92 GUERNSE Y. 
TAMARISCACEAE. 
Tamarix anglica, Webb. Tamarisk. 
Alien. First record: Gosselin, 1815. 
Rather common in the maritime districts of the lowlands, where 
it often forms hedges between fields. Rare in the south of the 
island. Although this plant is usually described as a shrub, and is. 
commonly met with as such, in some parts of Guernsey, as at the 
Vale and near the Mare de Carteret, it attains the dimensions of a 
large tree, with a trunk several feet in circumference. That the 
Tamarisk was introduced into the island a long time ago is evident, 
since it is included in Gosselin’s list compiled in 1788, and this list 
comprises no cultivated plants. It is sometimes described as an 
evergreen shrub, but it sheds all its leaves in winter. 
Gerarde says: ‘If ale or beere be continually drunke forth of a 
cup or dish made of the wood or timber of Tamariske, it is of great 
efficacie.’ 
ONAGRACEAE. 
Epilobium hirsutum, L. Great Hairy Willow-herb. 
Native. First found: Gosselin, 1788. 
Frequent by streamsides and wet corners of fields in the low- 
lying parts of the island, but rarely seen in the south. Valley 
below Calais (11). This species is the Zpzlobium ramosum of 
Gosselin, and a specimen still preserved in his herbarium was 
gathered ‘in Mr. Charles Mauger’s orchard at St. Martin’s called the 
Maindoniaux.’ 
This plant is called Codlins and Cream and also Apple-pie, from 
the smell of the leaves when slightly bruised, and also from the 
fragrance of the flowers, which, however, is transitory, and lasts but 
a few minutes after gathering. 
Epilobium parviflorum, Schreb. Small flowered Hairy 
Native. First found: Gosselin, 1788. [ Willow-herb. 
Common on streamsides in the cliff valleys, and in wet places in 
the south: much less frequent in the lowlands. This species. 
figures in Gosseiin’s list under two names, Zpilobium hirsutum and 
E.. molle, as proved by specimens in his herbarium. 
Epilobium montanum, L. Broad-leaved Willow-herb. 
Native. First record: Gosselin, 1815. 
A frequent roadside weed in the interior and southern parts of 
the island, occurring also in hedgebanks and waste places. 
Epilobium lanceolatum, Seb. and Maur. Spear-leaved 
Native. First record: Marquand, 1891. | Willow-herb. 
Frequent in the interior, but seldom found close to the sea. 
Grows freely on many of the walls in the outskirts of the town. 
