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Stony shore, Scalasaig harbour. Ann., August. It is some- 

 times gathered as a pot-herb and eaten in lieu of Spinach 

 and other greens. W. 



A. patula, b. erecta, Huds. A more erect form than the 

 type abundant at Port Mor. 



A. patula, c. angustifolia (Sm.). Recorded by Messrs 

 Grieve and Miller. 



A. Babingtonii, Woods. Seashores. Ann., August. 



A. Babingtonii, b. virescens, Lange. Shore, Balaromin- 

 dubh. 



A. laciniata, L. Frosted Orache. Kiloran Bay sands ; 

 a few plants. Ann., August. 



A. Smithii, Syme. Port Mor shore. September. 



Salicornia, L. 



S. europcea, L. Glasswort. Praiseach-na-Mara, C. Salt- 

 marsh, Strand and Port-an-Obain, Scalasaig. Ann., Sep- 

 tember. 



Suceda, Forsk. 



S. maritima, Durn., b. procumbens, Syme. Sea-Blite. 

 Plentiful north of the harbour. Ann., August. 



Salsola, L. 



S. Kali, L. Prickly Saltwort. Sandy shores. Ann., 

 August. 



POLYGONACEJ2 (the Buckwheat family) 



A large order, mostly herbaceous plants, readily known 

 by a membraneous sheath round the stem, at the base of the 

 leaf-stalk. The foliage of some have an acid juice ; others 

 are strongly astringent. The roots are often purgative. 

 Many, such as the Knot-grass and Dock, are common and 

 troublesome weeds. The best-known plants of the family 

 are the garden Rhubarb (Lus-na-Purgaid) and Buckwheat, 

 the latter largely cultivated on the Continent and in North 



