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7. drepanensis. Tin. Branches rough. 



I gathered a plant at Port Loais, Brittany, 

 in July 1836, which has the Cal. of this sec- 

 tion, but the Stem is woody and a good deal 

 branched, bearing several low, corymbose 

 scapes. The L. are small, the larger only 

 about 1 inch long, instead of 6 or 7, as they 

 are in Limonium, eUiptico-spatulate, the haft 

 as long as the blade, and with a slender ter- 

 minal mucro. It is not noticed by Lloyd in 

 the Fl. of the Loire Inferieure. 



** Sinus of Calyx narrow, toothless. 

 t Spicules touching. 



4. ovalifolia. L. ovato -lanceolate, coria- 

 ceous, canaliculato-concave, acuminate. Pan. 

 corymbose, very dense. Spicules \\ line or 

 2 lines long. Upper Bract not keeled, w. 

 7, 8. Sea-shore, w. Yv. 



5. lychnidifoHa. L. coriaceous, obovato- 

 lanceolate, canaliculato - concave, acimunate. 

 Pan. pyramidal. Spikes not crowded. Spi- 

 cules 3 lines long. Upper Bract somewhat 

 keeled, p. 8. Sea-shore. Nai-b. La Teste. 

 Brittany. 



6. densifiora. L. plano-convex, small, 

 fleshy, ovate, acute (obtuse, Duby). Spikes 

 1 to 3 on a branch. Spicules regularly and 

 densely tiled in broad ovate spikes. Ml the 

 Bracts obtuse, p. 7. Sea-shore. Pi*. Sic. 



7. auriculifolia [pxijlepis, Boiss.). L. 

 spatulate, flat, obtuse (acute or acuminate, 

 Bert.). Haft short. Pan. long, with short 

 branches. Inner Bract rather acute, the Irown 

 and somewhat keeled back being continued 

 quite to the extremity. Inner Margin reddish. 

 p. 6. Shores of Mdt. 



8. Dodartii [spatulata. Hooker). L. ob- 

 ovato-spatulate, 3-nerved in lower part, point- 

 less, or with a short, terminal mucro. Haft as 

 long as blade. No barren branches. Outer 

 Bracts about half as long as inner, p. 8, 9. 

 Sea-shore. 



9. occidentalis. L. lauceolato-spatulate, 

 without lateral nei-ves. Mucro, if any, seta- 

 ceous below the tip. Haft as long as blade. 

 There are usually a few small, barren tranches. 

 Outer Bracts about half as long as inner. 

 Spikes more lax and less regular than in Sp. 8. 

 p. 8, 9. Sea-shore. 



tt Spicules separate. 

 X Scape and Bracts smooth-. 



10. globulariifolia. L. obovato-spatulate, 

 somewhat acute (3-5 -nerved, Koch), mucro- 



nate {-^ to finches long. Best.). Haft short. 

 Outer Bracts about one-third of inner. Boi'der 

 of Cal. half as long as tube. p. 6, 7- mdt. 

 Fr. Between Grado and the mouth of the Isonzo, 

 on the Gulf of Trieste. 



11. sibthorpiana. L. small, obovato-spa- 

 tulate, somewhat obtuse, 1-nerved, with a ra- 

 ther long mucro and short haft. Spikes short. 

 Spicules rather crowded. Outer Bract about 

 one-fourth of inner. Border of Cal. as long 

 as tube. Nerves strong, dark. p. Shores. 

 Ali, s. of Messina. 



12. dnriuscula. L. obovato-spatulate, 

 somewhat rough on upper sm-face. Haft short. 

 Scape low, and loosely panicled. Inner Bract 

 three times as long as outer. Nerves of border 

 persistent, red, at last recm-ved, tearing the 

 membrane. Lobes often acute, p. 7, 8. mdt. 

 Prance. 



13. psiloclada. L. obovato-spatulate, ob- 

 tuse or I'ctuse, pellucid. Margin somewhat 

 revolute. Haft very short. Branches of Pan. 

 spreading, slender. Upper Bract five times 

 lower, reddish towards margin. Border of Cal. 

 half as long as tube. wr. 5-9. Shores of Mdt. 



14. minutiflora. L. small, obovato- or 

 oblongo-spatulate, refuse or very obtuse, point- 

 less. Margin somewhat revolute. (Haft long, 

 Guss.) Pan. short. Bracts reddish ; inner 

 three times as long as outer. Border of Cal. 

 half tube. Nei-ve thick, red. p. 6, 7- Stony 

 shores. It. islands. Branches somewhat jointed 

 and rather brittle. 



\% Scape and Bracts tuber cled. 



15. ecbioides. L. oblongo-spatulate, sca- 

 brous. Branches spreading, somewhat recm-ved. 

 Border of Cal. disappearing, and leaving the 

 red, naked, spreading, and somewhat hooked 

 nerves, a. 5-7. Shores. Mdt. 



b. Barren branches numerous. 



* Bracts membranous only at top and on 

 margin. 



t Scape continuous. Branches not divari- 

 cate. 



16. oleifolia {virgata, Boiss.). L. thin 

 (coriaceous, Bert.), oblongo- or lanceolato-spa- 

 tulate, obtuse or refuse ; (the peUucid mai-gin 

 revolute, J. W.) Haft long. Bari'en Branches 

 branched, rigid, and somewhat pungent. Upper 

 Bracts somewhat keeled, four times lower, p. 

 or w. 5-7. Shores of Mdt. 



I met with a plant at Civita Vecchia, in June 

 1833, with a long, narrow panicle, and the 



