Crithmum
(from krithe, Barley; in allusion to the similarity existing in the seed). Samphire. ORD. Umbelliferae. A suffruticose, glabrous, fleshy herb. Umbels compound; involucre and involucels of many leaves. Leaves bipinnate; leaflets oblong, linear; petioles sheathing at the base. Samphire grows best in a warm, dry position, near the sea coast. When grown inland, it requires a sunny situation, and protection during the winter. It may be propagated by divisions, or by seeds; the latter should be sown as soon as ripe, as, if kept till spring, they are longer in germinating.
C. maritimum (maritime). fl. white, with yellowish anthers. August. h. 1ft. Britain. (Sy. En. B. 606.)