SEA BUCKTHORN 203 



its prickly n;iturc, and lx-c;uisc it was uscti lor the niaiiuractnrc of 

 barilla tor giass-makinj;. 



Essential Spkcikr- Ciiakai ti:ks:- - 



266. Saiso/a Kali, L. — Stt-tii prostrate hranrhcd, leaves rou'^ii, 

 spinous, subulate, with prickles at the extremity, llowers axillarv. with 

 3 bracts at the l)ase. 



Sea Buckthorn i i liiiimpluc rhaminmU's, L.) 



Local and conliiu'd lo tiic si'a margin this plant is apparciul) not 

 represented in any earl\ deposits in Cireat Hritain, i)ut is recorded from 

 the Oak Zone in Ciothland. It is found in the N. Temperate Zone in 

 Europe, N. and Central Asia, as far east as the Himalayas. 



In Great Britain it is found in W. Cornwall, E. Kent, I'". Suftolk, 

 E. and \V. Norfolk, Anolesea. X. Lines, ST:. \orks. N.E. Vorks. 

 Dumfries. Wigtown, Ayr, Renfrew, h'orfar, X. Aberdeen, Main 

 AroylJ, \\ . Ross, or from \'ork to Kent and .Su.ssex. It is eonnnoii 

 and only naturalized in Scotland and Ireland. 



This is one of the peculiarly characteristic maritime s])ecies i^rowini; 

 on sandy shores, where it is a salt-lover and a dr\ soil tvpc Ii tnrms 

 a natural defence by iielpin^' to bind the santl lo;.;i-lher. 1 )oubtless 

 this reason has causcnl it to be plaiucd in some s|)ots where it was imt 

 formerly present. 



This is a com|)act prickK' shiub, which is much branched ami 

 generally erect. The leaves are linear lance-shaped, silvery, willi a 

 furrow in the centre, limp, alternate, dullish green above. After 

 flowering they elongate. There are red scales on the underside of 

 the leaf 



Sea Buckthorn is a dicecious plant, with axillarx' minute male 

 flowers in clusters, the sepals broadK oblong. The flowers apjjcar 

 with the young leaves. The female flowers are solitary. The fruit is 

 a berrv. orange, enclosed in the calyx. meml)ranous, with oblong seeds. 



The plant is i S ft. high. It (lowers in May. The Sea Buckthorn 

 is a shrub. 



The plant is diuccious, the male flowers minute in axillary clusters, 

 the female solitary. The filaments are short and the anthers yellow. 

 The flowers are pollinated by the wind. The bracteoles form a hood 

 over the male flowers to protect them from the rain, separating when 

 it is dry, allow-ing pollen to be blown away by the wind. 



The utricle is orange-red when ripe, and [jrobably principally dis- 

 persed by birds. 



