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anthers terminal. Ovary subglobose. Capsule erect, 2-4-valved. Seeds 

 oblong, testa rugose. — Distrib. N. temp, regions, Fuegia ; species 20. 

 — Etym. pinguis, from the greasy texture. 



1. P. vulga'ris, L. ; calyx-lobes ovate-oblong obtuse, corolla violet, 

 lips very unequal, spur slender about equalling the lower lip. 



Wet bogs, &c, Shetland to Hants and Devon ; rare in S. England ; ascends 

 to near 3,000 ft. in the Highlands ; Ireland ; Channel Islands ; fl. May- 

 July. — Glabrous, except the glandular top of the scape and calyx. Leaves 

 1-3 in., appressed to the ground, oblong, obtuse, succulent ; petiole broad, 

 very short. Scapes several, 4-6 in., purplish. Calyx-lobes very variable. 

 Corolla f-1 in. ; lower lip much longer and broader than the upper ; seg- 

 ments broad, obtuse; spur straight or incurved, variable in length. 

 Stamens 2 anterior, and sometimes 2 imperfect lateral. Capsule ovoid or 

 subglobose. Cotyledon solitary. — Distrib. Europe (Arctic), N. Asia, N. 

 America. — Leaves insectivorous, used to curdle milk in Lapland. 



P. vulga'ris proper; calyx-lobes ovate sometimes subacute, corolla § in., lobes 

 of lower lip not overlapping, spur entire at the tip, capsule ovoid subacute. 



Sub-sp. P. grandiflo'ra, Lamk. ; larger, leaves broader, calyx-lobes more 

 oblong, tip rounded, corolla 1 in., lobes of lower lip very broad overlapping, 

 spur often 2-fid, capsule subglobose. — Bogs, Cork and Kerry ; (Penzance, 

 introduced).— Distrib. W. France, Alps, Pyrenees, Spain, Portugal. — The 

 Irish is an extreme form ; Alpine and Pyrenean intermediates are numerous. 



2. P, lusitan'ica, L. ; calyx-lobes" suborbicular, corolla lilac, lips 

 nearly equal, throat yellow, spur short stout conical incurved. 



Bogs, S.W. England, local, from Hants to Cornwall; W. Scotland, Orkney to 

 Wigton; Ireland, ascending to 1,500 ft. in Mayo ; fl. June-Oct.— Glabrous. 

 Leaves ^— § in., oblong, shortly petioled, thin, succulent, obtuse. Scapes 

 very slender. Corolla % in. ; lips nearly equal, lower pouched from 

 without, lobes short broad; spur very broad, obtuse. Capsule globose. 

 Cotyledons 2. — Distrib. W. France, Spain, Portugal. 



3. P. alpi'na, L. ; calyx-lobes broadly ovate obtuse, corolla white, 

 lips unequal, throat yellow, spur very short conical. 



Bogs, Skye, Ross ; fl. May-June. — Similar to P. lusitanica, but larger, scapes 

 shorter ; corolla § in., throat hairy ; lower lip longer than the upper ; spur 

 broader and more obtuse; capsule ovoid, acute. — Distrib. Europe, N. of 

 the Alps (Arctic), N. Asia, Himalaya, Greenland, Fuegia. 



2. UTRICUI.A'RIA,i. 



Aquatic or terrestrial herbs, often floating and propagated by hyber- 

 nacula. Leaves (of Brit, species) floating, multind ; segments very slender, 

 furnished with minute pitchers, which entrap animalcules. Flowers soli- 

 tary spiked or racemed, naked or bracteate. Calyx 2-partite, lobes subequal. 

 Corolla personate, palate protruded. Stamens inserted on the upper lip of 

 the corolla, filaments incurved ; anthers subterminal, free or coherent, 

 simple or constricted in the-middle. Style short, stigma unequally 2-lobed. 

 Capsule globose, bursting irregularly. Seeds oblong or peltate, striate, 



