350 ALDERNEY. 
In every section of the flora Alderney differs from the mother 
island by the possession of plants peculiar to itself, and in many 
respects approximates more closely to the continental mainland, as: 
would be expected from its geographical position. 
The flora of Alderney, as recorded in the following pages, con- 
sists of 503 Flowering Plants, 3 Equisetaceae, 13 Ferns, 93 Mosses, 
21 Hepaticae, 109 Fungi, 115 Lichens, and 156 Seaweeds. 
RANUNCULACEAE. 
Ranunculus trichophyllus, Chaix. Rare. In the pond om 
Longy Common, and in marshy places at Mauney. 
R. hederaceus, L. Very rare. Occurs sparingly in a ditch 
on the hillside at Clanque. Babington found this plant in the 
valley below Rose Farm. 
R. Flammula, L. Rather common in wet places. Var. 
radicans, Nolt. Clanque cliffs. 
R. Lingua, L. In the pond on Longy Common, plentiful and. 
fine, growing six feet high or more. This is the only station for the 
plant in these islands. Sixty years ago it grew in the valley below 
Rose Farm, but it has disappeared from that locality. 
R. Ficaria, L. Common generally: abundant in grassy fields. 
in some parts of the island. 
R. acris, L. Common in wet places and moist fields. 
R. repens, L. Generally distributed but not common. 
R. bulbosus, L. Very common. In May 1900, on the north: 
s'ope of Fort Tourgis, amongst multitudes of the ordinary form, I 
found a root bearing very double flowers, resembling the garden. 
variety called Bachelor’s Buttons. 
