THE FLORA OF ALDERNEY. 365 



DiplotaxiS tenuifolia, DC. Very common. 



D. muralis, DC. Rather common. 



Alyssum maritimum, L. Walls near the church. Valley Road. 



Draba verna, L. Banks below Essex Castle. Wall-top in Rose Farm 



Valley. 

 Coehlearia Officinalis, L. Abundant along the sea cliff near Clanque ; 



also on the shore under Fort Albert, and east of Fort Corbelets. 

 C. daniea, L. One of the commonest of spring plants. 

 Armoraeia rustieana, Rupp. Noted in several places. 

 Lepidium ruder ale, L. Roadside, Crabbie Bay ; about twenty plants. 

 Capsella BuPSa-pastoris, DC. Common. 



Senebiera eoronopus, Poir. Frequent. 



S. didyma, Pers. Roadside near Government House, and at Braye. 



Cakile maritima, Scop. Occurs in all the sandy bays. 



Crambe maritima, L. In good quantity in one place at the north-eastern 



end of the island. Platte Saline towards Fort Tourgis, one plant. 

 Raphanus raphanistrum, L. On the railway embankment. 

 R. maritimum, Sm. Plentiful on the cliffs, and more or less all round the 



coast. 

 Reseda Luteola, L. Rare ; only two or three plants seen. 



Helianthemum guttatum, Mill. Grows in profusion on one part of the 

 cliffs between Val du Sud and the Lover's Chair. Flowers early in June. 



Viola Riviniana, R. Common. 



V. arvensis, Murr. Rare. 



Poly gala OXyptera, Reich. Rather common on the cliffs and in furze - 



brakes. 

 Dianthus Armeria, L. A small patch on the cliffs near Val du Sud. 

 Silene angliea, L. Frequent in cornfields, occasionally on the cliffs ; 



sometimes with pale rosy -pink flowers. 

 S. nutans, L. In fair quantity in a furze -brake beyond Fort Tourgis ; also 



on the cliffs near Chaise a l'Emauve. The flowers are very fragrant in 



the evening. 

 S. inflata, Sm. Rather common. 

 S. maritima, With. Very common on the coast. 



S. COniea, L. The ordinary dwarf form occurs on the northern slopes of 

 Butes Hill ; but I have found on the hillside at Mauney unusually fine 

 plants 16 inches high. 



Lychnis flOS-eueuli, L. Common in wet places. 



L. vespertina, Sibth. Common. 



L. diurna, Sibth. Rare. 



L. GithagO, Scop. In cornfields ; rare. 



Sagina proeumbens, l. Common. 



S. apetala, L. Frequent. 



S. maritima, Don. Rather common on the coast. 



S. SUbulata, Wim. On the cliffs and near Fort Corbelets. 



Honkeneja peploides, Mr. In all the sandy bays. 



Arenaria serpylli folia, L. Rather common. Var. Lloydii. Longy Bay 



Stellaria media, vm. Common. 



Cerastium glomeratum, Thuil. Much less frequent than the next. 



C. triviale, Link. Very common. 



