258 PLANTAGO CORONOPUS VAR. CERATOPHYLLON. 



Scape longer than the leaves, towards the apex rather more 

 hahy than in the type. Heads of flowers 1 in. to 3 or 4 in. or more 

 long. Bracts acuminate, longer than the sepals. Capsule trilocular, 

 generally (as described in the original description) 2-seeded, some- 

 times more seeded. 



Hab. Portugal and South-west Spain. 



In Great Britain — Dorsetshire, at Charmouth and near Poole 

 Harbour. 



It seems advisable to bring together the other principal named 

 varieties and forms of P. Coronopus. The type is a plant with 

 narrow, generally uninerved leaves, toothed or pinnatifid, with 

 usually ascending scapes, equalling or exceeding the leaves ; spikes 

 ^-4 in. long. Capsule 3-4-celled, 3-4-seeded. It is the plant 

 figured in En</lish Dotany, ed. 3, tab. mdlx., and Ic. Flor. Dan. 

 t. 272 ; judging from the description, it is the «. vuhjaris of Grenier 

 & Godron, Flore de France, ii. 722. 



1. PYGM.'RA Lange, Haandhoij der Danske Flora (1853). 



A dwarf plant with narrow rachis and narrow segments. Leaves 

 in the specimens before me i-f in. long. Scapes apparently gene- 

 rally ascending, slender, usually only just longer than the leaves. 

 Spikes globose, 2-4- (possibly sometimes more) flowered. 



Recorded from Denmark. 



In Great Britain, recorded by Mr. W. H. Beeby'" from Yell, 

 Shetland. In the Natural History Museum there are specimens 

 from near New Romney, Kent {F. 1). Parker), and St. David's Head, 

 Pembrokeshire {H. N. Padleij), which must be referred to this variety. 

 In the Kew Herbarium there is a specimen from Plymouth, probably 

 this variety. 



2. cRiTHMiFOLiA Willk. & Lauge, Prod, Fl. Hisp. ii. 359. 

 Leaves not carnose, bipiunatipartite, hirsute, rachis dilated 



towards the apex, sub-3-nerved, segments oval, lanceolate, peduncles 

 ascending. 



Recorded from South Spain. 



3. LATiFOLiA DC. Fl. France, iii. 417. 

 Plantaijo Cohimnm Gouan, Illust. 6. 



P. Cornuti Jacq. Misc. ii. 351 ; Ic. Bar. i. t. 27, non Gouan. 



P. Jacquini R. & S. Syst. iii. 140. 



Leaves not carnose, hirsute, lanceolate or liuear-lanccolato, 

 rachis broad, 3-nerved, segments linear-lanceolate, peduncles 

 ascending. 



Recorded from South-west Europe and North Africa (Barbary). 



There are authentic specimens of P. Cohumuc Gouan in the 

 Kew Herbarium, The rachis of the leaf is not particularly broad. 



4. MARiTiMA Gren. & Godr. Fl. France, ii, 722. 



Leaves carnose, smooth or ciliate, linear-lanceolate, pinnatifid, 

 rachis broad, 3-nerved, segments linear, peduncles erect. 



* Mr. Becby also Rathored on sea-cliffs, OUaberry, in Shetland, an interesting 

 plant which looks like very luxuriant pygmaa. 



