobo. In 
Gosselin’s herbarium there are specimens (named &. aguatidis) from 
Grandes Mielles and Grande Mare. 
Ranunculus Drouetii, Schultz. 
Native. First found: Royle, 1891. 
Rare. Quarry pool at the Vale (T. C. Royle). Pool in a field 
towards Grandes Rocques in 1900 (Andrews). 
Ranunculus heterophyllus, Fr. 
Native. First found: Andrews, 1900. 
Pool by the coast road towards Portinfer, the var. submersus, 
Hiern. (Andrews). 
