136 A NEW PLOIU OF 



(Rev. J, Symons. P.), and gathered long ago near Sunderland 

 by "Weighell, but not seen in Durham recently. 



6. SAGINA, L. 



1. S. proeumiens, L. [N'ative. British type. Area C, N, D. 



Range 1-3. 



Common upon walls and in damp places, ascending to 750 

 yards on Highfield, 890 yards on Cheviot. The pentamerous 

 form is not unfrequent amongst the hills. 



2. S. mm-itima, Don. ISTative. Maritime. British type. 



Area C, IST, D. Eange 1. 



Frequent along the coast-line; Alnmouth, Ho wick, Bambro', 

 Holy Island, Fame Islands, Dunstanbro', Blyth, Hartley, Wil- 

 lington, Hartlepool, Seaton Carew, &c. 



3. 8. apetala, L. I^ative. English type. Area C, N, D. 



Eange 1. 



Frequent in the low country in sandy soil. The highest sta- 

 tion we know is the road-side near the Forest Lodge on Alnwick 

 Moor (T.). 



4. S. ciliafa, Fries. English type. Area C, IST. Eange 1. 



Bed of the Wooler Water from the Langlee-ford ravine down 

 to the town with Teesdalia and Glyceria rigida (Jas. Hardy. B.) 

 l^ear Bamborough (T.). On the coast sand-hills at High Pans 

 near Blyth (E. B. Bowman !). 



5. S. subulata^ Wimm. E"ative. Scottish type. Area €. 



Eange 1. 



On the basalt at Eatcheugh, Howick, Spindlestone, Dunstan- 

 bro', Craster, &c. The Cullercoats plant mentioned by Eaj^, 

 Syn., Ed. 2, p. 207, referred here by Winch, is more likely 8. 

 maritima. There is no specimen of it in Buddie's Herbarium, 

 but he writes that he thinks the plant a var. of that now called 

 8. ciJiata. 



