CL. VI.] HEXANDRIA TRIGYNIA. 179 



of England and Ireland : frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. viii. pi. 536. Eng. 

 FL. vol. ii. p. 1&8. 569. 



23. SCHEUCHZE'RIA. SCHEUCHZERIA. 



Calyx none. Petals six, inferior, oblong, acute, recurved, per- 

 manent. Filaments thread-shaped, shorter than the petals ; an- 

 thers terminal, linear, two-celled. Germens three, superior, egg- 

 shaped, compressed. Styles none ; stigmas oblong, obtuse. 

 Capsules three, roundish, compressed, pointed, each one-celled, 

 two-valved. Seeds solitary, oblong. Named after the three 

 Scheuchzers, Swiss botanists. 202. 



1. S. palustrii. Marsh Scheuchzeria. Root long, creeping. Sterne 

 erect, simple, wavy, six inches high : leaves few, alternate, semi-cylindri- 

 cal, obtuse : flowers about five, in a terminal cluster. Perennial : flowers 

 in June : grows in wet spongy mountain bogs : very rare. Lakeby Car, 

 Yorkshire j near Shrewsbury; T home Moor, near Doncaster; Methven, 

 near Perth. 570. 



24. TRIGLO'CHIN. ARROW-GRASS. 



Calyx inferior, of three roundish, deciduous leaves. Petals three, 

 gg-shaped, a little longer than the calyx. Filaments very short ; 

 anthers large, roundish, two-lobed. Germen superior, large, 

 oblong. Styles none; stigmas three or six, reflected, feathery. 

 Capsule oblong, with as many cells as there are stigmas. Seeds 

 solitary, oblong, pointed. Named from treis, three, and glochis, 

 a point. 203. 



1. T, palustre. Marsh Arrow-grass. Capsule three-celled, nearly 



linear. Root fibrous : leaves all radical, linear, channelled, smooth, 



nearly erect;: flowers in a long terminal spike, reddish-green. Perennial : 

 flowers in June and July : grows in wet meadows : common. Cattle are 

 fond of it. Eng. Bot. vol. vi. pi. 366. Eng. FL. vol. ii. p. 200. 571. 



2. T. marltimum. Sea Arrow-grass. Capsule six-celled, egg-shaped. 



-Leaves radical, semi-cylindrical. Larger than the last. It has a 



salt taste, and cattle, especially cows, are fond of it. Perennial : flowers 

 in June and July : grows in salt marshes, and pastures overflowed by the 

 tide: common. Eng. Bot. vol. iv. pi. 255. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 201. 572. 



25. COL'CHICUM. COLCHICUM. 



Calyx none. Corolla of one petal; tube angular, arising from 

 the root ; limb divided into six oblong, erect segments. Filaments 

 awl-shaped, shorter than the corolla; anthers oblong, two-celled, 

 four-valved. Germen imbedded in the root, roundish. Styles 

 three, thread-shaped, as long as the stamens ; stigmas linear, 

 recurved, channelled, downy. Capsules three, superior, stalked, 

 oblong, each one-celled. Seeds numerous, round. Named from 

 the country of Colchis. 204. 



1. C. autumndle. Bulb egg-shaped, large. In spring several nar- 

 row leaves arise, but the flower does not appear until September. The 

 germen lies buried in the root all winter, and is raised in spring to perfect 

 its seeds through the summer. Flower pale-purple. Perennial : flowers 

 in September and October : grows in moist meadows in many parts of 



