little knowing the treat that was just in store for us. A few yards 

 further on a lane crosses the road. Right and left, immediately on 

 entering it, the banks of this lane were covered with masses of this 

 fine heath, many bushes more than two feet in height, a little past 

 perfection, but the lowlier ones, with their beautiful, crowded tufts of 

 penultimate blossoms, of every variety of hue, from pure white, through 

 all the intermediate shades to dark pink, still in the highest condition. 

 The common, also extending on either side of the lane, was one blaze 

 of bloom. We had no idea before of a rare or local plant being any- 

 where found in such extreme abundance, its profusion being quite 

 equal to that of our ordinary heaths in their most favoured localities ; 

 and the pleasure was equal to the surprise. Here we regaled our- 

 selves, filling our boxes with the most lovely and attractive specimens, 

 without any conscientious scruple of injury or extermination, and 

 without any fear that we were robbing an after-comer, or marring the 

 hopes of the following year. It is equally abundant on Goonhilly 

 Heath, near the Lizard, giving beauty to what would otherwise be a 

 wide extent of most barren and unsightly moor, and it ends as 

 abruptly a little before the 5th milestone from Helston, beyond which, 

 on the road from the Lizard to Helston, we did not observe a single 

 specimen. 



Polygonum Raii is found on Marazion Green, and Cynodon dac- 

 tylon abundantly at one spot, but at this advanced period of the year 

 it was somewhat dry and withered. 



Briza minor is abundant and very fine on the rich, cultivated soils 

 about Penzance. 



Bartsia viscosa occurs in the salt-marsh near Marazion, and in 

 various other places. 



Diplotaxis muralis on the causeway at Hayle. 



Euphorbia portlandica on the cliff between Hayle and St. Ives. 



Sibthorpia Europaea is abundant on moist, shady banks through- 

 out the district. 



Pinguicula lusitanica we found in the bog on the right hand side 

 of the road to St. Just, and more abundantly on Chyanhal Moor, on 

 the top of Paul Hill. The pools also afforded Limosella aquatica, 

 past flower, and Pilularia globulifera. 



Illecebrum verticillatum forms a complete carpet in boggy spots of 

 the same locality, and in many other parts. 



Radiola millegrana is fine and large, looking like a loaded minia- 

 ture fruit-tree, on the dry, sandy spots, in similar situations. 



Lepidium Smithii occurs in several stations. 



