CL. VI.] HEXANDRIA TRIGYNTA. 179 



tains of Scotland, the north of England and Ireland : frequent. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. viii. pi. 536. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 198. 569. 



23. SCHEUCHZE'RIA. SCHEUCHZERIA. 



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

 permanent. Filaments thread- shaped, shorter than the petals ; 

 anthers terminal, linear, two -celled. Gennens 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. palustris. Marsh Scheuchzeria. Hoot long, creeping. Stems 

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

 cylindrical, obtuse : flowers about five, in a terminal cluster. Pe- 

 rennial : flowers in June : grows in wet spongy mountain bogs : 

 very rare. Lakeby Car, Yorkshire ; near Shrewsbury ; Thorne 

 Moor, near Doncaster ; Methven, near Perth. 570. 



24. TRIGLO'CHIN. ARROW-GRASS. 



Calyx inferior, of three roundish, deciduous leaves. Petals 

 three, egg-shaped, a little longer than the calyx. Filaments 

 very short ; anthers large, roundish, two-lobed. Germen su- 

 perior, large, oblong. Styles none ; stigmas three or six, re- 

 flected, 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. Boot 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 mea- 

 dows ; common. Cattle are fond of it. Eng. Bot. vol. vi. pi. 366. 

 Eng. FL vol. ii. p. 200. 571. 



2. T. maritimum. 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. Pe- 

 rennial : flowers in June and July : grows in salt marshes, and pas- 

 tures 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 ob- 

 long, 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 



narrow leaves arise, but the flower does not appear until Sep- 

 tember. 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 : 



