and Powderham : Dr. Withering . — Durham ; On the norih shore of Wear al 
Hilton, near Sundeiland; also near Tees mouth, and at Hartlepool: N. J. 
Winch, Esq. — Essex; On Walton Marshes: Mag. Nat. Ilist. v. tv. p. 446. — 
Hampsh. Brading Hatbour, Isle of Wight: Dr. Host ock.— Kent ; between 
Sandwich and Pegwell : Kev. G. K. Smith. On the sea-coast : Mr. W. Pame- 
lin, j it n. — Lancush. Poulton near Lancaster: G Ckosfiklo, Esq. Garston 
near Livetpool: Dr. Bostock. — Norfolk; Salt Marshes, Burnham Overy : 
Miss Bell, in N. b. G. — Northumberland ; On St. Culhbert’s, (A rock at 
Holy Island) : N. J. W inch, Esq. — Westmoreland ; On the west side of Miln- 
thorpe Sands: Mr. Gough. — WALES. Anglesey; On rocks on the sou'h- 
west coast, not uncommon: Rev. II. Davies. — Meriontthsh. Near barmouth : 
Mag. Nat. 1 1 i-t. — SCOTLAND. Coast of Galloway, near Kirkcudbright, com- 
mon : Air. Maugham. — IRELAND. Strand near Passage : Mr. Drummond. 
On the south side of Howth, on banks near the sea : Mr. T. Mackav. 
Perennial. — Flowers from July to September. 
Root thick, tough, and somewhat woody. Leaves of a stiff 
leathery consistence, smooth, glaucous green, from 4 to 6 inches 
long, and 2 inches or more broad, with a single rib, lateral oblique 
nerves, and a terminal, recurved, channelled bristle, (see fig. 6). 
Scape (stalk) from 9 inches to a foot high, angular, often furrowed 
above, with a coarse uneven surface. Panicle corymbose, level- 
topped, with spreading, or sometimes, recurved branches, in which 
respect it differs remarkably from Statice spathulata of Hook. Brit. 
FI. Calyx with deep, acute, plaited, spreading segments, reflexed 
in the margin, and with intermediate teeth. Petals of a fine blue; 
paler on the outside. .Anthers yellow. Pollen with 3 pellucid 
dots, compressed. Germen granulated. Stigmas rough with pro- 
minent, but minute papillae. See llook. Brit. FI. 
We are informed by the Rev. G. E. Smith, that it is sometimes 
found with white flowers on the north coast of Cornwall. 
Il was ibis excellent and indefatigable Botanist that first determined Statice 
Limonium. vnr. fi. of the English Flora to be a distinct species, and published 
it, in Ins " Catalogue of Rare and Remarkable Pltmnoganious Plants collected 
in South Kent,” as the Statice cordata of Linnjf.us ; Dr. Hooker, however, is 
of opinion, that it is not the plant intended by Linn.ei'S under that name, but 
the V. spathulata of Desfontaines, figured in Curtis’ botanical Magazine, 
t. 1617, and mentioned as a native of Barhary. The discriminating characters 
of S’. Limonium and S'. Spathulata are well drawn up by Mr. W. Wilson, and 
published in Dr. Hooker’s British Flora. 
Messrs. Kiruy and Hookir discovered, on S’. Limonium , in Norforlk, a 
nondescript insect, Apion Limonii, supposed to be the most splendid of its 
genus. See 1 r. of Linn. Soc. v. ix. p. 78. t. 1. f. 20. 
The Plu m bag i'ne.e ore low shrubs or herbaceous plants, variable 
in appearance. Their leaves are alternate or clustered, undivided, 
and somewhat sheathing at the ba=e. Their flowers are either loosely 
panicled, or contracted into heads, flowering irregularly. Their 
calyx is monosepalous, tubular, plaited, and permanent. Their 
corolla monopetalous or pentapetalous, and regular. Their stamens, 
which are generally 5 in number, are, in the monopetalous species, 
hvpogynous ; in the polypetalous they arise from the petals ! The 
ovarium ( germen ) is superior, single, and 1-seeded ; and the ovu- 
lum (immature seed ) is inverted, and pendulous from the point of 
an umbilical cord, arising from the bottom of the cavity. The 
styles are 5 in number ! seldom 3 or 4 ; and are terminated by an 
equal number of stigmas. The fruit is a nearly indehiscent ulri- 
culus. The seed is inverted ; with a simple testa ; a straight em- 
bryo ; and a superior radicle. See Lindl. Syn. and Introd. to Xat. 
Syst. of Bot. 
