‘154 Field, Forest, and Wayside Flowers 
reign of William the Third the English Parliament 
passed laws to preserve two species of grass which 
, 
Fic. 37.—‘‘ Marram-grass,” ‘‘ beach-grass,” or ‘‘sea-sand reed” 
(Ammophila arundinacea of Gray). 
(From Bulletin No. 7 of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, ‘‘ American 
Grasses.”’) 
act as sand-binders along the storm-beaten Scottish 
coast. Severe punishment was to be_ inflicted 
