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and the neighbourhood of Belfast, but it has not been lately found in 

 the last three stations. 



England, Ireland. Perennial. Early Summer. 



Stems very stout, 1 to 2 feet high, with numerous scattered leaves, li 

 to 4 inches long, the lower leaves smaller than the upper. Umbel-rays 

 when in fruit often not much exceeding the leaves at their base, and 

 rarely more than twice as long. Bracts at the base of the forks 

 more or less cordate, but those towards the apex of the rays with an 

 obtuse-angled base. Capsule nearly i inch long, with very deep 

 furrows. Plant light green, the upper part tinged with yellow. The 

 specimen of E. hiberna figured in " English Botany " was said to be 

 sent from the neighbourhood of Belfast by Mr. Templeton, but the 

 example was probably derived from his garden. See " Cybele 

 Hibernica," p. 259. 



Irish Spurge. 



SPECIES VI.— E UPHORBIA PILOSA. Limi. 



Plate MCCLVIII. 



Hclcl. Ic. Fl. Germ, et Helv. Vol. V. Tab. CXXXVIII. Fig. 4770. 

 E. paltistris, Bah. Man. Brit. Bot. ed. vi. p. 301. Bool-. & Am. Brit. Fl. ed. viii. 

 p. 384 (non Linn.). 



Perennial. Rootstock thickened. Stems several from the crown of 

 the rootstock, simple below, or with a very few barren branches, but 

 usually with numerous flowering branches in the upper part beneath 

 the umbel. Leaves scattered, sessile, oblong-strapshaped or elliptical- 

 oblong, obtuse or subobtuse, finely serrate or obscurely serrate, the 

 uppermost ones rounded at the base, but scarcely semi-amplexicaul. 

 Umbel-rays unequal, usually 5, 3-furcate, and then once or twice 

 2-furcate. Bracts roundish-oval or -ovate, subapiculate, not connate. 

 Involucral glands transversely elliptical, entire. Capsule subglobular, 

 the cocca rounded on the back, sparingly clothed with small glandlike 

 purplish tubercles, generally emitting white silky hairs. Seeds oval- 

 globular, smooth, shining, brown, with a small suborbicular caruncule. 

 Plant more or less pubescent or pilose; bracts subglabrous; leaves 

 rather thin, green, paler beneath. 



In woods and hedgebanks. Very local near Prior Bank in the 

 neighbourhood of Bath, and stated to be found b}^ Mr. Hemsley near 

 A\'est Meston, in Sussex. 



England. Perennial. Early Summer. 



Stems 18 inches to 8 feet high, stout, branched above so that the 



