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stigma obliquely clavate or 4-lobed ; ovules many, 2-seriate, ascending. 

 Capsule elongate, 4-celled, loculicidally 4-valved ; valves separating from a 

 4-\vinged seed-bearing axis. Seeds broadest above, tipped with a long pencil 

 of hairs, minutely tubercled. DJSTRIB. Arctic, temp, and cold regions, 

 abundant in New Zealand ; species 50. ETYM. tiri and \&frov, from the 

 position of the corolla, &c. on the pod. 



SECTION' 1. Chamsene'rion. Corolla irregular, rotate. Calyx-lobes 

 free to the base, spreading. Stamens declinate. 



1. E. angTistifo'lium, L. ; stem tall simple, leaves lanceolate. Rose-bay 

 or French Willow. 



Moist river-sides and copses, most common in Scotland ; ascending to 2,700 

 ft. in the Highlands ; E. and N. of Ireland, rare ; fl. July- Aug. Glabrous, 

 inflorescence" pubescent. Stem 2-4 ft., erect, terete. Leaves 3-6 in., pe- 

 tioled, alternate, obscurely toothed, glaucous below. Racemes elongate. 

 F/nimrs 1 in. diam., bracteate, dark rose-purple. Petals obovate-spathulate, 

 2 lower smaller. Style bent down, stigmas 4, erect then revolute. Capsule 

 2-4 in. Seeds obovoid. DISTRIB. Temp and Arctic Europe, N. and W. 

 Asia to the Himalaya, and America. 



VAR. Irachycat' pum, Leighton (sp.); stem 4-6 ft., buds very oblique, capsules 

 1-1^ in. Only known in cultivation and as a garden escape. 



SECTION 2. Lysima'cMon. Flowers regular, campanulate or funnel- 

 shaped. Calyx-lobes connate at the base. Stamens erect. 

 * Stem terete. Stigma deleft. 



2. E. hirsu'tum, L. ; glandular-pubescent and hirsute, leaves opposite 

 oblong-lanceolate ^-amplexicaul serrulate, buds erect. Codlins-and-cream. 

 Sides of ditches and rivers, from Aberdeen southwards; fl. July- Aug. 



Odorous. Stoloyis subterranean, thick, fleshy, scaly, leafless. Stems 3-5 ft., 

 terete with raised lines from the leaf -bases. Leaves 3-5 in., teeth incurved. 

 Flowers very many, -f in. diam., rose-purple. Petals broad, notched. Fila- 

 ments bearded at the base. Stiff ma- lobes revolute. Capsule 2-3 in. DISTRIB. 

 Europe, N. Africa, Siberia, W. Asia ; introd. in N. America. 



3. E. parviflor'um, Schreb. ; pubescent or glabrate, leaves mostly 

 alternate sessile lanceolate obscurely toothed, buds erect. 



Ditches and river-banks, from Moray and the Hebrides ' southwards ; 

 fl. July-Aug. Stolons autumnal, with subsessile rosulate leaves. Stem 

 1-3 ft., terete, branched above. Leaves 1-2 in., linear or oblong-lanceolate, 

 rounded at the base. Floicers % in. diam., many, rose-purple. Stigma-lobes 

 short, not revolute. Capsules 1^-2 in., pubescent. DISTRIB. Europe, N. 

 Africa, Himalaya. 



VAR. 1, riaula're, Wahl. (sp.); almost glabrous. VAR. 2, intermedium, MeYat 

 (sp.) ; most or all the leaves alternate. 



4. E. monta'num, L. ; stem pubescent, leaves mostly opposite gla- 

 brous oblong-ovate acute toothed, buds drooping. 



Shady banks, walls and cottage roofs, 'ascending to near 1,700 ft. in the Lake 

 district ; fl. June-July. Stolons autumnal, subterranean and fleshy, or 

 subaerial with suberect rosulate leaves. Stem 6-24 in., erect, subsimple, 

 slender. Leaves 1-3 in., sometimes petioled, or whorled in threes. Flowers 

 \-% in. diam., pale purple. Stigma-lobes short, not revolute. Capsules 2 3J 



