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In these spots was abundance of Orchis 
laxiflora, GZnanthe peucedanifolia, and 
Carum verticillatum ; all three, however, 
are plants exceedingly common in this part 
of France. The Carez, which makes, as 
it were, the foundation of the marsh called 
the Baie de la Verriére, differs from C. 
cespitosa, in having the scales of the fe- 
male catkins acute, instead of obtuse, with 
a point; and from C. stricta, in wanting 
the net-work at the base of the leaves. 
The catkins are too short and erect for C. 
acuta. Besides this we observed C. pseu- 
do-cyperus and C. curta. Ozalis cornicu- 
lata is common by the road-sides about 
Nantes. The dry rocky banks furnish As- 
phodelus albus and Brassica Cheiranthus ; 
but a Botanist of Nantes would no more 
think of taking à stranger to gather these, 
than an inhabitant of the neighbourhood of 
London would show a Naturalist from 
Brittany Carduus acanthoides or Brassica 
campestris; both which plants are, how- 
ever, unknown in Brittany. 
On the 18th I took place in an omnibus, 
which carries one for three sous, about two 
miles down the banks of the Loire, and 
then turned up amongst some vineyards, 
which are not common in this district. 
Ranunculus tripartitus abounds in two or 
three pools, which seem to have been old 
quarries; but I would not venture to pro- 
nounce it distinct from R, aquatilis. Car- 
damine parviflora grows in the same place, 
and Ornithogalum umbellatum just by. 
The other plants were Poa bulbosa, Iberis 
nudicaulis (a very common plant in Brit- 
tany), Fumaria claviculata, and a variety 
of Trifolium striatum, with the heads of 
flowers in pairs (this I at first took for T. 
Bocconi, which is said to grow near Nan- 
tes), Eryngium campestre, and Senebiera 
didyma ; Aristolochia Clematitis, Herni- 
aria glabra, and Calendula arvensis in the 
vineyards. 
19th. By the steam-boat to St. Nazaire, 
Mr. Lloyd and I arrived at our destination 
at about one o’clock, and walked along the 
shore westward. The scenery has few at- 
tractions, and we had nothing but our Bo- 
tany to amuse us. On the sands we ga- 
ACCOUNT OF A BOTANICAL 
EXCURSION INTO BRITTANY, 
pon tetraphyllum, Trifolium maritimum — 
and Michelianum, Alopecurus bulbosus, — 
Inula Helenium, Scrophularia Scorodo- 4 
nia, and Arenaria montana. e mi 
Antirrhinum arenarium, Dianthus Galli- 
cus and Ephedra distachya, probably from 
not having gone far enough, as they are — 
stated to grow rather nearer Le Poulignen — 
than St. Nazaire. The two latter, however, — 
could not have been yet in flower. 
Next morning we engaged a cabriolet — 
for Montoir, in order to examine some - 
peat-bogs, which we found, however, to — 
lie much more distant than had been mi 
presented to us, and having ascertained 
that they were at the present moment un- : 
der water, we returned re infecté. Our — : 
course was over an extensive flat of clayey — 
meadow-land, of which the herbage con- 
sisted almost entirely of Trifolium resup- — 
natum, subterraneum, and marWumum, — 
Alopecurus bulbosus, Carex divisa, and E 
GZnanthe peucedanifolia. In the kde 
part of our walk, towards St. Joachim, the — 
soil was somewhat peaty, and furnishe rà 
abundance of Cnicus tuberosus and Scor- — 
zonera angustifolia. Alisma Damaso | 
nium also occurred occasionally. 
We could not procure a boat on the 21st 
to take us to Paimbeeuf, but we engaged ! 
one to put us across to Fort Muidin, whence Y 
we walked to Paimbceuf, finding, im OUT 
; : üe — 
way, either on the sand-hills, or penc * 
with a branched spike. 
gence from Paimbeeuf to — 
place frequented by the people md 
and where I thought there might not be : 
bad botanizing. The productions 
two places would probably be too 
