2 BAILEY, A dventitious Vegeta lion of St. A nne s-on-tJie- Sea. 



The various portions of the sandhills, although so 

 much alike, are very unequal in their yield of alien 

 species. Some of these areas have been systematically 

 searched without disclosing a single stranger, or if there 

 be an occasional unusual plant it is an escape from 

 cultivation, like Alyssum maritimum, Tamarix galiica, 

 Anaphalis margaritacea, Calendula officinalis, &c. 



The ground which has proved the most fruitful in 

 alien vegetation is that Avhich is bounded by the streets 

 now called Richmond Road, Park Road, St. Thomas's 

 Road, and Orchard Road. This ground is bisected by 

 All Saints' Road, which runs parallel to Park Road and 

 Orchard Road, This area has supplied most of the 

 species here enumerated ; when they have been derived 

 beyond it the particular locality is specified. It will be 

 seen from the native countries to which the plants belong, 

 how the probability is increased that they are largely due 

 to the grain-siftings and sweepings of American, rather 

 than continental, wheat and other crops. The pace at 

 which the problem of the housing of the people is being 

 faced at St. Anne's, prevents any hope of most of these 

 plants attaining the status of colonists, as sufficient time 

 has not been granted them for multiplying. 



Rapistrum orientate, DC, is a Mediterranean species 

 which has occurred in some plenty on one spot off All 

 Saints' Road. It fruited abundantly last year, but the 

 locality is now covered by the erection of new dwelling 

 houses. Greece, southern Italy, Corsica, and Sardinia 

 are its European headquarters. 



Rapistrum rugosum, Berger, a closely allied species, 

 was found growing with R. orientate, but in much less 

 quantity. It was flowering at the time that orientate had 



