l68 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. fBulI. 



extending inland along the Connecticut River as far as Hart- 

 ford (H. S. Clark) ; also occurs in waste ground at Bristol 

 (C. D. Bishop), Naugatuck (A. E. Blewitt), and Litchfield 

 (Miss E. H. Thompson). Aug. — Sept. 



The leaves are sometimes eaten as a pot-herb. 



Atriplex arenaria Nutt. (of sand). 

 Beach Orach. 



Rare or local. Sandy or gravelly shores of the Sound and 

 adjacent waters: Groton and Stonington (Graves), East 

 Haven (Harger), Milford (Eames, Harger), Stratford and 

 westward (Eames). Aug. — Oct. 



SALICORNIA L. Samphire. Glasswort. 



Salicornia mucronata Bigel. (having a short, abrupt and small 



tip). 

 Salicornia Bigelovii Torr. 

 Samphire. Glasswort. Pickle Plant. 



Frequent on salt marshes along the coast. Aug. — Sept. 



Sometimes gathered for pickling. 



Salicornia europaea L. 

 Salicornia herbacea L. 

 Samphire. Glasswort. Pickle Plant. Chicken-toes. Crab 



or Frog Grass. 



Frequent or common on salt marshes and shores. Aug. — 

 Sept. 



Often gathered for pickling. 



Salicornia ambigua Michx. (doubtful). 

 Woody Samphire or Glasswort. 



Frequent on stony shores and edges of salt marshes along 

 the coast. Aug. — Sept. 



SUAEDA Forskal. Sea Blite. 



Suaeda maritima (L.) Dumort. (of the sea-coast). 

 Dondia maritima Druce. 

 Low Sea Blite. 



Occasional on stony shores along the coast and about salt 

 marshes and tidal rivers. July — Sept. 



