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Aira caryophyllea, L. Silvery Hair Grass.— Native. Abundant. 



A. prseeox, L. Early Hair Grass. — Native. Not nearly so common as the 



preceding. On the cliffs. 

 Avena sativa, L. The cultivated Oat occurs in a casual condition near the 



farm. 

 Arrhenatherum elatius, M. % K. False Oat Grass.— Alien. Very rare. 



On the top of a bank near the farm. 

 Triodia deeumbens, Beam. Heath Grass. — Native. Rare, apparently. 



On the north coast near the farm. 

 Poa annua, L. Annual Meadow Grass. — Native. 

 P. trivialis, L. Rough Meadow Grass. — Native. Rare. Near the farm 



and on the north coast. 



Seleroehloa loliaeea, JJ'oods. Dwarf Meadow Grass. — Native. Locally 



plentiful on the cliffs. 

 Bpiza minOP, L. Small Quaking Grass. — Colonist. Rare. In a cultivated 



field between the farm and the north coast. 



CynoSUPUS CPistatuS, /,. Crested Dog's-tail Grass.— Native. Rare. 

 Above the north-east coast. On a cliff near the farm. 



Daetylis glomePata, L. Cock's-foot Grass.— Native. Common. 



Festuea SCiUPOides, Both. Barren Fescue Grass. — Native. Fairly com- 

 mon. On the northern and western cliffs. Near the farm. 



F. OVina, L. Sheep's Fescue Grass. — Native. The beautiful var. glauca, 

 Lam., is plentiful on the cliffs. 



BPOmus madpitensis, L. Upright Brome Grass. — Native. I found a few 

 plants of the var. rigidus, Roth., in one place on the northern cliffs. 



SePPafalCUS mollis, Pari. Soft Brome Grass.— Native Not common. 



Bpachypodium sylvatieum, R. § 8. False Brome Grass.— Native. Com- 

 mon on the cliffs. 



HOPdeum mUPinum, L. Wall Barley.— Alien. Rather plentiful at the 

 farm. 



Lolium pepenne, L. Rye Grass. — Native. At the farm and on the north 

 coast. 



FERNS. 



Polypodium VUlgaPe, L. Polypody.— Native. Plentiful and fine on the 



northern cliffs. Also occurs on the southern coast. 

 LastPea Filix-mas, Presl. Male Fern.— Native. Rather common on the 



north-east coast. Also on the north-west coast. 

 LastPea dilatata, Presl. Broad Shield Fern. — Native. Very rare. In one 



locality on the north-east coast. 

 Athypium Filix-foemina, Roth. Lady Fern.— Native. Rare. Luxuriant 



specimens grow around the pool on the north coast. Also occurs on the 



north-east coast. 

 Asplenium lanceolatum, Huds. Lanceolate Spleenwort. — Native. Not 



uncommon round the coast. Generally grows at a higher level than 



Asplenium marinum, L. There occurs here, as well as in Sark and Alder- 



ney, a curious form of A. lanceolatum growing in exposed rock chinks, 



which is worth further study. The pinnules are attenuated, and the 



lowest pair of pinnae are broader than, or as broad as, any on the frond. 

 A. mapinum, L. Sea Spleenwort. — Native. Rather plentiful round the 



coast. Sometimes very fine. 

 A. Adiantum-nigPUm, L. Black Spleenwort.— Native. Not uncommon 



on the cliffs. Also occurs inland. 

 PtePis aquilina, L. Common Brake or Bracken. — Native. Very common, 



both inland and on the cliffs. 



