370 FLORA OF HEEM. 



Fraxinus excelsior, L. There is a row of ash trees, mostly of good size, 



bordering one of the fields at the top of the island. 

 Myosotis COllina, Hoffm. Plentiful on the cliffs and on the Common, also 



at Moncue. I saw a few roots of the white flowered variety (var. 



Lebelii) near Moncue quarry. 

 Verbaseum thapsus, L. One plant in flower near the houses. Very rare 



in Herm. 



Scrophularia aquatiea, L. Marshy spot in a field between the houses 

 and Moncue. 



Veronica Buxbaumii, L. A few scattered plants seen in different places, 

 but on the whole a rare species. 



Salix einerea, L. Two large trees in the valley at Moncue. 



Populus nigra, L. Several large trees on the hillside below the Mansion, 

 and some young ones in Belvoir Valley. 



P. alba, L. A few large trees on the hillside below the Mansion. 



Allium Ampeloprasum, L. Established on the hillside near the houses, 

 growing in considerable quantity among brambles and bracken. Mr. 

 Arthur Bennett, to whom I sent specimens, says (in lit. 13 Aug., 1904) : 

 " Your interesting Allium must, I think, be referred to A. Ampeloprasum, 

 L. var. B. bulbiferum, Synie, although it is not quite that, insomuch as the 

 head-bulbils are more numerous than usual, and larger. It certainly 

 differs from the type by the head-bulbils, and from A. Babingtonii by the 

 smaller size of the head-bulbils and the larger heads of flowers and bulbs 

 combined." In a subsequent letter (Aug. 18) Mr. Bennett says : "I see 

 that Lloyd, Fl. cle V Quest de la France, ed. 4, p. 360 (1886) has a var. B. 

 bulbillifcrum . Of course, Syrne's name antedates this, but the descrip- 

 tion better applies to your plant than Syme's does. Synre says : 

 "bulbils few." This certainly is not the case with the Herm plant ; 

 they are in a compact head." 



JunCUS eapitatUS, Weig. In several localities on the south and east cliffs ; 

 also at Moncue quarry. 



Arum maeulatum, L. Abundant in the blackthorn copse at Moncue. 



Zostera marina, L. Common on the sandy shores. The var. angustifolia 

 is abundant on the western side of the island at low water mark. 



Seirpus setaeeus, L. Marshy spot in a field between the houses and 

 Moncue. 



Carex glauea, Scop. Scattered patches on the eastern side of the Common. 



Mibora minima, Desv. Locally plentiful on the eastern side of the 

 Common. 



Seleroehloa rigida, Link. A very curious little form of this species, not 

 much more than an inch in height, grows on the Common in one place 

 towards the Obelisk. Mr. Arthur Bennett, who examined specimens I 

 sent him, says, " It is about the size of the var. B. glaucescens, but that is 

 described as grey -green, which your specimens hardly are." 



PERNS (additional). 



Polypodium VUlgare, L. Rare. Two roots on a bank facing the sea at 

 Moncue. Sparingly on the sea -cliff at Rosiere. 



Lastrea Filix-mas, Fresh. Rare. Several roots in the old quarry at 

 Rosiere. One small plant on a wall at Belvoir House. A few large ones 

 in the old mine shaft between the Creux and Belvoir. 



Polystiehum angulare, JSfewm. Very rare. One fine root with large 

 fronds was growing luxuriantly in a certain out of the way spot, which 

 I think it wiser not to specify. 



