70 GUERNSEY. 
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Plentiful at Grande Mare. Marsh at the eastern end of Lancresse. 
There is a specimen in Gosselin’s herbarium labelled, ‘ North side 
of ditch in Ivy Castle.’ 
ACERACEAE 
Acer Pseudo-platanus, L. Sycamore. 
Alien. First record: Gosselin, 1815. 
A common and beautiful tree, generally distributed throughout 
the island. It springs up freely from seeds, and in most parts of 
England has all the appearance of being truly native. 
The patois name is the same asin French and English : Sycamore. 
The wood is said to surpass that of all other trees as fuel, being 
unequalled for the quantity of heat it throws out, and the time it 
continues to burn. A kind of wine used to be made in Scotland. 
from the sap, which flows very copiously in the spring. 
(There can be no doubt that Babington fell into error in. 
recording the Maple (Acer campestre) for Guernsey. It is not 
mentioned in Gosselin’s old list, and I have never been able to 
discover any evidence of the occurrence in the past of a wild 
Maple in these islands. At present it is found nowhere outside of 
plantations and gardens, and not commonly even there.) 
GERANIACEAE. 
Geranium striatum, L. Pencilled Gerantum.. 
Alien. First record: Marquand, 1891. 
Well established in several places. Roadside descending to 
St. Andrew’s Church, and also opposite St. Helena. Corner of 
lane between the cross-roads and Le Vauriouf (111.). Roadside at. 
Les Buttes (vu.). Valley below Casrouge (1Vv.). 
(Geranium sanguineum, L., occurs in Alderney.) 
Geranium molle, L. Soft Crane 
Native. First found: Gosselin, 1788. 
Very common throughout the island. A specimen in Gosselin’s 
herbarium shows that he named this species G. votundifolium. 
Geranium rotundifolium, L. Round-leaved Cranesbill, 
Alien. First record: Marquand, 1891. 
A few plants at the north side of the quarry-heap near the Vale 
Castle, persisting for several years from 1889 onwards. Certainly an 
Alien .in Guernsey, although common, and probably native, in Nor- 
mandy. Gosselin’s plant was G. modle. 
