54 TETRAND. MONOG. 



Hab. Pastures in a gravelly soil, but not frequent, Lightf. Roman 

 camp above Newbattle, plentiful ; road-side between Inveresk and 

 Path-head, 9 m. S.E. fromEdinb.,Maw§/t. About Glasg.,but not 

 common, Hopk. Fl. June, July. 1/ . 



Boot large, woody, injurious to Grass-lands. Resembling the last 

 species. Leaves variable in the length of the footstalks, but gene- 

 rally almost sessile, spreading on the ground, with from 7—9 

 nerves, pubescent or glabrous, the margins mostly entire. Spike 

 shorter than in PI. major ; but the most important character is that 

 there is only 1 seed in each cell. 



3. Pi. lanceolata {Ribwort Plantain), leaves lanceolate, scape 

 angular, spike ovate. Lighi.f. p. 118, E. B. t. 175. 



Hab. Meadows and pastures, plentiful. F/. June, July. % . 

 ^/)2A-6? having the bracteas sometimes, by luxuriance, converted into 

 leaves. Lightfoot mentions a var. with globular heads. 



4. PI. maritima {Sea-side Plaintain), leaves linear grooved fleshy 

 woolly at the base, scape rounded, spike cylindrical. Lightf. 

 p. 118. E. B. t. Mb. 



Hab. Sea-coast, as at Helensburgh, Hopk. Road-side near the 

 avenue to WTiite Moss, Glasg., Ure. Summits of the Highland 

 mountains. 



*** Dissepiment with 4 angles {thus forming 4 cells), 1 seed in each 



cell. 



5. PI. Coronopus {Buck's-hornPlantain),\e?i\es linear pinnatifid, 

 scape rounded. Lightf. p. 718. E. B. t. 892. 



Hab. Gravelly sterile soils, inland and upon the coast. Fl. June, 

 July. O {Sm.). % {Hopk.). 



Leaves mostly spreading, very variable in size and pubescence, pin- 

 natifid ; segments often toothed or again divided. Scape hairy. 

 Spike mostly cylindrical. In small plants growing at Staffa I have 

 seen the spike ovate,' and composed of not more than 7 or 8 

 flowers ; whilst the leaves and scapes were quite hispid. 



7. CENTUNCULUS. 

 \. C. minimus {Bastard Pimpernel). Lightf. p. 119. E.B. 



/. 531. 



Hab. Gravelly places that are a little moist, but not common. Dr. 

 Parsons. Marsh near Langside, Dr. Brown : and Kenmuir bog, 

 Glasg., Hop/f. FZ. June, July. G. 



Plant 1 — 2 inches high, more or less branched. Leaves alternate, 

 ovate, glabrous. Flowers extremely minute, sessile, axillary, soli- 

 tary. Cor. pale rose colour, remaining upon the ripe caps. — Al- 

 lied to Lysimachia. 



8. SANGUISORBA, 



1. S. officinalis {great Burnet), glabrous, spikes ovate, stamens 

 about as long as the perianth. Lightf. p. 119. E. B. t. 

 1312. 



Hae. Low moist meadows near Dumfries and elsewhere, but not 



