758 



as on the Main Bench, Rose-hall Green,* and above the west end of 

 Scratchell's Bay, &c, in great abundance. Yarmouth, and Brading 

 harbour, in great plenty ; Mr. W. D. Snooke, Fl. Vect. !!! Profusely 

 in Hayling and Portsea Islands, and in almost every salt-marsh ditch 

 and muddy creek along the entire line of coast from Ems worth to 

 Christchurch. I have never seen the Sea Purslane with the leaves 

 acute, as they are drawn in E. B. It is possible, though I think not 

 very probable, that H. pedunculata may be found in salt-marshes on 

 the Hampshire coast. The species has hitherto shown itself an ex- 

 treme instance of Mr. Watson's Germanic type of distribution, and 

 would appear to be exactly coextensive in its range with another Bri- 

 tish species, the most perfectly and purely eastern plant I know of in 

 this country, I mean Hippophae rhamnoides. 



Rumex maritinms and R. palustris. One or other, if not both 

 these species are still desiderata to the Hampshire flora, but it is 

 to be hoped will not long remain so. T find the following entry in 

 pencil, without date or comment, in my MS. Flora, which I had over- 

 looked till this moment : " One or other of these (R. maritimus or R. 

 palustris) Mr. G. E. Smith found at the entrance to Shorwell." I now 

 remember to have searched for it there a few years back without suc- 

 cess, and I must trust to my reverend friend to confirm the truth of 

 this statement, or correct it if erroneous. Although a local and gene- 

 rally scarce species in Britain, there is nothing to discourage the 

 idea of the probable existence of both within our limits, and they 

 should be looked for in marshy meadows, the sides of pools, and other 

 low, moist situations. One or both have occurred in the contermi- 

 nous counties of Sussex and Dorset, and it is not likely the interme- 

 diate one of Hants should want them altogether. 



conglomerates (R. acutus, Sm.J. Common everywhere on 



waste ground, about houses, by road-sides, and in damp pastures, &c. 



sanguineus. Var. (3. viridis. Common in most places by 



road-sides, in woods, and shady, moist situations. The variety with 

 bright red veins to the leaves I have not yet seen in this county and 

 island, but they are often partially coloured in the commoner form 

 above given. 



* For an account of these shelves or ledges see Orobanche Picridis in a former part 

 of these Notes, at p. 604 of vol. iii. The distinction made by the cliffsrnen between 

 meads and greens is not correctly stated in the foot-note. Such ledges as are covered 

 with a miscellaneous vegetation, like that described in the note, retain the latter name, 

 whilst meads are understood to designate similar projections that are clothed with 

 grass only. 



