FLOWERING PLANTS. 67 
Called in the patois Genozlliere, perhaps from the fancied re- 
semblance of the deflexed pedicels to a knee (genou). The French 
name is Spargoutte. ‘The Corn Spurrey is said to enrich the milk of 
cows and improve the butter, and even in Gerarde’s day it was used 
‘of purpose tovfatten cattel, and to cause them to give much milke.’ 
In several parts of the Continent the plant is grown for fodder. 
Scleranthus annuus, L. Knawel. 
Native. First found: Gosselin, 1788. 
Very rare: not seen in this island for many years. It is recorded 
in /Y. Sarn. as found by Babington, and in Gosselin’s herbarium 
there is a specimen gathered ‘In a cornfield from which gravel has 
been dug out, joining La Planque des Rohais.’ This plant occurs 
rarely in Alderney, more commonly in Sark. 
MALVACEAE. 
Malva moschata, L. Musk Mallow. 
Native. First record: Marquand, 1891. 
Rare. Hougue des Quartiers, north of the Rabbit Warren, two 
large patches. Roadside hedge above Villiaze Chapel. A large 
clump in a pasture field between Hougue Fouque and Bordages 
(vi.). A small patch in a field near Jerbourg. Mr. Andrews has 
found it in lucerne fields near Le Chéne, near La Fosse (111.), and 
to the east of Petit Bot. 
Malva sylvestris, L. Common Mallow. 
Native. First record: Gosselin, 1815. 
Common throughout the island, and variable ; sometimes ap- 
proaching JZ rotundifolia in its prostrate habit and small round 
leaves. 
The patois name, like the French, is A/auve,, whence comes the 
name of the colour now in general use, from the hue of the flowers. 
The fruits taste something like nuts, and commonly go under the 
name of cheeses, fairy cheeses, or bread-and-cheese, and the same 
idea is expressed in the German name of the plant, Kasepapped. 
The Common Mallow is a favourite remedy among country people, 
being applied externally in the shape of poultices, and also ad- 
ministered as a decoction. 
Malva rotundifolia, L. Dwarf Mallow. 
Native. First record: Gosselin, 1815. 
Frequent throughout the island in waste spots and on roadsides, 
but more commonly found in the northern districts. 
Malva borealis, Wallm. 
Casual. First record: Marquand, 1892. 
I found a single plant at the Vale in 1892 in a field corner 
