MEETINGS. 323 



REPORT OF THE BOTANICAL SECTION. 



In Phanerogamic Botany the work of the Section has 

 been mainly confined to the search for new plants, and the 

 collection, verification, and preparation of others required for 

 the completion of the Society's herbarium. 



The search for new plants has resulted in the addition of 

 thirteen new species to the list, bringing up the total to 711. 



To illustrate the progress made in this direction I may 

 say that in Professor Babington's Flora, compiled in 1838-9, 

 he records 553 species for Guernsey. This number has now 

 been exceeded by 158, or more than one-fourth. Again, for 

 the whole of the six islands, 848 species were recorded. ; now 

 the list for Guernsey alone comes within 137 of this number. 



Of the thirteen new plants recorded, four are undoubtedly 

 natives ( Orobanche coerulea, Carex Iceviyata, Myosotis Balbi- 

 siana and Catabrosa aquatica), while two others, probably 

 casuals, are interesting from their great rarity ( Centaur ea 

 calcitrapa and Medicago falcata). On the other hand, the 

 non-occurrence of many common British plants, which, in view 

 of the constant intercourse with and imports from England, 

 one woidd expect to find, is very remarkable. 



New stations for the following plants, rare locally, have 

 been noted : — Orchis morio, Briza maxima, Trifolium suffoca- 

 turn, Geranium columbinum, Lathyrus pratensis. 



In Cryptogamic Botany we have the pleasure to record 

 the publication of Mr. Marquand's list of the Fresh Water 

 and Marine Alga? of the island ; this list brings our Flora 

 Phanerogamic and Cryptogamic (with the sole exception 

 of the Fungi) up to date, the whole being recorded in 

 our Transactions, and every plant having been seen in a 

 living state by members of the Society. The Section has 

 again to acknowledge the great obligation it is under to Mr. 

 Marquand for bringing this very difficult work to a successful 

 conclusion. 



The Section has been represented at each of the seven- 

 teen excursions organised by the Society, and has made two 

 extra ones confined to its members. 



The Section is very desirous of obtaining the help of 

 persons residing in or visiting the other islands of the baili- 

 wick, in the compilation of their respective floras, and any 

 plants sent in to the Secretary will be gratefully received and 

 duly acknowledged. 



PHANEROGAMS.— ADDITIONS IN 1894. 

 Ranunculus Drouetii, Godr. Quarry pool, Vale, in 1891 (T. 0. Koyle). 

 Reseda lutea. Lim. Spur Point (G-. E. Derrick and T. C. Royle). 



