ib4 i-i,()\vi',Ks OK THK si<:a-coast 



3. C'akilctum, willi Ciikilc inariliiua, Salsola Kali, Arriuirin f^rp/uicfts, and 



Lrambc, tonvolvitliis Soldanclla. 



4. Triticetum, with Triticuin finnciiiii, lilyuiits airiiarius, Aiiniiopliiln unni- 



i/ij/iiiYir, Frst/iCiJ lurihiria, P/cii/liiX(' C ordiiopiis. 



These are siiccueclcil inland b)' a zcjnc ot Tamarisk, I li])])()|)ha(J, 

 Sand Sedge, l""urze, &C., the lirst forming Tamarisk Inishland in 

 S. I'AU'ope. 



AniDngst clay-loving haloph} ics we ha\e Zos/cra marina, which 

 forms a zonal association called ZostcrcluDi, lollowcd by Saliconiia 

 above low-water mark. 



Th(!n comes Salt meadow land, with Sea Manna Grass, Sea Plan- 

 tain, Sea Milkwort, Sea Lav(MKler, Scur\y (irass. 



i he higher littoral meadows farther inland are made uj) of such 

 plants as Sea Plantain, Sea Milkwort, Thrift, Centaury. 



In salt swamps Common Sea Rush and Sea Club Rush are found. 

 Amongst these maritime ])lants none is more beautiful than the 

 gorgeous Yellow Hornetl Poppy, whose bluish-white foliage and rich 

 yellow blooms followed by the long seed-vessel are a feature of evc^y 

 beach. Woacl on the cliffs at Tewkesbury (much inland) is also found 

 to grow lu.Kuriantly at Wisbech, and having glaucous foliage it has a 

 character in common with other truly maritime plants. Sea Campion 

 with its cream -white flowers is of interest, because it is one of the 

 few Caryophyllacea; found along the coast. 



Sea Kale, Sea Rocket, and Sea Holly all have foliage which adapts 

 them to the coastal requirements. Thrift forms beautiful cushions on 

 the rocks in Wales, on the coast as well as inland in the Highlands. 

 Sea Lavender grows on rocks and on mud, forming a pleasing con- 

 trast, with its filmy fiowerheads, to the mcM'e solid panicles of bloom 

 of Thrift and Horned Poppy. 



The pink fiowers of Tamarisk along the .sandhills give one an idea 

 that the plant is an introduction upon our coast, as is usually agreed. 



The delicate flowers of Sea Milkwort are very beautiful objects 

 seen with a hand len.s. The pink blooms of Centaury are not con- 

 fined to the sea-coast, for it is also found inland. The Seaside Bind- 

 weed is perhaps prettier than our common form inland. Sea Plantain 

 also grows on highland elevations inland. Saltwort is diminutive, 

 interesting from its former use in making barilla. Sea Buckthorn, a 

 feature of the east coast, forms dense bushes which are as spinose as, 

 or more so than, a blackthorn hedge. Common Sea Rush, Sea Club 

 Rush, Santl .Sedge are all typical maritime grasslike plants, and 

 Marram Grass, Rushy Wheat Grass, Lyme Gra.ss help materially 



