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4. p. maril'ima, Linn. (Fig. 249.) Sea-side Plantain. Leaves linear, 

 channelled, fleshy ; scape roiindcd ; sp'ke cylindrical ; capsule of 

 two cells, each single-seeded. 



English Botany, t. 175. — English Flora, vol. i. p. 215.— Lindley, 

 Synopsis, p. 169. — Hooker, British Flora, vol. i. p. 71. 



jS. ma'jor, Hook. Leaves almost plane, inclining to lanceolate, 

 toothed, smooth; scape densely hairy. — Br. Fl. vol. i. p. 71. 



y. mi'nor. Hook. Leaves linear-lanceolate, densely hairy, as well 

 as the scape. — Br. Fl. vol. i. p. 71. 



Root tapering, with fibrous, spreading branches. Leaves numerous, 

 spreading, linear, fleshy, entire or toothed, channelled above, convex 

 beneath, smooth or hairy, of a deep, slightly glaucous gi'cen ; the base 

 somewhat sheathing, and more or less woolly. Iiiflorcscence a slender, 

 cylindrical spike, of numerous small, densely crowded, or loosely im- 

 bricated flowers, on round, slender, smooth, or downy scapes, longer 

 than the leaves. Bracteas fleshy, lanceolate, sometimes with a long 

 tapering point. Corolla of four pale, lanceolate, single-ribbed, spread- 

 ing segments. Capsule of two cells, each containing a single seed. 



Habitat. — Pastures and muddy salt marshes near the sea, or the 

 margins of fresh-water lakes ; at the base and also on the tops of the 

 loftiest mountains in Wales and Scotland ; frequent. — jS, On the Island 

 of Cumrae, among rocks — Sir W. J. Hooker. — y. Among rocks by the 

 House of Skaile, Pomonde, Orkney — G. Anderson, Esq. 



Perennial ; flowering from June to September. 



This, like the above species, varies extremely in its size, sometimes 

 not exceeding two inches high, at others twelve or more. The leaves 

 vary from thread-shape to linear-lanceolate; the margins entire, toothed ; 

 and the whole plant is found to vary from quite smooth to being densely 

 clothed with hairs. Tt is, however, readily distinguished from the other 

 species, by its succulent channelled leaves, its rounded scape, and nar- 

 row cylindrical spike. 



5. P. coro'nopus, Linn. (Fig. 250.) BucVs-liorn Plantain. Leaves 

 linear, pinnatifid ; scape rounded ; spike cylindrical ; capsule 

 with four cells, each single-seeded. 



English Botany, t. 892.— -English Flora, vol. i. p. 216.— Lindley, 

 Synopsis, p. 169. — Hooker, British Flora, vol. i. p. 71. 



Root tapering, with numerous spreading, branched fibres. Leaves 

 numerous, linear, with many narrow-pointed segments, entire toothed, 

 or again divided, pale green, mostly hairy, generally lying close to the 

 ground, and spreading in a radiated manner. Tnjlorescenee similar to 

 the last, on long, round,, spreading, hairy scapes. Capsule with four 

 cells, each containing a single seed. 



Habitat. — Poor gravelly or sandy soil; frequent. 



Annual; flowering from June to August. 



