S BRITISH EL'PHRASr^ 



Having now met with plants in several localities that are near to, 

 if not identical with, Continental iorms, I am of opinion that many 

 of the supposed British specimens, and also many of those referred 

 bv Scandinavian botanists to E. sfricta, are in reality foi-ms of E. 

 nemorosa. 



ExGLAXD. — N. vSoMERSET. Grassv hill-side above Weston-in- 

 Gordano, Sept. 1915. -Peatmoor, Kdington, Sept. 1902. Stem with 

 few or many erect branches, leaves and Howers smaller, internodes^ 

 short but visible nearly to the top of the spike, inargin of leaves and 

 bracts rougli with short scattered bristles. — Grassy lane below Row- 

 berrow, Sept. 1907. Tall, with large spreading bracts, the teeth of 

 the upper ones ovate to lanceolate, foliage thicker and darker. In 

 these characters it approaches E. horealh. VV. Somerset. Rough 

 ground between Minehead and Porlock in great abundance. Similar 

 to the last but rough with minute scattered bristles. Of this Mr. James 

 (xroves, having previously expressed the opinion that British plants 

 seemed nearer to E. nemo'rosa, wrote, " far more like the Continental 

 plant than any we j^ossess." — -Cambridge. Chalk-pit between Hasling- 

 lield and Barrington, Aug. 1912, Q-. Goode. Stem simple or with a 

 few short branches at the base, internodes rather long except at the 

 top. Named E. nemorosa by me in Wats. Bot. Exc. Club. Rep., 

 but I am now of opinion that it is E. stricta. — W. (iTiOUCESTER. On 

 a scree in the Grully. Durdham Down, Bristol, Sept. 1915. Young 

 plants were observed during the summer of 1916 when the internodes 

 of the Howering-spike were found to be longer than in the mature 

 plants. These were full-grown and typical on duly 27th. — N. 

 Lancaster. On the coast south of Grange-over-Sands, Aug. 1915. 



Ireland. — Galway. Very abundant near the lake, and on 

 Urrisbeg, Roundstone, Aug. 1907. Varying greatly in size and in 

 the density of the spike ; flowers larger and more conspicuous than 

 in P]nglish plants. — Dogs' Bay, Roundstone. G. C. Dnice, det. 

 C. L?tulinfni, 1911. Also with E. saliahurgensiH in the same 

 locality, Aug. 1907, C. Bucknall. Flowers large, violet. — Clifden, 

 Aug. 1907. Some of these have a more slender stem, smaller leaves 

 and Howers, and capsules sometimes exceeding the calyx. These are 

 probably E. gracilifi X E. stricta. — Rossmore, Aug. 1907. 



2. E. noREALis Towns. Stem simple or branched below ; branches 

 spreading-erect, often nearly as long as the stem. Spikes very stout, 

 occupying the greater ])art of the stem and branches, intei'notles very 

 short and covered by the closely imbricated bracts. Leaves and 

 bracts 7-9 mm. h^ng, thick and coriaceous in texture, dark green. 

 Uj)per bracts with ovate or triangular, rarely lanceolate, subobtuse 

 or acute teeth. Setie none or a few very short ones on the margins 

 of leaves, bracts and calyx-teeth ; or in var. ptihesccns Towns, longer 

 and more numerous. Wetts. Mon. t. xi. fig. 7, slender and not typical; 

 Towns. Mon. t. 871. 



England. — Devon. Berry Head, Brixham, July 1916, 

 Mrs. Wedgwood. This gathering consists of a series of peculiar 

 forms, some typical, some with longer internodes than usual, and 

 others with smaller bracts with narrower teeth, and slender spikes. 

 All are more or less stained, especially the more slender specimens 



