T. G. Hill. 
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THE BOUCHE D’ EROUY IN 1908. 
[Text-Figs. 3—5]. 
BSERVATIONS on this Breton salt-marsh were continued 
during last year, when two minor visits were paid, in the 
spring and autumn respectively. Unfortunately, it was impossible 
to organize the usual annual expedition on the large scale, so that 
no great amount of work was accomplished in the autumn. 
Judging from local reports, the summer of 1908 was particularly 
bad at Erquy as regards its weather. The total amount of rain was 
not large, 1 but there were some fairly heavy downpours. For 
example, on May 14th there was half an inch of rain, on June 1st 
and 2nd more than one-and-a-half inches fell, while on July 12th 
and 13th a little less than one inch was measured. On the other 
hand there were many rainless periods; thus, no measurable 
quantity of rain fell from July 28th to August 20th. As regards 
other climatic features the weather was cold and particularly windy 
from about the end of June. 
An examination of the area in September showed that the 
vegetation presented a greater differentiation as regards colour 
than in the previous year; thus the “crimson plain” was more 
crimson than in 1907, though perhaps hardly so bright as in 1904. 2 
Again, the “ apple-green ” Salicoruia was really bright in colour, 
very distinct and much more abundant than in 1907. This was 
especially the case in the depressions and in the fringe of the 
Juncus formations. In some places the “apple-green” Salicornia 
was so abundant as to form a turf, the general appearance being 
that of a fine compact growth of stonecrop. As regards size the 
characteristic plants were stunted, especially in exposed situations; 
in more protected places ( e.g ., local depressions, etc.), they were of 
better growth and taller. The cupressoid form of Salicornia was 
much more abundant than in previous years. All the grass (Glyceria 
maritima) was poor and brown in colour. 
Marsh-Building. 
In the last report (New Phyt., Nov., 1907, p. 244), the more 
salient features of the processes concerned were given, and attention 
1 From April to August, inclusive, 6T3 inches fell on the Bouche. 
2 See Report in New Phytqlogist, Vol. VI., p. 245, 190?, 
