200 WILD FLOWEBS OF SUMMEB. 



The red stems, pinkish flowers, and feathery pale 

 green boughs of the Tamarisk (Tamarix Anglica) 

 the accursed tamarisk of the Komans are also com- 

 mon on the cliffs in July. The pretty spikes of 

 flowers are well known to sea-side strollers. It is 

 an astringent plant, but is not supposed to be a 

 native. The "huswives" of the coast frequently 

 make besoms of its branching stems. 



In describing the flowers of the mountain and 

 moorland, I pointed out the thrift and saxifrage. On 

 many sea-coasts they grow nearly down to the high- 

 water mark. Near Bonmahon, County Waterford, 

 London Pride, Thrift, and the Burnet Eose are very 

 common on the cliffs. 



Two plants frequently growing and blooming toge- 

 ther are much alike. The Sea-Arrowgrass (Triglochin 

 maritimwm) begins to bloom in May, and continues to 

 bloom until August. Its thick fleshy leaves all grow 

 from the root, and are rounded on one side. The 

 spike of greenish flowers is from ten to twelve inches 

 high. The Sea-Plantain (Plantago maritima) has a 

 spike more like the common plantain : it is thicker 

 and more cylindrical than that of the sea-arrowgrass. 

 The leaves are long, slender, and channelled. 



