82 Flora of Shetland 



Atriplex deltoidea. (Bab.). Abundant. 

 (Edmondston.) 



Atriplex prostrata. Baltasound, Unst. 

 (Edmondston.) 



4. Salicornia herbacea (Jointed Glasswort). 

 Sea-shores. Not rare. 



5. Suaeda maritima (Annual Sea Elite). 

 Sea-shores. Common. 



Ord. Polygonacece 



i. Polygonum aviculare (Common Knot- 

 grass). Fields and waste places. Very 

 common. 



P. Raii (Ray's Knot-grass). Sea -shores. 

 Common. " I believe this to be a very distinct 

 species, but I fear that the P. maritimum 

 Bab. is not permanently distinct it differing 

 chiefly in its stouter habit and shorter inter- 

 nodes." (Edmondston.) 



P. Hydropiper (Water Pepper). Fields and 

 waste places. Frequent. 



P. Persicaria (Common Persicaria). Fre- 

 quent. 



P. amphibium (Amphibious Persicaria). 

 Common. 



P. viviparum (Alpine Bistort). Gallow Hill, 

 Uyeasound, Unst ; specimens very dwarfish. 



