FIOWERING PLANTS. 355 
POLYGALACEAE. 
Polygala vulgaris, L. Not common. The var. oxyptera, 
Reich., is occasionally found in furze-brakes and on the cliffs. 
CARYOPHYLLACEAE. 
Dianthus Armeria, L. Very rare. One clump on the cliffs 
to the west of Val du Sud. This species occurs in Sark, but not in 
Guernsey. 
Silene anglica, L. Frequent in cornfields and other culti- 
vated ground: also in several places on the cliffs. Near La Chue 
there is a form with pale rosy-pink flowers, which in Guernsey would 
be set down as a hybrid between this species and S. guinguevulnera : 
but the latter does not grow in Alderney. 
S. nutans, L. Rare. Two good patches in a furze-brake to 
the south of Fort Tourgis: sparingly on the cliffs near Chaise 4 
Y’Emauve. This species occurs plentifully in Herm, but is unknown 
in Guernsey. 
S. inflata, Sm. Rather common all over the eastern half of 
the island: rare in the west. 
S. maritima, With. Very common on the coast. 
S. conica, L. Rare. Plentiful on one part of the hillside at 
the lower end of the Braye Road. This is the dwarf form, which 
occurs in Guernsey: but at the western side of Longy Common 
there is an unusually large form of this plant, the stems varying from 
a foot to as much as sixteen inches in height. This tall form grows 
in profusion over a quarter of an acre of ground. 
Lychnis Flos-cuculi, L. Common in wet places. With 
pure white flowers in Rose Farm Valley. 
L. vespertina, Sibth. Generally distributed and rather 
common throughout the island. With pale pink flowers at Platte 
Saline. 
L. diurna, Sibth. This species, so abundant in Guernsey, is 
quite rare in Alderney: and, though the flowers are occasionally 
of a deep rose colour, they are more often of a sickly, washed-out 
pink. The plant occurs in several places, but sparingly. 
