MR. F. LONG ON THE SALT-MARSH FLORA OF WELLS. 527 
and he named it as under: Festuca rubra , var. duriuscula. 
sub. var. Grandifiora , f. littoralis. 
Spartina stricta grows in one place on the marsh, but is never 
more than eight or ten inches in height, and the greater quantity 
is much less, whereas on the south coast it is, I believe, about 
two feet. This difference may be due either to latitude or 
the greater or lesser quantity of tidal water they each receive. 
What is the origin of salt-marsh plants it is difficult to say. 
Probably they were originally dry land plants, as most of 
them will grow in any garden soil if transplanted, although 
they won’t migrate of themselves. Last autumn I put in my 
garden two plants of Aster tripolium and they are now 4 ft. 
and 4} ft. high respectively, and have a profusion of bloom 
from top to bottom. These plants, however, did not come 
direct from the marsh, but from a fresh water dyke at Yar- 
mouth, the sides of which are thickly fringed with plants 
from two to four feet in height, and with a profusion of bloom. 
The dyke is near the toll-gate on the Acle road. The water 
is very dirty from being near some allotments and piggeries, 
and this no doubt contributes to their luxuriance. How 
long the plants have grown there I can’t say, but from long 
alienation from the salt-water, they have established them- 
selves as much finer plants than their forbears of the marsh. 
I reared a number of seedlings which grew into equally fine 
plants, but of course they may fall back after a time, especially 
in a dry season. 
