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SPITRGE (PORTLAND.)— (^/>Aor6ia Portlandica,) 



Descrip. — This has fair green leaves, and the flowers are 

 of a blueish green : in every other respect it resembles the 

 other kinds already described. 



Flac€. — They are found upon the Island of Portland 



SPURGE (RED,y^{£upkorlna Charaeias.) 



Bescrip. — This has long, narrow, sharp-pointed ends \ 

 they have short footstalks, and are smooth, of a dead green 

 at first, but afterwards red : they are of a hard, firm sub- 

 stance, and differ as much in that as colour from those of 

 the preceding species. Towards the top the stalk divides 

 in a number of branches, on which stand the flowers in 

 umbels ; they are dmall, numerous, and of so deep a purple, 

 that they appear nearly black. The seed is very large, and 

 the whole plant becomes red, after standing some time. 



Place. — It is found wild in Staffordshire : and also on 

 the mountains in the north of Ireland. 



Time. — It flowers in May. 



SPURGE (ROUGH YRVIT ED.) ^(Euphorbia 

 Ven-ucosa.) 



Dcscrip. — The leaves stand irregularly ; and are broad, 

 short, sharp- pointed, smooth, of a pale green, and some* 

 what sermted at the edges. The flowers stand in small 

 tufts at the top of the plant, they are a little round, of a 

 yellowish green. The seed-vessel is roundish, large and 

 rough, it is more conspicuous than in the other kinds, and 

 haa been compared to a wait, the seeds are as large. 



SPURGE (SEA.)— {Euphorbia Faralias.) 



Descrtp. — This has a singular appearance ; the leaves 

 encompass the stalk : and has. small trreeuish flowers at 

 the top of the stalk ; the whole plant is perfectly smooth, 

 and a blueish green colour, 



SPURGE (SVJ!f.)-(EupKorbia Eelioscopia.) 



De4crip.—The leaves are numerous, oblong, of an invert- 

 oval tigure, and serrated at the edges : they have no foot- 

 stalks, and are smallest at the base, when they are broad- 

 er all the way to the end : their colour is blueish green. 

 The flowers stand at tbe top of the stalk, in a broad spread- 

 ing umbel ; they are of a yellowish green. 



