CL. XXI.] MONCECIA MONANDBJA. 347 



rounded, entire, capsule warty. Stem erect, about a foot high, 



with numerous leaves above. Annual : flowers in July and August : 

 grows in corn-fields, in England : rare, and not indigenous. Eng. 

 Sot. vol. v. pi. 333. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 64 : E. stricter 1274. 



***** * Umbel of six or more rays, 



Q.E.E'sula. Leafy-branched Spurge. Umbel of numerous forked 

 rays; bracteas somewhat heart-shaped ; leaves linear, somewhat in- 

 versely egg-shaped, uniform; nectaries diamond-shaped, with two 



lateral horns ; capsule smooth, Stems a foot and a half high : 



leaves numerous. Perennial : flowers in July : grows in woods : 

 rare, but is perhaps never truly wild. At Abercorn, Gladsmuir- 

 kirk, and West Pilton, near Edinburgh ; at Slinfold, Sussex; and 

 near Coldstream. Eng. Bot. vol. xx. pi. 1399. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 65. 



1275. 



10. E. Cyparissias. Cypress Spurge. Umbel of numerous forked 

 rays ; bracteas somewhat heart-shaped ; stem-leaves lance-shaped, 

 those of the branches linear ; nectaries crescent-shaped ; capsule 



smooth. Stem about a foot high. Perennial : flowers in June 



and July : grows in woods and the borders of fields : rare, and not in- 

 digenous. Eng. Bot. vol. xii. pi. 840. Eng. FL vol. iv. p. 66. 1276. 



11. E. Hiberna. Irish Spurge. Umbel of six forked rays; brac- 

 teas egg-shaped ; leaves inversely egg-shaped ; stem simple ; nec- 

 taries kidney-shaped; capsule warty. Stem nearly two feet 



high. Perennial : flowers in June : found in Kent by Mr. Hudson. 

 The bruised root is said to be used in Ireland for poisoning fish. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. xix. pi. 1337. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 67. 1277. 



12. E. amygdaloides. Wood Spurge. Umbel of about six forked 

 rays, with numerous axillar stalks beneath; bracteas rounded, per- 



foliate; leaves oblong, hairy; capsule smooth. The whole plant 



downy. Perennial : flowers in March and April : grows in woods 

 and thickets in England, not common. Eng. Bot. vol. iv. pi. 256. 

 Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 68. 1278. 



2. ZANNICHE'LLIA. HORNED POND-WEED. 



Barren flower. Calyx none. Corolla none. Filament soli- 

 tary, sessile, erect ; anther oblong, erect, two or four-celled. 



Fertile flower solitary, by the side of the barren flower. 

 Calyx of one small, cleft leaf, inferior. Corolla none. Germens 

 four or five, stalked, oblong, incurved. Style one to each 

 germen; stigma one, peltate, egg-shaped, dilated. Capsules 

 stalked, oblong, incurved, one-celled, oue-valved, tipped with 

 the permanent style. Seed solitary Named after J. J. Zanni- 

 chelli, a Venetian botanist. 421. 



1. Z.palustris. Common Horned Pond-weed. Anther four-celled ; 

 stigmas entire. Stem twelve or eighteen inches long, thread- 

 shaped, branched, floating. Annual: flowers in July : grows in 

 ponds and ditches : frequent Eng. Bot. voLxxvL pL 1844. Eng. 

 FL vol. iv. p. 70. 1279. 



