54 TETRAND. MONOG. 



HAB. Pastures in a gravelly soil, but not frequent, Light/. Roman 

 camp above Newbattle, plentiful ; road-side between Inveresk and 

 Path-head,, 9 m. S.E. fromEdinb., Maugh. About Glasg.,but not 

 common, Hopk. Fl. June, July. % . 



Root large, woody, injurious to Grass-lands. Resembling the last 

 species. Leaves variable in the length of the footstalks, but gene- 

 rally almost sessile, spreading on the ground, with from 7 9 

 nerves, pubescent or glabrous, the margins mostly entire. Spike 

 shorter than in PL. major ; but the most important character is that 

 there is only 1 seed in each cell. 



3. PL lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain}, leaves lanceolate, scape 

 angular, spike ovate. Lighif. p. 118. E. B. t. 175. 



HAB. Meadows and pastures, plentiful. K.June, July. 7/ . 

 Spike having the bracteas sometimes, by luxuriance, converted into 

 leaves. Lightfoot mentions a var. with globular heads. 



4. PLniaritima (Sea-side Plaintairi), leaves linear grooved fleshy 

 woolly at the base, scape rounded, spike cylindrical. Lightf. 

 p. 118. E. B. t. 175. 



HAB. Sea-coast, as at Helensburgh, Hopk. Road-side near the 

 avenue to White Moss, Glasg., Ure. Summits of the Highland 

 mountains. 



*** Dissepiment with 4 angles (thus forming 4 cells), 1 seed in each 



cell. 



5. PI. Coronopus (Buck's-hornPlantai?i), leaves linear pinnatifid, 

 scape rounded. Lightf. p. 718. E. B. t. 892. 



HAB. Gravelly sterile soils, inland and upon the coast. Fl. June, 

 July. (Sm.). If. (Hopk.). 



Leaves mostly spreading, very variable in size and pubescence, pin- 

 natifid j segments often toothed or again divided. Scape hairy. 

 Spike mostly cylindrical. In small plants growing at Staffa I have 

 seen the spike ovate, and composed of not more than 7 or 8 

 flowers 5 whilst the leaves and scapes were quite hispid. 



7. CENTUNCULUS. 



1. C. minimus (Bastard Pimpernel). Lightf. p. 119. E. B. 

 *.531. 



HAB. Gravelly places that are a little moist, but not common, Dr. 

 Parsons. Marsh near Langside, Dr. Brown : and Kenmuir bog, 

 Glasg., Hopk. FL June, July. O . 



Plant 1 2 inches high, more or less branched. Leaves alternate, 

 ovate, glabrous. Flowers extremely minute, sessile, axillary, soli- 

 tary. Cor. pale rose colour, remaining upon the ripe caps. Al- 

 lied to Lysimachia. 



8. SANGUISORBA. 



1. S. officinalis (great Burnet), glabrous, spikes ovate, stamens 

 about as long as the perianth. Lightf. p. 119. E. B. /. 

 1312. 



HAB. Low moist meadows near Dumfries and elsewhere, but not 



