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FI.()\V1;RS 01- THE Sl'-.A-COAST 



iind thf pink corolla Is niarkctl wiih loni^iliidinal \cllo\vish oi- red 

 slrcaks. I he cajjsnlc is larL^i-. 



Seaside liindwccd is at most i h. hi^li. 1 1 is usually in llowcr in 

 |iuK' and |iil\", and is a ])crcnnial ])lanl, which is increased \'ery freely 

 li\- (li\ision of die roots. 



1 he llowers are coni])lclc and the ])lant is lja nodi(ecious. The 

 llovvers are as in C. arvcnsis, but they possess two bracts enclosino- tiie 

 calyx, and the stit^ma is broad. The stamens and pistil vary in length. 



Seaside Bindweed (Calyslcgia Sohiauella, Br.) 



Being a maritime plant it is not visited to any extent by insects. In 

 C. arvensis, which is pollinated like the Seaside Bindweed, the Flowers 

 are scented, opening between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., closing at night and 

 during rain. There is honey at the base of the tube. The stamens 

 lie close to the tube and have enlarged bases. At their edge the 

 anther-stalks are interwoven by stiff projections. The anthers open 

 outwards and lie below the stigmas, which an insect touches first. 

 The corolla may have a red band, the flower may be small, and there 

 may be a pistillate type with short stamens and undeveloped anthers. 

 The capsule splits open when ripe, and is tilled with black seeds, 

 which are dispersed around the parent plant being aided partly by the 

 wind. 



