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Norfolk, September 10, 1910. The procumbent Glasswort which 
British botanists have recently been naming S. procumbens, Sm. 
(‘ E. B.’ t. 2475), does not agree with Smith’s description, figure, or 
specimen ! Smith’s plant, I am fully convinced, is merely a 
pseudo-procumbent state of his S. annua, due to being toppled 
over by the tides. Smith states that his S. procumhens has two 
stamens ; but all the non-erect, annual Glassworts which I have 
seen have only one stamen. Then Smith {/. c.) states that his 
S. procumbens is “ very common in salt marshes, where the ground 
is often covered with water.” As a matter of fact, this truly 
procumbent Glasswort always occurs on the landward side of salt 
marshes which the tides seldom reach ; but “ where the ground 
is often covered with water” is just the place where pseudo-pro- 
cumbent Glassworts are frequent. I propose to redescribe this 
Glasswort under the name of S. Smithiana. (See ‘Journ. of 
Bot.,’ June 1911.) — C. E. Moss. This was sent to me fresh, and 
agrees exactly with what I have gathered for S. procu?nbejis in 
Somerset, S. Devon, and W. Gloucester. It is clearly different 
from Smith’s figure (‘ E. B.’ 2475), which I believe that Dr. Moss 
has rightly placed as a state of S. amma, Sm. The present plant 
is one of stations only covered by the highest spring tides. It is 
very red at maturity, and often quite prostrate, though perhaps as 
frequently more or less ascending from a prostrate base. It is 
a good species, in my opinion. — Edward S. Marshall. 
Salicornia procumbens, Sm. ? [ref. No. 3549 ]- Minehead, 
v.-c. 5 S. Somerset, October 3, 1910. This grew plentifully on 
dryish mud, about a quarter of a mile on the Greenaleigh side 
of Minehead Pier; it was quite prostrate, remarkably rigid, red- 
brown or sfunewhat beetroot-red, with short, blunt spikes. I be- 
lieve it to be a large form of S. procumbens. Dr. Moss has it under 
examination; but I have not yet received his opinion. — Edward S. 
Marshall. The plants approach S. apprcssa, Duin., in habit; 
but I would like to see these plants growing before finally express- 
ing any definite opinion. — C. E. Moss. 
Salicor?iia appressa, Dum. ? [ref. No. 3546 ]- damp mud, 
about a quarter of a mile from Minehead Pier, towards Greenaleigh, 
v.-c. 5 S. Somerset, October 3, 1910. Quite prostrate; colour dull 
greyish-green, occasionally tinged with dull red. Habit of N. 
appressa ; but the branching is less compound than usual. As- 
sociated with S. ramosissima ; some plants occurred which I suspect 
may be hy'brids between them. Dr. Moss has specimens under 
examination. — Edward S. Marshall. See my note above. 
There are two other annual prostrate Glassworts which may be 
expected to occur on our southern coasts, and which have not 
yet been definitely recorded from England. One is S. prosii ala, 
