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almost all destroyed ; " (2 Hist. Dor. Ed. 2, p. 364). 

 " First record given as Pulteney, 1799, but is not 

 Brassica marina silvestris multiflora Lob. . . . 

 ad Portlandiam insulam, Lobel Adversaria, 92, 

 (1576), this plant ? " ; Druce in Journ. Bot. 1908, p. 

 385. As to former use, for edible purposes, of 

 Crambe maritima obtained from Chesil Bank, see 

 " Notes and Queries," (Mar. 1868). 



Cakile maritima, Scop. Purple Sea- Rocket. Native. I. 

 Local. Sands close to Smallmouth, abundant in 1860. 

 " Portland," Druce in Journ. Bot. 1908, p. 385 ; doubt- 

 less the above station. 

 Raphanus Raphanistrum, L. Jointed Charlock. Colonist. 



II. " Portland ; " Flo. Dor. Ed. 2, p. 28. 

 R. maritimus, Sm. Sea Radish. Native. I. Rare and 

 local. Sands east of railway south of Smallmouth ; 

 flowers yellow and Avhite ; six plants 1910 ; F. ! 



Obs. Uncertain in appearance. The beaks vary much 

 in length, even on the same plant. It is only when 

 dry that the pods appear strongly ribbed. 

 Reseda lutea, L. Wild Mignonette. Native or Colonist. II. 

 Rare. Cliff by Prison ; cult, ground above Culverwell ; 

 F ! 



R. Luteola, L. Dyers Weed. Weld. Native. II. Freq. 

 By Folly Pier ; F. Admiralty Incline near Higher 

 Drum, &c. 



Helianthemum Chamaecistus M ill. (vulgare, Gaertn.). Common 

 Rock Rose. Native. II. Rather local, not com. Near 

 Rectory House. Cliffs Pennsylvania. Verne ; East and 

 Chene Weares, F. 



Viola hirta, L. Hairy Violet. Native. II. Not com. 

 Stony places Verne. East Weare. 

 Var. calcarea, Bab. II. Portland, Babington's ' Manual" 

 Ed. 9, p. 44 ; not confirmed. 



Obs. Prof. Babington wrote me in 1878 that he had 

 never visited Portland, and was unable to state the 

 authority for V. calcarea. It has been found at 



