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Allium vineale, Avena pubescens, and Koeleria cristata. A short 

 distance beyond Portincross Spergularia marginata and Juncus 

 maritimus are to be found growing on the edges of some brackish 

 pools. 



The sandy shore from Portincross to Seamill yields a large 

 proportion of the common ammophilous plants; and the adjacent 

 sandy fields contain many note-worthy species, among which may 

 be noticed Teesdalia nudicaalis and Orniihopus perpusillus, which 

 are very abundant in a sandy field directly below Yonderfields farm ; 

 Vicia lathyroides, which is also common; Trifolium striatum, a 

 plant rarely met with in the West of Scotland but which occurs 

 plentifully between Yonderfields and Seamill; and Scirpus Savii, 

 which grows on the moist sides of ditches in several places. Ononis 

 arvensis and Scutellaria galericulata are both found in Ardneil Bay, 

 but seem to be scarce in the district. 



At Seamill Smehiera coronopas, Teesdalia nudicaulis, Trifolium 

 striatum and Carum verticil latum occur; but the latter plant is 

 much more abundant in damp pastures in the upper portion of the 

 parish. Botryehium Lunar ia makes its appearance every year in 

 a grassy field on the west side of the village, A solitary tuft of 

 Senecio saracenicus grows on the side of the Kilbride Burn about 

 half a mile above the village; and at Crosbie Castle, two miles 

 farther up the stream, the wooded banks are white in early spring 

 with the flowers of Galanthus nivalis. Cotyledon Umbilicus is 

 abundant on the roadside near Tarbert Hill; and Peplis Fori //la 

 occurs sparingly in a small marsh on the east side of the hill. In 

 the wood behind Chapelton Farm Asplenium marinum grows on 

 the face of the sandstone rock, and Aspidium aculeatum and A. 

 any al are in the shade; while in the salt marsh directly below the 

 Farm two rare plants are to be found: Ruppia rostriiafa, which 

 is abundant in several of the turfy pools; and Lepturus JUiformis, 

 which grows near the centre of the marsh. A short distance 

 farther along the shore, Eryngium marilimnm, one of the most 

 beautiful plants of the sea-side, grows luxuriantly on the dry sand. 



From Chapelton to Ardrossan, a distance of three miles, the 

 road runs along the sea-shore, and at Glenfoot the stream which 

 divides the parishes of AYest Kilbride and Ardrossan is crossed. The 

 banks of this stream for some distance upwards are gay in spring 

 with the flowers of Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus, which however is 

 becoming less abundant year by year. Alyssum calycinum was 



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