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whether truly indigenous or not we had no means of deciding ; though 

 the locality is anything but one in which it is likely to have been 

 planted. About Barmouth, Geranium sanguineum almost covers the 

 banks and rocks in some places, and Rubia peregrina was scrambling 

 among the bushes a little out of Barmouth, on the road towards Har- 

 lech; both, of course, out of flower at this time of the year. The 

 sands beyond Harlech produced Aster Tripolium, Plantago maritima, 

 and other common sea-side plants. 



At Penmorfa, near Tremadoc, Viola palustris was observed by the 

 road-side, but past flower. On the embankments forming the harbour 

 of Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire, we gathered Eryngium maritimum, Eu- 

 phorbia Paralias, Cakile maritima, Alsine marina, peploides and rubra, 

 Polygonum Raii, Salsola Kali, and Rosa spinosissima. Lepidium 

 Smithii, readily distinguished from its congener, L. campestre, by its 

 exserted style when in fruit, is extremely abundant on the promontory 

 extendingwestward of Pwllheli, and terminating at Aberdaron ; and in ge- 

 neral throughout Caernarvonshire and Merionethshire. In pastures near 

 Aberdaron, Gentianacampestris and Trifolium medium occur sparingly; 

 Artemisia Absinthium is abundant ; Alsine rubra was again noticed in 

 sandy places about the village, and A. marina on the rocks. Extend- 

 ing into the burial-ground of the ancient church, Glaucium luteum 

 was conspicuous. 



The Great Ormes Head is one of the most interesting localities in 

 North Wales, both on account of its bold scenery, and its interesting 

 flora, being almost the only limestone district indicated by the bril- 

 liant blue flowers of Cichorium Intybus, and the yellow and pink heads 

 of Anthyllis vulneraria greeting the eye. By the side of the road near 

 the village of Llandudno, which is rapidly rising into importance as a 

 watering place, on account of the magnificent scenery in its immedi- 

 ate vicinity, Senecio viscosus grows in considerable abundance, along 

 with S. sylvaticus, from which its longer rays and remarkably neat and 

 pretty appearance clearly distinguish it at first sight. High up on the 

 cliffs the large shining leaves of Brassica oleracea attracted our atten- 

 tion, growing out of the clefts, and Thalictrum minus among the loose 

 debris. In the deep fissures and hollows of the otherwise bare, im- 

 mense masses of rock heaped together at the base of the western 

 cliffs, we collected Crithmum maritimum, Statice spathulata, and Se- 

 dum rupestre ; and on the shingly beach more to the south, some very 

 stunted and half-starved specimens of Samolus Valerandi. Above the 

 cliffs were noticed Spiraea Filipendula and Spiranthes autumnalis ; 

 and the beautiful flowers of Geranium sanguineum still to be seen 



