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The Museum Gazette 



COMMON SEA-SIDE PLANTS. 



The following is a descriptive list of the most widely 

 distributed of British sea-side plants, seventeen in number. 

 All occur in more than 50 of the 112 vice-counties. For a 

 more detailed list of our coast plants the reader may be re- 

 ferred to pages 551-557 of the " Home University." 



These descriptions have been prepared specially to serve 

 as labels in the vivarium and herbarium, and may be had 

 separately. 



Sea Milkwort (Glaux maritima). 



From glaukos, "grey," in allusion to the colour of the 

 leaves. Salt-wort, from its Latin name salicomia, " salt horn." 

 Flowers small, pale pink. Calyx deeply five-lobed. Dis- 

 tinguished from all other members of the order by the absence 

 of any real corolla, the calyx assuming the appearance of one. 

 (Primulacece.) 



Stone-crop (Sedum anglicum). 



From sedeve, "to sit"; the plants are found growing upon 

 stones, rocks, walls, and roofs of houses. Crop, a top, a bunch 

 of flowers. Flowers white, occasionally tinged with pink, in 

 a short, irregular cyme. Sepals five, short and green. A 

 small perennial, seldom more than three inches ; entirely 

 glabrous. (CrassiUacea.) 



Scurvy Grass (Cochlearia officinalis). 



From cochlear, " a spoon " ; the leaves are hollowed like the 

 bowl of a spoon. Scurvy grass, from its use against scurvy. 

 Calyx of four egg-shaped, concave, spreading leaves. Flowers 

 white, in numerous corymbose clusters. Stem angular, 

 smooth and shining, branched. (Crucifera.) 



Sea Beet (Beta maritima). 



Beta, from the Celtic beti, signifying red ; alluding to the 

 red colour of the roots. Beet, L. beta, the seed resembling 



