EPTAND. MONOG. 1 15 



HAB. Banks of lakes and rivers, frequent. Fl. July. I/ . 



Two to three feet high. Leaves all radical, on long footstalks. Scape 

 branched upward,, branches whorled, bracteated, compound. 

 Flowers pale rose colour. Embryo singularly curved, like a horse- 

 shoe, as in the whole genus. A var. is mentioned by Mr. Hopkirk 

 with lanceolate leaves. 



2. A. ranunculoides (lesser Water Plantain), leaves linear-lan- 

 ceolate, fruit globose squarrose, capsules acute. Light f. p. 193. 

 E. B.t.326. 



HAB. Ditches and bogs, but not common. Sides of lochs in Isla, 

 Light/. Marsh beyond Fossil, Glasg., Hopk. N. side of Loch Le- 

 ven and loch W. of Dunning, Mr. Arnott. Duddingston Loch, and 

 Castle Loch, at Lochmabin, Maugh. In the Hunting Bog, near 

 Edinb., Mr. P. Neill. Burntisland, G. Don. Fl. Aug. 1J. .. 



Much smaller than the last, with flowers larger, paler coloured, in um- 

 bels, which are sometimes proliferous. But the most essential dif- 

 ference is to be found in the germens or fruits. 



VII. HEPTANDRIA. 



1. MONOGYNIA. 



1. TRIENTALIS. Cal. of 7 leaves. Cor. in 7 segments, regular 

 and flat. Berry dry, of 1 cell, many seeds. 



1. MONOGYNIA. 



J. TRIENTALIS. 



L T.europcza (Chick-weed Winter -green}. Light/, p. 196. 

 E.B. t. 15. 



HAB. Sides of mountains and in woods, especially in the Highlands. 

 On Ben Lomond, about 1 mile of the way up ; and Duke of Athol's 

 woods at Blair, abundantly, Light/ '. Cliesh, Mr. Arnott. Black- 

 house heights, Selkirkshire, Mr. Stewart. Aberfoyle, Rev. Dr. Gra- 

 hame. Cluny, Rev. Mr. M' Ritchie. Woods, Dunkeld, especially 

 Dungarthill - } near Stanly, and field of Culloden ; Loch Ransa, Ar- 

 ran and woods, Dumblane, Mr. Murray. Strathbran,, Perthshire, 

 Dr. Walker. Fl. June. Tj. . 



Root creeping. Stems simple, 4 6 inches high, with 2 or 3 small di- 

 stant leaves, and 4 7 terminal, whorled, large, obovato-lanceolate 

 ones, from the centre of which arise 3 4 slender flowerstalks, about 

 1 inch long, each terminated by a rather large, white, at first droop- 

 ing flower. Leaflets of cal. very narrow, almost subulate : the seg- 

 ments of cor. lanceolate. Germ, superior, roundish. Capsule white. 

 Pericarp filmy. Seeds few, on a spongy central receptacle. 



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