230 EUPUORBIACE/E. [Euphorbia. 



2. E. hiberna, Linn. Irish Spurge. Umbel of about five 

 principal branches ; bracteas and leaves elliptical, quite entire ; 

 glands of the involucre four, kidney-shaped, with intermediate 

 rounded lobes; capsule warted, glabrous; seeds smooth. Br. 

 Ft. 1. p. 382. E. Fl. v. iv. p. 67. E. Bot. t. 1337. 



Woods and bushy places in moist ground. County of Donegal ; 

 Robert Brown, Esq. LL.D. Abundant in the County of Cork ; Mr. 

 J. Drum mo nd. Plentiful between the lower and upper lakes of Kil- 

 lamey, and other places in Kerry, where I was told, many years ago, 

 that it was used by the peasantry to stupify fish, by floating a basket in 

 the water with its bruised roots and stalks. Fl. June. %. 



# * Glands of the involucre pointed or angular. 



3. E. paralia, Linn. Sea Spurge. Umbel of about five 

 principal branches, often with inferior scattered ones; bracteas 

 cordate, concave; leaves coriaceous, obovato- and linear-lanceo- 

 late, (generally) imbricated, glaucous, entire, concave; glands 

 of the involucre (5), lunate; capsules wrinkled; seeds smooth. 

 Br. Fl. 1. p. 382. E. Fl. v. iv. p. 63. E. Bot. t. 195. 



Ballycotton, County of Cork ; Mr. J. Drummond. Plentiful on the 

 sand-hills near Baldoyle, and at Portmarnock, and other places on the 

 coast near Dublin. It is also said to be found on the coast near Kil- 

 keel, County of Down. Fl. Aug. Sept. %. — Stems numerous, from 

 the same root, woody at the base. Leaves very closely imbricated, 

 especially on the young shoots 



4. E. Portlandica, Linn. Portland Spurge. Umbel with 

 about five principal dichotomous branches, and several inferior 

 scattered ones ; bracteas triangular, cordate ; leaves membrana- 

 ceous, obovato-lanceolate, generally obtuse and submucronate ; 

 glands of the involucre (four) lunate, with two long points; cap- 

 sule rough at the angles ; seeds dotted (almost white.) Br. 

 Fl. 1. p. 383. E. Fl. v. iv. p. 62. E. Bot. t. 441. 



Principally confined to the coast near Dublin. On the ruined walls 

 of the Church of Kilbarrick. Sand-hills opposite Malahide, and on the 

 south side of Killiney-hill, below the Rev. Doctor Mac Donell's cot- 

 tage, and farther westward on steep banks overhanging the sea. Cork- 

 beg and Ballycotton, County of Cork ; Rev. Dr. Hincks. Fl. Aug. 

 %. — Much smaller than the preceding, being only from six to ten 

 inches high. " This is very rare, if not unknown, on the Continent." — 

 Hooker. It is found in Wales, on the Galloway coast, Scotland, and 

 in the Isle of Man, and on Portland Island, whence its name. 



5. E. exigua, Linn. Dwarf Spurge. Umbel of generally 

 three principal branches ; leaves linear-lanceolate, as well as the 

 bracteas, rather rigid, entire, glabrous, often truncate and mu- 

 cronate • glands of the involucre with two horns ; capsules 

 nearly smooth ; seeds wrinkled. Br. Fl. 1. p. 383. E.Fl.v. 

 iv. p. 60. E. Bot. t. 1336. 



Corn-fields in a light soil, and gravelly places, frequent. Fl. July. 



