MONOECIA MONANDRIA. 535 



'J^^.r2S I. CHAR A caulibus Isevibus, frondibus interne den- 



tatis. SyJ}. nat. 61^. Spec. pi. 1624. {Bauh. Prodr, 



ic. p. 25. Vaill.M. Paris, lyig.p. 23. L 3. f. 1) 



Common Cbara, or ftinking Water Horfctail. 

 j^nglis. 



lu^ ditches where the water runs flowly not uncom- 

 mon. Dr. Parfons. 

 The ftalks are ■ branched •, when young fmooth, 

 ilrait#^, and flexible •, but wh.en grown to ma- 

 turity, more rigid, and incruQed with a kind of 

 tophaceous coat, which is hke fand between the 

 teeih. When dry'd they are extremely brittle. 

 The leaves are fetaceous, and grow verticillate, 

 eight or nine in a whirl. The pericarpium is a 

 yellow or fcarlet cruft or berry : they grow about 

 two from the aU of each whirl, of an oblong 

 form, replete with many black feeds. The 

 whole plant has a flrong difagreeablc fmell like 



garlick or hemlock. 



■'ifphla 2, CHARA caulibus aculeatis capillaribus confertis. 



Syjl. nat. 613. Sp. pi. 1624. {Vaill. a5t. Paris. 



1719. p. 18. /. 3./. 3. Pluk. aim. t. 193. /. 6. 



Oed. Dan. t. 1 54 J 

 Prickly Chara. Anglis. 

 In ditches and lakes, as in Guilkn-Loch^ in Eaji- 



hothian, near Lord Hyndfordh. Dr. Parfons. 

 The ftalk of this is a foot long, often fpirally 



flreak'd, and together with the leaves covered 



Viith numerous y^/;;w/^, which are never feen in 



the 



