470 MONOGRAPH OF THE BRITISH SPECIES OF EUPHRASIA. 



Syn. E. speciosa A. Kern, in Oesterr, bot. Zeitsclir. xxiv. p. 115 

 (1871) ; non R. Br. — E. arguta A. Kern, in Schedae ad Flor. exs. 

 Aust.-Hung. i. p. 40, no. 146, non E. Br. — E. KerneriJiQck, Flora 

 von Nied.-Oesterr. ii. S. lOGO (1893).— Wettst. in Oesterr. bot. 

 Zeitscbr. xliv. p. 379 (1894). — E. Rosthwiana v. macilenta Towns. 

 Lond. Cat. of Brit. Plants, ed. 9.— Wettst. Mon. p. 208. 



Exsicc. A. Kern. I. c. No. 146 (as E. arguta). — Scbultz, Herb, 

 norm. nov. ser. Cent. 21, No. 2053 (as E. arguta). 



Fig. Tab. 375. Tab. 380, fig. 326-366. Wettst. Mon. taf. v. 

 fig. 326-336, taf. ix. fig. 10. 



Fl. August ? to Sept. 



DisTRiB. Eastern Austria east of tbe Danube, also in two 

 extended areas, nortb and soutb of tbe Alps, viz. from Lower 

 Austria to tbe Canton of Tburgau, and from Krain to Upper Italy, 

 also in Silesia and doubtfully in one spot in Pomerania. 



DisTRiB. in England: Derby, near Matlock (1881); H.dJ. Groves. 

 Surrey, Epsom Downs (1880) ; H. d J. Groves. Wbitebill, near 

 Caterbam (1882) ; Moulsey Hurst (1882) ; E. F. Marshall. Cbel- 

 sbam, near Croydon (1880) ; A. Be7inett "{Bennett; H.Towns.)" 

 (Wettst. Mon.). Reigate Hill (Sept. 1896) ; Betcbwortb Hill (Sept. 

 1896) ; E. S. Salmon. Kent, Upper Halting (on cbalk) (Sept. 

 1894) ; A. H. Wolley Dod. Somerset, Cbeddar (Sept. 1853); W. H. 

 Purchas. Lewis (1853, as E. officinalis) ; Jos. Woods Herb. 



In England tbis species seems to be found only on a limestone 

 soil. Mr. Bennett informs me it is fairly abundant in tbe station 

 near Croydon. Tbe Pomeranian and Englisb stations are remark- 

 ably isolated and distant from tbe large and extended area of tbe 

 plant in West Europe, but Prof. Wettstein tbinks tbe plant may 

 bave been introduced in tbe Pomeranian station ; tbere is no doubt 

 about its being native in England. 



Kerner's names "sjui'cjwsrt" and "arguta'' were preoccupied by 

 Robt. Brown, wbo gave tbem to two Australian species. Prof. Dr. 

 Beck named tbe plant in bonour of Prof. Dr. Kerner, tbe dis- 

 tinguisbed Austrian botanist, autbor of Pjianzenleben, of wbicb an 

 Englisb translation bas been publisbed. 



E. Keriieri resembles E. Rostkovia^ia in several respects, but it is 

 entirely witbout glands. Tbe flowers are similar botb in size and 

 iu tbe lengtb of tbe corolla-tube ; tbe braucbing is also similar, but 

 tbe leaves and bracts in tbe English plant are smaller and tbe teeth 

 narrower and more acuminate tban tbose of E. Rostkoviana. Tbese 

 cbaracters of tbe leaves and bracts also distiuguisb tbe plant from 

 E. versicolor Kern., to wbicb E. Kerner i appears to be closely allied, 

 but tbe former bas not been found in England. Tbe only var. of 

 E. Kerneri wbicb bas been noticed is one wbicb Prof. Wettstein bas 

 named v. maritima and was found on tbe sea-coast near Venice. 

 It has narrower and smaller leaves, shorter tban the calyx, which 

 is fleshy, and bas from 1-2 teeth on either side. 



§ 3. Angustifolije. 

 Foliorum longitudo latitudinem 2-30-plo superans, folia itaque 

 non ut in § 1 et 2 ovata, vel ovato-elongata sed linearia vel lanceo- 



