Seasides and Strand Plants 



Spain has also very interesting sand-strand shrubberies 

 of juniper, Artemisia, and the like. 



The sand-dunes are exceedingly beautiful, for there are 

 hundreds of the elegant broomlike Retama with shining 

 silver-grey branches. These are covered in the right 

 season with its flowers, which have rich purple sepals 

 and snow-white petals. On the naked sand are gaily 

 coloured Trichonemas, white Alliums, golden yellow 

 Lotus, purple Malcolmias, &c., all growing by the 

 thousand. 



Armeria also has found itself well suited in the 

 Spanish climate, for it has varied into a whole series of 

 different species.^^ 



So that seashores and sand-dunes are full of interest 

 and of beauty. 



It would be exceedingly gratifying if it had been 

 possible to say here how thoroughly our sand-dunes in 

 Britain have been utilised by an intelligent appreciation 

 and assistance of Psamma on the part of our own 

 botanical specialists ! 



But that is not possible. 



^ Kirchner, Loew, and Schroter. ^ Guppy. ' Hill. 



* Terras, Lesage. * Schimper. ® Chrysler, Boodle. 



' Kew Bulletin, 1908. ^ Reinke. » Cockayne. 1° Henry. 

 ^^ U.S.A. Agric. National Herbarium, vol. v. p. 6, 1901. 

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