GLAUX (the name given by Dioscorides to another plant; from glaukos, greyish-green). Black Saltwort; Sea Milkwort. ORD. Primulaceae. A pretty little herbaceous perennial, rarely seen in gardens. It thrives in a moist sandy soil, and may be propagated by seeds. GLAUX maritima (sea). fl. of a pale pink colour, not two line long, solitary, nearly sessile and axillary; corolla wanting; calyx deeply five-lobed. Summer. l. small, mostly opposite, sessile, ovate, oblong or almost linear, entire. h. 3in. to 6in. Europe (Britain), North and West Asia, and North America, on sands, salt-marshes, and muddy places, near the sea. (Sy. En. B. 1150.)