DROSERACB.^. 'l-i 



common in Scotland ; it lias the leaves with broadei' lamina?, and 

 the styles often notched ; but the chief difference is in the capsule, 

 Avhicli is only about half as long- as the sepals, and the seeds ai"e 

 always abortive. There can be little doubt but that it is a hybrid 

 between D. rotundifolia and D. anglica, and if so it ought to be called 

 D. rotundifolio-auglica. The only British specimen of it which has 

 come under my notice is one in Mr. H. C. AVatson's Herliarium, 

 from " Glen Dee, Braemar," collected by Mr. Backhouse, and 

 labelled "D. intermedia," which it certainly is not. 



Larcjer Long-leaved Sundew, Englhli Sundeio. 



French, liossolis ct Longiies Fc.uilles. Uerumn, Englischer Sonnenthrm. 



SPECIES III— DRO SERA INTERMEDIA. Ihyae. 



Plati: CLXXXIV. 

 Reich. Ic. Fl. Germ, et Helv. Vol. III. Cist. Tab. XXIV. Fig. 4;J2.3. 

 D. longifolia, ''Linn." Sm. Eng. Bot. Tab. DUCCLXVIII. Hook. & Am. Brit. FI. 

 ed. viii. p. 50. Benth. Handbook Brit. Fl. y. 334. 



Leaves ascending-, oblanceolate or obovate, gradually narrowed 

 into long footstalks, which are glabrous. Scapes usually a little 

 longer than the leafstalks, erect from a little way above the curved 

 base. Capsule about as long as the sepals, pyriform. Seeds ovoid, 

 with a rough compact testa fitting closely to the seed. 



On wet heaths. Not uncommon in England, but very local 

 in Scotland, where it occurs in Islay, Argyleshire ; at Arishaig, 

 Western Inverness-shire ; and in the Lochar Moss, Dumfries. 



England, Scotland, Ireland. Perennial. Summer and Autumn. 



Very like D. anglica, but smaller ; the leaves (including the 

 leafstalks) being \\ to 2 inches long, and the scapes from 2 to 4 

 inches high. The leaves are broader in proportion, and less gra- 

 dually narrowed into the footstalk. The scapes are always curved 

 round at the base ; they are usually more numerous than in 

 D. anglica ; and the plant often produces a short leafy stem, with 

 the internodes slightly developed. The flowers are scarcely larger 

 than those of D. rotundifolia. The styles (which are usually 

 bipartite) have the branches slightly notched at the apex. The 

 capsule is similar in shape to that of D. anglica, but shorter in 

 proportion, only very slightly exceeding the sepals. The seeds are 

 very different from those of the two other British species, as they 

 have not the loose-fitting netted seed-coat which is so remarkable 

 in them ; they are much shorter and rounder, with small protul)e- 

 rances all over the surface : in general habit and colour it closely 

 resembles tliem. 



Lesser Long-leaved Sundew, Intermediate Sundeic. 



French, Hcssolis a Feuilles Ovules. Clerrnau, Miltlerer SonnciUliau. 

 VOL. II. F 



