148 69. EL^EAGNACE^E. 



2. PARIETARIA. Wall-Pellitory. 



P. OFFICINALIS, L. Stems branched. Le. stalked, alternate, 

 ovato-lanceolate, with 2 veins springing from the midrib above 

 the base. Fl. in sessile axillary clusters. Involucre very small, 

 of 2 3 lobed segments. Peri, in the perfect fl. at length enlarged 

 to twice as long as the stamens, but seldom ripening their seed. 

 Whole plant hairy. [See 6th and 7th ed. of Hook, and Am. Br. FL 

 for an accurate description of the flowers.} 



Very rare. " Walls of Bothwell Castle," Hopk. (B) P. 69. 



3. HtfMULtrs. Common Hop. 



* H. LUPULUS, L. Stems very long, twining. Le. stalked, 

 opposite, 3 5-lobed, heart-shaped at the base, sharply serrate, 

 scabrous. Fl. greenish yellow; barren ones in loose panicles, 

 fertile in globular catkins. 



Not common. In hedges and thickets. (E) P. 78. " Hedges at Tollcross," 

 Hopk. Old quarry, and in the woods at Stonelaw beyond Rutherglen. 



6 8. U L M A C E M. 



1. U'LMUS. Elm. 



1. TJ. CAMPESTRIS, L. Broad-leaved Elm, Wynch-Hazel, Scotch 

 or Mountain Elm. A large tree of considerable beauty, with 

 spreading branches. Le. large, shortly stalked, broadly ovate, 

 cuspidate, unequal at the base, doubly serrate, rough on the 

 upper side, downy beneath. Fl. appearing before the le. , reddish, 

 in dense clusters, 5 7-cleft, lobes ciliate. Samara leaf -like, with 

 the seed below the centre, and distant from the slightly notched 

 apex. 



Very common. In woods. (B) T. 34. 



*2. U. SUBEROSA, Ehr. Common Elm. Not considered a 

 native of Scotland, but frequently planted in woods; distinguished 

 by the notch of the samara, reaching near to the seed, which is 

 considerably above the centre. Le. smaller. [See Hook. & Am. 

 Bri. Fl, 8th ed., p. 393.} 



69.-EKE1AGNACEJE. 

 1. HIPPOPHAE. Sallow-Thorn, Sea-Buckthorn. 



* H. KHAMNOIDES, L. A willow-like shrub, 4 6 ft. high. Le. 

 alternate, linear-lanceolate, entire, covered with silvery scales, 

 dense below, thin above, rusty on the branches ; axillary shoots 

 ending in a prickle. Fl. appearing with the young leaves, axillary. 

 Berry yellowish. 



Toward Point. Frequent in shrubberies. (G) Sh. 57. 



