FLORA OF JERSEY. (17 



3. Fagopyrum Mosnch. 

 1. F. cscidenlain MixncJi. 

 An occasional casual. 



Ghenopodiaceae. 



1. Beta L. 

 1. ]5. maeiti3ia l. 



Na.ti\c. Abundant all round the coast. June to September. 

 Guernsey. Alderney. Sark. France. 



2. Chbnopodium L. 



1. c. polyspermum l. 



Native. Cultivated fields and waste places. Kather common. 

 July to October. 



St. Ouen's. St. Peter's. St. Martin's. Gorey. Samaros. 

 Guernsey. Sark. France. 



The var. spicatum Moq. is by far the most common, as in 

 France. 



2. C. VULVABIA L. (C. OLIDDM Gurt.). 



Native. Waste places near the sea. Very rare. July to 

 September. 



Near Petit Port and St. Heher's. i3(i6, Mt. Orgueil. 

 E. Dupreij. St. Ouen's Pond, 1896. Grand Val. F. 

 Piquet, 1870! 



Guernsey (rare). Normandy (frequent). W. France (very 

 common). 



3. C. ALBUM L. 



Native. Fields and waste places. Common. July to 



September. 



Guernsey. Alderney. Sark. France. 



Varies much, chiefly in respect of the mealiness and shape 

 of the leaves and the density of the panicle. The forms 

 C. VIRIDB L. and C. paganum Reichb. are equally common 

 with the type. 



4. C. MUEALE L. 



Native. Fields and waste places. Abundant. July to 



November. 



Guernsey. Alderney. Sark. France. 



5. C. Bonus Heiiricus L. 



Relic of former cultivation. Very rare. 



St. Saviour's. Bab. '' Mont-au-Pretre : rare." J. Piquet. 



