126 THF MARINE BOTANIST. 



Four g'enera alone are comprised in our Flora 5 in 

 Chylocladia the species resemble in form the jointed 

 Saltwort (Salicornia), of our marshes, C. kaUformis, 

 and C. articulata, are the commonest species of the 

 g'enera^ C. parvula, a small species, not unj'ke the 

 former, may be known from it by the joints being 

 always much shorter and of uniform length- the 

 form of the capsular fruit is also different • the cap- 

 sules are much larger in size in G. kaliformis, and 

 distinctly conical in form. The rare species, C. re- 

 flexa, may at once be recognized by its creeping 

 habit, which well distinguishes it from others of 

 the genus ^ indeed, it is more likely to be con- 

 founded with Catenella opuntia at first, than with 

 any of the Chylocladias. Bonnemaisonia aspara- 

 goides is a beautiful species, resembling in its 

 feathery aspect the common asparagus plant when 

 going to seed, but infinitely more delicate in 

 its branching, and of much smaller size. Chry- 

 symenia clavellosa is likewise an elegant species 

 of a pink hue, with opposite or alternate branches, 

 bearing ramuli, in shape resembling those of the 



