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Statice Limonium on the Banks of the Humber. 
was then a narrow strip of grass land outside the bank, ter- 
minating at a cliff, a few feet high, which descended vertically 
to the bare mud flat. This corresponded to the outstrays of 
Saltend and Cherry Cob Sands, but at its widest point it was 
not more than four or five yards broad. It was covered with 
grass, with some Artemisia maritima, and was submerged 
only at spring tides. 
At several points along this grassy strip, sods had been cut 
to repair the bank, leaving small shallow pools. In 1902-04 
Statice Limonium was growing in small quantity among the 
grass, near the edge of two of these pools. Both these were 
at about the same level, relative to the tides, as the Saltend 
locality. 
Near one pool there was a large patch of Statice , of compact 
growth, with small leaves, but not flat on the ground. The 
plants did not flower during 1902-04. Their leaves varied 
from 5 to 7*5 cm. in length, and 1*5 to 2-2 cm. in breadth, the 
average length being 6-25 cm. and the average breadth 1*9 cm. 
The thickness of these leaves was 310 to 350^. 
The other pool was bordered on the landward side by a 
narrow belt of Artemisia maritima and moderately long grass. 
The Statice grew in this belt in a patch about 2 feet long and 
8 inches wide. These plants flowered in each of the years ' 
1902-04. The leaves varied in length from 5-3 to 12-5 cm., 
and in breadth from i-8 to 2-5 cm., the average length being 
9 cm., and the averagfe breadth 2 cm. The length of the 
leaves varied considerably on the individual plant, single 
leaves attaining a length of 12*5 cm. on a plant whose other 
leaves did not exceed 6-25 cm. The thickness of these leaves j 
was 310 to 330/1. 
Station G. — This was to some extent an inland locality. 
It was situated at Easington, immediately south of the road 
from the village to the Humber shore. Shortly before the 
beach is reached, the agricultural drain which runs along the 
road side turns southward, and after running parallel to the 
river bank for a short distance, enters the Humber through a 
dough and a tunnel, at right angles to the drain, beneath the 
intervening land. The area between the drain and the river 
bank (which, if my recollection is correct, is here a sand 
dune) appears to be reclaimed saltmarsh. Both in 1903 
and 1904, part of the roof of the tunnel had fallen in, and, 
consequently, the tidal water flooded part of this area at 
high spring tides. Two patches of Statice occurred on this 
area in 1903-04. Each was 'about two feet in diameter, and 
consisted of a compact growth of small plants without any 
mixture of other vegetation. One of them was at a slightly j 
higher level than the other. Both flowered in 1903, but 
only the lower in 1904. The inflorescences were from 6*6 to 
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