FLOWERING PLANTS. 369 
Carduus arvensis, Curt. Very common. 
C. palustris, L. Common in wet places. 
C. acaulis, L. Abundant on the eastern slope of Fort Albert 
Hill, and also towards Corbelets. Hill above Longy Common, 
scarce. Some of the plants on Fort Albert Hill with pale lilac or 
almost white flowers: and some with flower stalks four or five inches 
long (var. caudlescens, Willd. ?). The caulescent form also occurs 
sparingly on the hillside at the lower end of Longy Road. This 
thistle has not been recorded for any of the other islands. 
Lapsana communis, L. Very rare. Lane above Picaterre 
Brewery, one plant only. 
Cichorium Intybus, L. Very rare. In a garden, Butes 
Hill, a few scattered specimens. 
Hypochoeris glabra, L. Rather common on the cliffs. Var. 
Balbisii, Lois. Occasionally found with the type. 
H. radicata, L. Very common everywhere. 
Thrincia hirta, DC. Common all round the coast. 
Leontodon hispidum, L. Generally distributed and common. 
L. autumnale, L. Frequent in all parts. 
Tragopogon minor, Fr. Rare. Longy Road, and hillside 
near Longy Bay. Slopes of Fort Albert Hill. Valley behind Essex 
House, in a grass field. This plant is not known to occur in the 
other islands within the area. 
T. porrifolius, L. Naturalised on an isolated rocky mound 
near the Harbour, where there are a good many plants which fruit 
freely. 
Picris hieracioides, L. Local, but plentiful where it occurs. 
Found in several places between Braye, Corbelets, and Longy. This 
plant occurs in Herm, but not in Guernsey. 
Helminthia echioides, Gaert. Rare. On the Railway 
banks, and at the lower end of the Longy Road. Hillside, Rochers, 
and in the great quarry below. Several plants on the rocky mound 
by the Harbour. 
Taraxacum officinale, Wigg. Verycommon Var. erythro- 
spermum, DC. Plentiful at Baie de Saye, Longy Common, and 
elsewhere in the low districts. 
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