FLOWERING PLANTS. 205 
Triticum repens, L. Couch Grass. 
Native. First found: Gosselin, 1788. 
Very common everywhere. I have seen specimens between five 
and six feet high growing in hedges in the old ‘saltpans’ at St. 
Sampson’s. The awned form, var. barbatum, Duv. J., is not un- 
common on the coast of the lowlands. The Z7tticum caninum of 
Gosselin’s list is proved to be the present species by a specimen in 
his herbarium. 
In the north of Normandy this grass is known by the name ot 
Chiendent, though in other parts of France that name is applied ‘to. 
Cynodon. It is one of the most troublesome of weeds to the 
gardener, owing to the vitality of its creeping underground stems, 
which break readily and develop into new plants, hence its local 
names, Quitch, Scutch, Couch, and Quicken Grass, all derived from 
the Anglo-Saxon word, cwic, which signifies adive. 
Triticum pungens, Pers. Sea Couch Grass. 
Native. First found: Gosselin, 1788. 
Rather common on the sandy shores of the lowlands, but ex- 
tremely variable, presenting a number of perplexing forms, which at 
first sight appear to be distinct species. One of the most striking, 
found by me at Vazon in 1891, and again by Mr. Andrews in 1899, 
is probably var. pycnanthum, G. & G. There is a form of 7. 
pungens preserved in Gosselin’s herbarium. 
‘Triticum junceum, L. Sand Wheat Grass. 
Native. First record: Gosselin, 1815. 
Frequent all along the sandy shores of the north and north-west 
from Rocquaine to Lancresse and Belgrave Bay. 
Triticum Spelta, L. 
Casual. First found: Andrews, 1899. 
‘Very rare. Two plants of this very distinct species with awns. 
three inches long, were found on the shore at Vazon by Mr. C. 
Andrews in the summer of 1899. 
(Elymus arenarius, L. is marked: for Guernsey in the list given in 
Ansted’s Channel Islands. Certainly an error. I have seen this. 
grass in plenty on the coast of Normandy, but it does not extend to 
these islands.) 
Hordeum murinun, I. Wall Barley. 
Native. First record: Gosselin, 1815. 
Common in all parts, but more abundant throughout the low- 
lying districts, especially near the sea. 
Hordeum maritimum, With. Seashore Barley. 
Native. First record: Babington, 1839. 
Very rare. Roadside on the coast near Lerée Bay, extending 
