FLOWERING PLANTS. 169 
possibly a printer’s error for Les Landes. Var. vitellina, L. In 
several places at St. Martin’s and the Forest, but apparently always 
planted. 
Salix undulata, Ehrh. Sharp-leaved Willow. 
Alien. First found: Andrews, 1goo. 
Grande Mare (Andrews). 
Salix triandra, L. Almond-leaved Willow. 
Native (?). First found: Andrews, 1goo. 
Grande Mare (Andrews). 
(Salix purpurea, L., occurs in Alderney.) 
Salix viminalis, L. Common Oster. 
Native (?). First record: Gosselin, 1815. 
Mostly found in the lowlands: often planted but perhaps truly 
native in some localities, as at Grande Mare. 
The word oszer, according to Prior, is derived ‘from a Celtic 
word meaning water or ooze, that has given its name to the Oise, 
in France, and to several rivers in England, ¢g., Ouse, Ose, 
Use, and Ise.’ 
(Salix stipularis, Sm., occurs in Alderney.) 
Salix Smithiana, Willd. Silky-leaved Oster. 
Native. First record: Marquand, 1891. 
Between Moulin de Haut and King’s Mills. This Willow is 
really a hybrid between cénerea and viminalis. 
Salix cinerea, L. Common Sallow. 
Native. First record: Babington, 1839. 
Common throughout the island. In 47. Sarn. the two varieties, 
aquatica, Sm., and oleifolia, Sm., are recorded for Guernsey. 
(Salix aurita, L., occurs in Alderney.) 
Salix caprea, L. Great Sallow. 
Native. First found: Rogers, 1897. 
Rare apparently: perhaps overlooked. Found in Fermain Bay 
Valley in 1897 by Rev. W. Moyle Rogers. 
Salix repens, L. Dwarf Willow. 
Native. First record: Babington, 1839. 
Rare. Grande Mare, plentiful in some parts of the marsh. 
Babington found this species ‘near Vazon Bay,’ and var. ascendens, 
Sm., near Les Landes. 
