60 Proceedings. 



in great abundance on old walls ; Poli/carpon tetraphi/llwn, a 

 rare and inconspicuous little plant, grew near the pond, 

 along with the fragrant MattJdola sinuata, a species of Stock 

 with downy leaves and purple flowers, the Sea Eadish, the 

 rare species of Thrift [Armeria i)l(intaginen), with long bracts, 

 covering acres of ground, and the pretty Hare's-tail Grass 

 [Lagurus ovatiis), in a large patch. Along the bay were many 

 stacks of Sea-weed, or "vraic," as it is called, which the 

 inhabitants are only allowed to collect at certain times for 

 manure. In the pond grew Alisnifi ranunculoides, Saniolus 

 Valerandi, and by the edge a rare Rush [Scir/ms jnmjens) and 

 Spiranthes autuinncdis. This pond is a locality for the much 

 rarer species astivalis, only found in one or two localities in 

 England, and very much like the common one. In some 

 heaps of stones three specimens of the beautiful Green Lizard 

 [Lacerta viridis) were seen, but could not be caught, owing to 

 the rapidity of their movemeuts. Tliey fire much larger than 

 the Common Lizards, and extremely handsome, being a mist 

 vivid green colour, with black marlvs. This Lizar.1 is said to 

 be readily tamed ; it is rarely seen in this country. 



Several interesting plants were found on the shores of St. 

 Helier's Bay. Evening Primroses were in great plenty on 

 sand-hills near the water's edge close to the railway ; with them 

 grew AlgssHin maritimwn. In St. Peter's Marsh a curious 

 variety of the common Ribwort Plantain was found, with a 

 long stalk bearing a head of leaves and flowers. It was not 

 noticed whether there were any root-leaves. Near the district 

 of Quenvais the following were growing : — Dlanthns prolifer, 

 Linnm angmttfoliiun, and Soapwort with double flowers. We 

 were told by an inhabitant of the island that in a wood at tlie 

 back of St. Aubiu's there was formerly a colony of Crows, 

 but that the Magpies and Jays had driven them away. 



Specimens of many of the plants named in the paper were 

 exhibited. 



Mr. W. H. Tyndall read a paper on ' Earthquakes.' The 

 following is an abridgment : — 



Among the terrible visitations to which this earth is liable, 



