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always been called in England MJouse-ear Scorpion Grass, and Lyte 
tells us that in his day (1578) it had ‘none other knowen name 
than this.’ 
Myosotis caespitosa, Sch. Tufted Water Forget-me-not. 
Native. First record: Marquand, 1891. 
Local and rather rare. In watery ditches at Grande Mare and 
neighbourhood ; and also in the marshy fields near Ivy Castle and 
Baubigny. 
Myosotis arvensis, Lehm. Field Forget-me-not. 
Native. First found: Gosselin, 1788. 
Rather common throughout the island in cultivated and waste 
ground, and on roadsides. A specimen in Gosselin’s herbarium is 
labelled AZyosotts scorpioides. 
Myosotis collina, Hoffm. Dwarf Forget-me-not. 
Native. First record: Marquand, 1891. 
Very common on dry banks and on the cliffs. A form with pure 
white flowers (var. Zede/zz, Corb.) has been found in one locality 
on the cliffs near the Gouffre; it also occurs in Alderney. This is 
one of the earliest of spring flowers, and is at its best before 
M. versicolor begins to blossom. 
Myosotis versicolor, Reich. ° Yelow Furget-me-not. 
Native. First record: Babington 1839. 
Equally common with the last species, and growing in similar 
situations. Begins flowering when JZ. col/ina is nearly over. The 
var. Balbisiana, Jord., distinguished by the flowers remaining 
always yellow, and not turning blue, was found on the cliffs at Icart 
in 1894 by Miss Dawber, and in 1899 at Pleinmont by Mr. Andrews. 
I had previously discovered this rare variety at Jethou in 1890. 
SOLANACEAE. 
Solanum nigrum, L. Black Nightshade. 
Colonist. First record: Gosselin, 1815. 
A rather common weed in the low districts in cultivated ground 
and by waysides: less frequent in the south. Var. luteo- 
virescens, Gmel. Berries yellowish green, semi-transparent. In 
two spots on the cliffs between Saints Bay and Moulin Huet, in 
some quantity. In a waste corner near the Vale School, growing 
with the type, in 1894. Var. miniatum, Bernh. Berries scarlet. 
This variety is recorded for Jerbourg in Eg? Bot., ed. 3. 
This plant is called in France Morelle notre : like S. Dulcamara 
it is a narcotic, diuretic, and sudorific, and is reputed to be even 
more powerful in its effects. 
