ADDITIONS TO THE SARK FLORA 

 SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF 1896. 



FURTHER REMARKS ON THE FLORA AND NOTES ON THE 

 LIST OF 1896. 



BY MR. G. T. DERRICK. 



The list of Sark plants published in the Transactions of this 

 Society for 1896 contained 240 species ; in the additional list 

 to June, 1897, 28 were added; since that date we have iden- 

 tified 69 species, so that our list now amounts to 337 ; and we 

 consider that we have compiled a fairly complete flora of the 

 island. As Professor Babington only recorded 247 species, 

 ours is the most exhaustive that has been issued, and though 

 we know that there will be some additions (e.g., two or three 

 species of Salix) we do not expect them to be numerous ; but 

 the fact that 35 species recorded by Professor Babington do 

 not yet appear in our catalogue, shows that there is still room 

 for search with a good prospect of making further additions. 



We are very much indebted to Rev. W. Moyle Rogers, 

 F.L.S., for the assistance he gave us. During his visit in 

 July he was able to spare one day to Sark. He has kindly 

 placed at our disposal the list of Rubi he identified on that 

 occasion, besides which he has named some of the Poses and 

 other plants in the list. His name will be found attached to 

 the new ones he noticed and identified. I had the pleasure of 

 accompanying him in his visit. We found brambles in great 

 abundance, but one species, Rubus macrophyllus, v. Schlech- 

 tendalii, seemed to monopolise nearly the whole place, others 

 had to be searched for and were less numerous than one 

 expected. We could only examine one small district in our 

 limited time ; no doubt other localities will produce fresh 

 species — indeed, one such has since been added to the list. 



It will be noticed that five species of Poses are recorded ; 

 an unexpectedly great variety. On the day of Rev. Moyle 

 Rogers' visit, the bush of R. systyla was in beautiful bloom 

 on the cliff overlooking Dixcart Bay ; it attracted our atten- 

 tion though we were on the opposite cliff. This species has 

 not yet been found in Guernsey. The same gentleman 

 observed R. rubiginosa in Guernsey ; it appears, therefore, 

 this year as an addition to our own flora, but it also occurs in 



