I'ENTAND. DIGVN. 8o 



flovver.s,grccni.sli. — Dcc;indollc says this is bifiuiial, and (listingiiLslits 

 it iVom the coiiimun Beet, B. vulgaris, in hiiviiig one or two iustfarl 

 oF three or four flowers in the axil of the upper leaves. This is 

 esteemed a wholesome food when boiled. 



38. SALSOLA. 

 1. S. Kali {prickly Sail wort), stem herbaceous jn-ostrate, leaves 



subulate s))inous scabrous, segments of the perianth uiargincd 



scariose. Lighlf. /?. 151. E. B. I. (V34. 

 Hai5. Sandy sea-sliores, fre(ii!crit. H.July. Q. 

 Slcm angled, very much branched. Flowers solitary, p;de reddish, 



sessile, with three b-af-likc bracteas at the base of each. — Much 



xiscd in some countries in the manufacture of alkali, 



39. ULMUS. 



1. U. campeslris'^ [common Elm), Xerxes (\o\\\t\\ hQ\n\\.c(\ sca- 

 brous uneciua! at the base, flowers nearly sessile -1-clcft with 

 4 starn., fruit oblong naked {Sm.). Lighlf. p. 151. E. B. 

 t. 1886. 



Hab. VVoods and hedges, common. Fl. April. I2 • 

 A large tree with rugged bark. Flowers in dense heads, each sub- 

 tended by a small scale or bractea. 



2. U. glabra (smooih-leaved or IVt/ch Elm), leaves doubly ser- 

 rated smooth uuequal at the ija^e, flowers nearly sessile 5- 

 (deft, fruit obovate naked cloven {Srti.). I^iglnf. p. \b2 

 (mentioned as a var. of U. campestris). E. B. t. 224S. 



Hab. Common in Scothmd, in woods and hedges as far north as 

 Ross-shire, Sutherland, /.;;,-/;(/'. Fl. March, April. V^ . 



Leaves riarro\\'er and smooti'., except on t!ie under side, v.'here they are 

 a little rough. Bark, too, smooth. 



.*?, U. mo7itana {broad-leaved Elm), leaves doubly serrated 

 pointed rough unecpial at the ba'^e, flowers on short stalks 

 efifuse 5 — 6-cleft with 5 — (i staui., fruit roundish naked. 



E. 7J. /. 1887. 

 Hab. Common in Scotland, and certainly a native, Lightf. i^/. April. 



A very handsome tree, with, spreading l)ranchcs and large leaves ; and 

 very distinct on the iirst aspect from t!ie other kinds. Th.e dillerent 

 species of Flni have, however, not been so satisliietorily defined as 

 could be wished. Tiiey ilo^ver early, and, as is the case with trees 

 in general in our climate, before the appearance of the leaves : and 



^ I have had no means of ascertainhig wlictlicr this, or, as I nithfr sus- 

 pect, the (J. siil)cr<)moU<:. B. hv \\\q common Elm oi '6coX.\M\i\ :. and Light- 

 foot's description docs not at all hel|-. me. The characters of U. .siibcrosa are, 

 " Leaves AowhU and sharply serrated, pointed, rough, unequal at the base. 

 Flowers on short btalk;s 4— 5-cleft, with 4—5 sUwi. Fruit roundish, cloven; 

 branches spreading, their bark corky." Sm. in E. B. t. 21GI. Probably 

 Jjoth species will prove to be nativeo of Scotland. 



