si:a campion 



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leaves, rounded stem. s^-Iabroiis, zigzag; llowers wliiie or lilac, |)()uclies 

 with 2 seeds ensitoriii above. 



Sea Campion (Silcnc marilima, With.) 



This plant is tound in Interglacial beds in Sussex. Ai iIk' present 

 day it ranges from tht- shores of Arctic lun'ope, from li.iK wcsiwaid 

 to the Canaries, ami northward to Xorwa\- ami 1' inland. h niav \)v 



found around the entire coast of Great Britain, except in .Merioneth. 

 South Lancashire, and W'est Ross. It ascends to 3000 ft. in the 

 Highlands. 



The Sea Campion, or Seaside Catchlly it we may coin the 

 name, is a familiar sight on all our seashores in the summer months, 

 loving best the sandy tracts. It is thus a strand plant, a sand-lover, 

 and a salt-lover, though occasionally it is found in Alpine tracts Iiy 

 stream.s, but this is the exception. It is practically thus a xerophyte 

 or dry-soil type. It is associated with the Yellow Horned Poppy, 

 Tamarisk, Sea Buckthorn, Thrift, and Centaury amongst other mari- 

 time wild flowers. 



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