PENTAND. DIGYN. 87 



Burntisland; and King's Park, Edinb., Maugh. Pentland hills; 

 Breadalbane and Balquidder, Kinross-shire, Mr. Arnott. Old Kd- 

 patrick hills, Bute and Arran, and about Glasg., Mr. Murray 



Except in the above characters, much reseml)ling the last. All the 



Gentians contain the bitter principle abundantly. This is said by 



Linn, to be used by the poor in Sweden instead of hops. 



Flowers of 5 petals, superior, 2-seeded. Uimbellat.e. 



A, Umbels with a partial and universal involucre. 



42. ERYNGIUM. 



1. E. marit'imum {Sea-side Eryngo\ radical leaves roiinded 

 plaited spinous, scales of the receptacle three-cleft. Liglitf. 

 p. 153. E. ^. /. 718. ' 



Hab. Sea-coast in sandy places, frequent ; as at Musselburgh, Dun- 

 bar, Largo in Fife, Mackrianish Bay in Cantire, Jona, &c., Lighff. 

 St. Andrews, &c., Mr. Arnott. Coast of Ayr-, Mr. Murray. Bute, 

 near Mount Stewart, Maugh. Ft. ivXy, Aug. 5/ . 



Whole plant very stiff and rigid, glaucous. Lmces veined. Flowers 

 Ijlue. — The roots are good, candied, and Linnaeus recommends the 

 shoots, when blanched, to be eaten like asparagus. 

 43. HYDRO COTYLE. 



1. H. vulgaris {Marsh Penny-ivorl), leaves peltate orbiclilar 

 crenate, umbels of 5 — 8 flowers. Light/, p. 154. E, B. 

 t.75\. 



Hab. Bogs and banks of lakes, frequent. Fl. June. 1/ . 



Stems creeping, from their joints producing clusters of petiolated 

 leaves, and simple flower-stalks, which are much shorter than the 

 petioles. Flowers reddish. 



44. SANICULA. 



1. S. europcea {Wood Sanicle), radical leaves simple, flowers. 



all sessile. Light/, p. 154. E. B. t. 98. 

 Woods, very abundant. Fl. May, June. 1/ . 

 Leaves mostly radical, subpalmate, lobed and finely serrated, almost 



eiliated. Umbels oi /lowers roundish, whitish. 



45. CAUCALIS. 



1. C. anthriscus {upright Hedge-Parsley), leaves bipinnate, 

 leaflets ovato-lanceolate, umbels of many close rays, general 

 involucre of many leaves, branches nearly upright. LightJ. 

 p. 155. E.B.i.9S7. 



Hab. Hedges and waste places. Fl. Aug. © . 



Stem 2 — 3 feet high. Fruit covered with incurved bristles, 



2. C. in/esta {spreading Hedge-Par sleTj), leaves pinnate, leaf- 

 lets lanceolate almost pinnatifid, umbels of many close rays, 

 involucre often wanting, branches spreading. Light/, p. 155 

 (C. arvensis). E. B. t. \3\4. 



Hab. Corn-fields. IslcofLismorc,ncarUp))er-Lorn,&c., Lii,'/*//". Road- 

 sides about Edinb., common, Mr. (ireville. Ft. June, July. . 



