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P^oj. f. H. CUland. 
XAT., voi:. XIV. 
I'khiu;arv, 1935 , 
water during the winter rains annulling the effects of the salt 
water, l*he grass Sporohohu ■virginiens is abundant In places^ 
and Dutichlh spicala also occurs, ^pergnlaria marginaia is cr»m- 
mon, whilst tlicre are scattered small buvshes of Atriplex paludo- 
sum and Kochia oppositijolia and occasional plants of Sualda and 
of the grass CAyceria strlcta, 'Hie Black Tea-tree (Melaleuca 
pubescens) may occasionally be found growing round the edge ol 
the swamps. The introduced Ice-plant (Mes. crystaUhum) also 
occurs on these flats. Other small plants found near the edge- 
are Triglochin mticronata, i^cirpus antarcticus, Bassia umjlora, 
Sagina apetala, Aira mivor and the introduced Statkr. Some of 
these which are annuals are perhaps more freshwater pffants than 
salty -swamp plants, taking advantage of the winter rains to 
grow in this situation. 
The salt-water flats near Outer Harbour are covered chieflv 
with t!)e Samphires, and ^uaeda, Atriplex pahtdos'inn, Kochia op- 
positijolia and Frankenia are scattered amongst these. Also, 
where opportunity offers are the more lowly Spergularia rnargiu- 
4tta and the Rye-grass Lolium subulatum m abundance. The two 
.Vfeseniibrianthemums occur, M, australe on the salty flats and 
M. aequilaterale on sandy patches. The introduced Senecio vitB 
gatis and the grasses Sporobolus virginicus and Distichlis spicata 
skirt the edges. The upright salt-marsh living grass Glycena 
stricta occasionally grows through one of the iindershrubs. A 
few plants of Statice are to be found ,the seeds having evidently 
been distributed by the tides. Cakile maritima and a few Nit- 
raria bushes grow in the strand on the Port River side of the 
Harbour. Melaleuca hahnaturoruyn still clothes the sides of the 
channel farther up. In the a;ijgle formed by the breakwater 
and the Largs Bay foreshore, sand and seaweed (Pbsidonia leaves) 
are accumulating and Suaeda in abundance and a few Samphires 
are colonising the area. On the landw^ard side of this, a number 
of plants of the little cress H%itchinsia procumbens were found 
growing in October. 
The reclaimed land, part a recreation ground, round which 
the railway line turns, is the home of an abundance of introduced 
weeds and grasses, as well as a few Stipas, Danthonias and Vit- 
tadinias. The pea Trigonella monspelia from the Mediterranean 
has just established itself. 
(To be continued). 
The accompanying map shows the Coastal Districts dealt 
with in Prof. Cleland's articles. In a succeeding number the' 
physiography of these areas will be set out. 
