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The travelling in England and crossing in 
the steam-packet would be in addition to 
this. The French steam-packets, which he 
might sometimes find, would save him 
. something, but they are not often enough 
, ana Danica 
th 
in the way to operate as any material re- 
duction in the traveller's expenses. 
The wildest parts of Brittany seem to be 
on the confines of the Departments of Fi- 
nisterre and the Cótes du Nord, and of 
Finisterre and the Morbihan. I did not 
understand this till I was leaving the coun- 
, and the little success I met with at 
Briec rather tended to discourage me from 
turning my attention in that direction; yet 
if I were to revisit Brittany, I should be 
anxious to explore the neighbourhood of 
Le Faonet, of Chateau neuf du Faon, and 
of Carhaix, and the country between this 
and Morlaix. Here are extensive forests, 
abounding with wild boar and the larger 
game. Pontevy I should suppose also to 
be worth a visit. 
s subjoin here a list of plants common 
in Brittany, which I have seen far more 
frequently than I have thought it necessary 
to mention ; and another of species which 
_ re said to grow there, but which I did not 
Meet with. 
Plants common in Brittany, and which I 
have consequently noticed only where I 
first observed them :— 
, Ranunculus parviflorus. | Lepidium 
Smithii, almost to the exclusion of L. 
campestre, which I did not see, and Mr. 
Plougam of Brest was the only Botanist I 
met with who knew the two species. Jbe- 
" nudicaulis, Senebiera didyma. Coch- 
E , every where near the sea. 
2 assica Cheiranthus. Silene nutans. 
k Gallica, Viola lactea, this is the V. 
Ag of Thore; it is included by 
: 4 sns V. pumila, and is probably 
: tuppu of Allioni, which is insert- 
ed by Gaudin with V. montana. Helian- 
Ozalis 
^ Po Pyrus communis 
= Cotyledon Umbilicus, Eryngi- 
campestre, Carum, verticillatum, Ga- 
ACCOUNT OF A BOTANICAL EXCURSION INTO BRITTANY. 
281. 
lium arenarium, Fedia carinata, Carduus 
tuberosus (bulbosus), Scorzonera angusti- 
folia, Lapsana minima. This latter is a 
Lapsana merely in artificial character; it 
has no general resemblance to L. communis. 
Hypocheris glabra, Lobelia urens, Cam- 
panula Rapunculus, C. hederacea, Erica 
ciliaris, Linaria repens, or striata, Scro- 
phularia Scorodonia, Veronica acinifolia, 
Sibthorpia Europea, Bartsia viscosa, 
Mentha rotundifolia, Alisma natans, Or- 
chis laxiflora, Carex biligularis, Agrostis 
setacea, Knappia agrostidea ; I saw this 
grass frequently, as long as the season pro- 
mised ; and, even to the end of my tour, I 
was able to distinguish it occasionally in the 
sands of the sea-shore. There was no reason 
for altering the specific name of this plant; 
but as I am unwilling to multiplysynonyms, 
I have here adopted the name used by 
Smith. Cynodon Dactylon, Briza minor, 
Festuca sabulicola, on all sandy shores ; 
Triticum loliaceum, shore; T. Junceum, 
shore; Osmunda regalis, Scolopendrium 
Ceterach, Asplenium lanceolatum. 
Plants said to grow in Brittany, which I 
did not find :— 4 
Isopyrum thalictroides, wood near Nan- 
tes; Barbarea precoz, “ in pratis subsal- 
sis maritimis Armoracie.” I observed 
this in several places among the corn; but 
in the above-named station, which would 
seem to indicate a genuine native, I did 
not see it. Thlaspi alliaceum. This is 
probably a mistake. I do not know the 
original authority for the habitat ; but it 
may have been a Mons. Bonami, who pub- 
lished a “ List of the plants in the neigh- 
bourhood of Nantes,” not much to be de- 
pended upon. Raphanus maritimus, be- 
tween Brest and Quimper: A wide station, 
especially if we follow the shore, which the 
nature of the plant renders it probable that 
we ought to do. We observed in several 
places near the shore, a large Raphanus, 
- and several of the plants not in flower had 
. some of the leaves “ interrupte pinnata." 
The prismatic form of the dried seed-ves- 
sel may be equally observed in R. Rapha- | 
nistrum, where the silique has been ga- 
thered at its full size, but unripe. Silene 
