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Kinloch Ewe ; E. S. Salmon. Poolewe, 1897, where the eglandular 

 form occurs in abundance. Sutherland, Durness (1881) ; TF, F. 

 Marshall. Bettyhill (1897). 



Distrib. in Ireland : Cavan, Mount Nugent (189G) ; R. L. 

 Praetjer. Galway, Clonbrock (1896) ; R. L. Praei/er. Koundstone 

 (1852) ; I). Oliver. Louth, Togher (1896) ; Lurgan Green (1896) ; 

 R. L. Praei/er. Meath, Laytowu (1896); R. L. Prae<jer. Kildare, 

 Kilcock ; Carbury ; Leixlip ; (1896) ; R. L. Praeger. Kings County, 

 Edenberry (1896) ; R. Lloyd Praeger. Tyrone, Mullaghearn ; 

 Omagh (1896) ; M. C. Knowles. 



The plant referred to by Prof. Wettstein in Men. p. 112 — 

 " England : Buxton (Townsend ; H. Fr.) " was determined by him 

 from specimens not fully developed of my PL RostJcoviana v. tennis, 

 and he now thinks the plant may be referred to PL campestris Jord. 

 provided the area of this species is found to extend so far, but he is 

 uncertain what position and rank should be assigned to Jordan's 

 E. campestris. See remarks in Wettst. Mon. pp. 194 and 112. 



PL brevipila may be distinguished from PJ. striata by the presence 

 of shortly stalked glands, and by the same from E. RostJcoviana in 

 which the glandular hairs are long, wavy of curled, and many- 

 celled. See remarks under E. horealis. 



The glandular hairs are sometimes found only at the base of 

 the bracts and calyx. 



This species, which is pascual and is found in abundance in the 

 long herbage of cultivated pastures especially on the west coast of 

 Scotland, also ascending like P^. horealis to an altitude of 1000 ft. 

 inland, will probably be found to occur throughout Britain. It is 

 certainly one of the most generally distributed species in Scotland. 

 The borders of PL brevipila and E. horealis meet in Scotland. In 

 some localities, later flowering and dwarf plants occur which are 

 nearly or quite eglandular, and if 7?. horealis be distinct some of these 

 are probably hybrids between PL hrevipila and E. horealis (see under 

 hybrids at the end of this Monograph), but some forms must be 

 looked upon as eglandular PJ. brevipila ; this form occurs abun- 

 dantly in the neighbourhood of Poolewe in Eoss-shire, the upper 

 leaves are broadly ovate with acute teeth, the teeth of the bracts 

 acuminate, hardly awned but cuspidate, leaves bracts and calyx 

 shining and very sparsely setose, calyx-teeth lanceolate, acuminate, 

 about equalling or slightly exceeding the capsule which is rounded 

 at the end and slightly emarginate, the margins fringed ; whole 

 plant pale green, flowers white or purple, but mostly white. Pro- 

 fusely glandular plants occur in the same locality. PL brevipila 

 being pascual has the main stem frequently bitten, in an early stage, 

 by sheep, it then develops numerous and often compound bninches 

 which are short, often equal in height and bear smaller flowers 

 than the normal form. 



A very remarkable plant has been found by Mr. Becby in wet 

 places about Ollaberry, Northmaven, Shetland. It is tall, un- 

 brauched, with large leaves and bracts and large included flowers 

 and it is eglandular. Prof. Wettstein considers it very luxuriant 

 E. horealis. 



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