Flora of Devon and Cornwall, by I. W. N, Keys. 175 
Knighton Beaumont, near Ingsdon ; Livermead sands, near Tor- 
quay (Rev. A. Neck) ; in the new Turnpike-road, near Torre abbey ; 
rocks at Ilfracombe (Polvvhele) : Fl. Dev. Bideford, &c., N. D. : 
Maw in Phytol. 1853, p. 792. Exeter: Atw. ib. 1097. — C- 
Between Torpoint and Wilcove ; Tideford, near St. Germans ; 
Rame ; Cremyll, Maker ; between Trematon and Antony passage ; 
between Talland and Polperro. Mainporth, Pendennis, and St. 
Just, "doubtfully wild:" Polytech. 1856. Not uncommon on 
Western-green, Penzance (introduced or escaped from gardens) : 
B.H.P. Near Porthcurnow : Briggs MS. 
I entertain no doubt as to this plant being indigenous in South Devon and 
East Cornwall. It is not thought to be truly native in all places in Britain 
where it occurs. Mr. Bentham casts a doubt on its title to tliis position, by 
saying " it may be even indigenous [the Italics are mine] on some points of 
the coasts of England and Ireland." 
Silaus Besser. Sulphur-wort. Pepper-Saxifrage. 
S. pratensis (Bess.) — Cnidium Silaus Sm,, E.B. 2142. — Damp 
meadows and pastures. — J). Frequent. Chudleigh ; between 
Exmouth and Lympstone : Fl. Dev. Babbicombe-road, beneath 
the wall opposite to the Anstice-cove lane ; Barton: Tor. Fl. 
Meum Tourn. Bald-money.* 
M. athamanticum (Jacq.) — E. B. 2249. — " Dry mountainous 
pastures " [Bah. Man.) — D- " Near Yealmpton, road-side :" Bartl, 
MS. notes loc. cit. 
Qucere. — An accidental escape from cultivation. There are no grounds for 
supposing it even naturalized here, much less native. I have, however, 
thought Mr. Bartlett's note worthy of preservation. 
Crithmum Linn. Samphire. 
C. maritimum (L.) — E.B. 819. — On rocky sea-coasts. — ]). "Along 
the cliffs, both of the northern and southern coasts, abundant " 
* " Bald, or Bald-money , is a corruption of Balder, the Apollo of the 
northern nations ; to whom this plant was dedicated." — H.B.F. 
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