328 EUPHORBIACE^E. [KrrnoitBiA. 



** Leaves alternate. Umbels 3- or mauy-rayed. (,'fiiin7.-i ./'/,, 

 reniform or lunate with cuspidate tips. 

 + Bracts connate at the base. 



5. E. amygdaloi'des, L. ; perennial, hairy, leaves obovate-lanceolaU-. 

 quite entire, capsules glabrous minutely dotted, seeds smooth givy. 

 Woods, copses, &c. from Northumberland and Yorkshire southwards, local ; 



Bandon in Ireland ; fl. March-May. Rootgtock woody. Stems 6-1:!. ir., erect. 

 very stout, leafy, barren the first year, elongating the following to 2ft., then 

 throwing out slender branches. Leaves 2-3 in., obtuse or acute, lower 

 petioled, upper sessile often oblong. Rays 5-10 ; bracts connate into an 

 orbicular limb >j-l in. diam., yellow. Involucres broad, pedicels slender, 

 cusps of glands converging. Capsule with rounded valves. Sf.ed subglobose, 

 acute. DISTRIB. Europe from Holland southwards, W. Siberia, W. Asia, 

 ft Bracts free at the base. All glabrous. 



6. E. Pep'lus, L. ; annual, leaves orbicular-obovate quite entire, bracts 

 ovate, capsules small, valves keeled, seeds pitted whitish. 



Gardens, fields, and waste places, ascending to 1,000 ft. in the Highlands ; a 

 native or colonist, Waixon ; H. July-Nov. Stems 6-10 in., simple or 3-choto- 

 inous at the base. Leaves -\ in., sessile or with short slender petioles, thin. 

 Rays 3, repeatedly forked. Involucres small; cusps of glands slender, 

 curved. Capsule-valves with 2 keels on the back. Seeds 3-gonous, deeply 

 pitted and keeled on the back, with 2 facial furrows. DISTUIB. Europe, 

 N. Africa, Siberia, W. Asia to N.W. India ; introd. in N. America. 



7. E. exig'ua, L. annual, leaves linear-lanceolate quite entire obtuse 

 or acute, bracts cordate at the base, capsules rough on. the back of the 

 valves, seeds pale deeply pitted. 



Fields, &c. from Banff and Forfar southwards, local in Ireland ; a colonist, 

 Watson ; fl. July-Oct. Very variable. Stenis usually excessively branched 

 from the base ; branches 6-15 in., erect and strict, or prostrate curved and 

 ascending. Leaves ^-1 in., very variable, broadest above or below the middle, 

 sometimes truncate and apiculate. Rays 3-5, often forked ; bracts often 

 toothed at the base. Involucres small, subsessile ; tips of glands obtuse. 

 Capsules small. Seeds obtusely 3-gonous, keeled, grey. DISTRIB. Europe, 

 N. Africa, W. Siberia, W. Asia to N.W. India. 



8. E. portland ica, L. ; perennial, leaves coriaceous obovate or oblong- 

 obovate quite entire, bracts deltoid- or reniform-cordate, capsules slightly 

 rough on the back of the valves, seeds opaque brown pitted. 

 Sea-shores, from Wigton to the I. of Wight, rare ; N. S. and E. of Ireland : 



fl. May-Aug. Rootilock cylindric, woody, tortuous. Stems 6-18 in., very 

 many, tufted, erect or ascending, naked and scarred below, branched, leafy 

 above. Leaves ^-f in., spreading, acute or apiculate. Rays 3-5 ; bracts 

 - in. diam., broader than long, often keeled and cuspidate. ' Capsule-valves 

 faintly keeled, granulate. Seed with shallow pits, cuticle brown, caruncle 

 large. DISTKIB. Coasts of France and Spain. 



9. E. Para lias, L. ; .perennial, leaves imbricate coriaceous quite entire, 

 lower linear-oliovate or -oblong, upper ovate, bracts broadly eor< late, cap- 

 sules leathery wrinkled, seeds minutely dotted whitish. 



Sandy shores, from Cumberland and Suffolk southwards ; rare and local in 



