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peculiar to the inland plains and is capable of withstanding a long 

 period of dry weather. Cattle and sheep greedily eat the plant 

 when it is young, and often crop it down close to the ground so 

 that it gets little chance to produce seed for its perpetuation. 

 When left unmolested for a time, however, the plant produces an 

 abundance of seed which, when ripe, germinates readily under 

 ordinary conditions. 



Kochin rillosu, Li mil." Silky salt-bush." 

 KM;. I. Enlarged drawing of the fruit. 



a billiinlicri. (K. Br. " Salt-bush.'') A branching,, 

 straggling, or erect shrub, sometimes attaining a height of six or 

 more feet. The leaves arc about an inch long, usually green above 

 when full grown, and pale or whitish underneath, somewhat vari- 

 able in ^hape, but. usually oblong-lanceolate. This shrub is found 

 only in the coastal districts, and sometimes on the brink of the 

 ocean ; it is neither affected by the severest gales nor by the spray 

 from the sea. At one time it was growing abundantly along the 

 coast, but where cattle have had free access it is gradually disap- 

 pearing. Most animals are so fond of its succulent stems and 

 leaves that it is often cropped down close to the ground, and has 



