368 FLORA K>F HERM. 



Hieraeilim PilOSella. The type occurs on the Common towards the shell 

 beach. Babington records the var. Peleterianum for Herm, but I did not 

 meet with it. 



Calluna vulgaris. We looked in vain for this plant (Heather), so if it 

 occurs at all it must be exceedingly rare. This is remarkable, as it is 

 a common species in Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. The common Heath 

 {Erica cinerea) is, as usual, abundant. 



CynoglOSSUm Officinale. Grows in profusion by the Sailors' Grave, and 

 along the road to the water tanks ; also on many parts of the Common 

 and at Rosier e. 



Serophularia SCOrodonia. Frequent in all parts. Very fine in Belvoir 

 Valley, where one tall plant which I measured had a stem seven feet six 

 inches high. 



Veronica Chamsedrys. Very common ; more so, I think, than in any of 

 the other islands. Many plants bearing pure white flowers were growing 

 with the typical form in the valley above the houses, and I saw in other 

 parts of the island specimens with mauve coloured flowers, which were 

 very conspicuous among the blue ones. 



Nepeta gleehoma. Common in all parts. Plants with pale rose-pink 

 flowers occur in good quantity at the top of the island, and less plenti- 

 fully at Rosiere. 



Primula vulgaris. In profusion everywhere, making a glorious show on 

 the cliff sides in April. I do not remember ever seeing Primroses so 

 abundant anywhere as they are in Herm. 



Anagallis CSerulea. One plant which was growing in sandy ground on 

 the Common had beautiful deep blue flowers, but the petals were 

 distinctly ciliated. (See remarks on this species, Flora of Guernsey, 

 p. 153.) 



Iris fcetidissima. Common in all parts of the island. Much more 

 plentiful in Herm than in Guernsey or Aldemey. 



JunCUS aeutUS. A few clumps on the north-western shore, and also on 

 the cliffs facing Crevichon. 



Car ex prseeox. Generally distributed and frequent. 



C. murieata. Occurs in many places, occasionally growing very luxuriantly. 



Daetylis glomerata. Probably the most abundant of all the Herm 



Chara vulgaris. Very fine in two of the water tanks near the Common. 

 This plant is quite as jflentiful now as it was when I first found it fifteen 

 years ago, although the tanks are cleaned out from time to time. 



Including the plants enumerated in the following pages, 

 the total recorded flora of Herm is now as follows : — 



Flowering Plants 292 species. 



Ferns and Fern-allies 13 „ 



Mosses 63 „ 



Hepaticae 12 „ 



Lichens 44 „ 



There is still plenty of good work to be done among the 

 Lichens, for they are very incompletely represented in the 

 lists. In the course of my rambles I noticed many common 

 species which are not recorded, but as my hands were full of 

 other work they were not noted. 



