Ol'd. 1.] PEN'TANDIUA MONOG7NIA. 55 



Flowers nearly sessile. Petals oblong. Bracteas shorter than 

 the flowers. 

 Woods, very rare, N. of Engl. ; now extinct ? T} . 5. Resembling 

 the last, but the spike is always erect. 



4. R. alpinum, 10. 704. (Tasteless Mountain C.) Clusters always 



erect. Bracteas longer than the flowers. Leaves polished at the 

 back. Berries smooth. Stem erect. 

 Woods in the N. I? . 4, 5. L. smaller. Berry red, insipid, mu- 

 cilaginous. 



5. R. nigrum, 18. 1291. (Black C.) Clusters hairy, pendulous, with 



a separate flower-stalk at the base of each. Flowers oblong. 

 Moist sandy thickets. T? . 5. L. strongly scented when rubbed. 

 Berry black. 



** Branches prickly. Gooseberries. 



6. R. Grossularia, 18. 1292. (Common G.) Prickles one, two, or 



three under each bud. Branches otherwise smooth, spreading. 

 Stalks single-flowered. Bracteas close together. Calyx re- 

 flexed, shorter than the tube. 



/3. R. Uva crispa, 29. 2057. Fruit smooth. 



Woods and waste gr. T? . 4. L.S-lobed. Berries pendulous, rough. 



123. HeDERA. Ivy. 



1. H. Helix, 18. 1267- (Common I.) Leaves some ovate, some lobed. 

 Woods, hedges, and old walls. Tj . 10. Stems either trailing, or 

 climbing by fibres. 



124. ILLeCEBRUM. Knotgrass. 



1. I. verticillatum, 13. 895. ( Whorled K.) Flowers whorled, without 

 bracteas. Stem procumbent. 

 Marshy gr. in the S. 14. 7. L. ovate. Cal.-leaves bristle-pointed. 



125. GLAUX. Sea Milkwort. 



1. G. mar'itima, 1. 13. (Common Sea Milkwort. Black Saltwort.) 

 Muddy salt-mar. %. 6, 7. Erect, 3 — 5 in. Fl. solit. axill. reddish. 



126. THeSIUM. Bastard-toadflax. 



1. Th. linophf/llum, 4. 247. (Flax-leaved B.) Cluster branched; 

 bracteas three together. Leaves linear-lanceolate. Tube of the 

 calyx very short. 

 Chalky past. If. 7. Rigid, smooth. Fl. green with a white border. 



127. VlNCA. Periwinkle. 



1. V. minor, 13. 917. (Lesser P.) Stems procumbent. Leaves el- 

 liptic-lanceolate, smooth-edged. Flowers stalked. Segments 

 of the calyx lanceolate. 

 Groves. 1[.d. Fl. violet blue . Col. smooth. 



2 V. mayor, 8. 514. (Greater P.) Stems ascending. Leaves ovate, 



