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2. M. PRATENSB Eoehl. (Lychnis vespeetina Sibth.) 



Native. Cultivated fields and hedgerows. Frequent. ^lay 

 to September. 



Eveuly distributed, but not very common anywhere. 

 Cruernsey ('? casual). Alderney (common). Sark. France. 



17. DiANTHns L. 



1. D. PEOLIFER L. 



Native. Sandy places. Local. June to August. 



Abundant on the Quenvais and in St. Ouen's I!ay. 

 Normandy. W. France. 



2. D. GALLicus Pers. (D. aeexarius Thor.) 



Native '? Sandy places. Verj' rare. July. 

 St. Ouen's Bay, J. Piquet, July, 1897. 



Fu'st recorded as D. caisius Sm. : subsequently determined 

 by Mr. F. N. WiUiams {Journ. Bot., 1898, p. 493). A W. 

 European maritime species, from Spain to Quimper (Grenier 

 and Godron). There is a large patch, about 20 jards square, 

 with a few isolated outlying plants, a long way from the 

 nearest house. The looaUty seems beyond suspicion, but the 

 vast sandy tract of St. Ouen's Bay is so full of casuals and 

 naturahsed aliens, most of them probably introduced at some 

 tune or other with lucerne seed from the Continent, that it is 

 diificult to be sure. 



18. Saponaria L. 



1. S. officinaUs L. 



Crarden escape. Hedgerow near Five Oaks. St. Aubin's 

 Bay. ./. Piquet. 



2. S. Vaccafhi L. 



A scarce casual. Five OaJcs Brick Kilns (1898^. St. Ouen's 

 Bay. J. Piquet. 



Nymphaeaceae. 

 1. Nxjinplieea L. 

 1. X. alha L. 



In the Old Reservoir in the Waterworks YaUey. No doubt 

 planted there. 



Banunculaceae. 

 1. CalthaL. 

 1. C. palustris L. 



Ml-. J. Piquet informs me that he is responsible for the 

 introduction of this plant into Jersey. A clump, planted by 



