258 LAVATERA SYLVESTRIS IN BRITAIN. 
are the islands of S. Mary, 8. Agnes, and Tresco, in the Scilly group, 
and near hace ance on the mainland of Cornwall. It was first observed 
in the first-named island (as previously recorded), in July, 1873, by 
Mr. Come 4 in company with Mr. Ralfs and Mr. Tellam, and again 
in abundance near Hugh Town last year, 1876. This summer Mr. 
Curnow states that it is far less plentiful here, but is found to be 
abundant in 8. Agnes and Tresco islands. In the former of these it 
it is a very abundant and troublesome weed, being in meadows, 
on dung-heaps, and waste ground, ex ae more ‘tha an half a mile 
into the country lanes; in one pl it covers 300 yards or more in 
extent, mixed with, but in far greater iiilintity than both Zavatera 
arborea and Malva sylvestris. 
n the Cornish coast a few plants only have been seen by Mr. 
Tellam and Mr. F. J. Hanbury near Penzance. With regard to the 
claims of the plant to be agive in these stations, I should wish to 
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Scilly, are perfectly ‘satisfied that the plant is native there, so that it 
is proper to give the considerations which seem to weigh against this 
our most careful observers, Mr. Townsend, who examined 
of a recent introduction. I am informed by Messrs. T. R. A. Briggs 
and F. J. Hanbury, that in the ~~ at S. Mary’s, where they col- 
lected it during this year, it s on the shore almost in the town 
grow 
and in company with a very suspicious plant, nae Sruticulosa; they 
thought it clearly an introduction in that spot 
Th 
e occurrence of the plant on the Cornish _ is also 
important in relation to the question. There can be sc arcely two 
opinions as to its status here; t ts were seen Mr 
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Tellam near the siding of the railway at Penzance; “nd two 
™ ts were found by Mr. Hanbury by the roadside between that 
and Marazion » growing with other evident introductions. 
pide would thus appear that it is attempting to i a footing on 
mainland as it has already done on the Scilly Isles. 
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opposed to the notion of its occurrence on our western shores. 
head-quarters seem to be Portugal, where it is a very em saris 
as also in adjacent parts of Spain; it is exceedingl 
cae! and oveurs also in all the Azores, in the ¢ 7 Inlandas-and 
on i African coast at Becca From western France, gpm: 
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