Euphorbia.'] MONOECIA — MONANDRTA. 327 



glabrous or obsoletely hairy. E. epithymoides, Bahmgton, Fl. 

 Barth. p. 44. (iiot Linn.') — E. pilosa, Bab. in E. Bot. Suppl. t. 

 2787. — y. (Noeper); capsules quite smooth and glabrous. E. 



villosa, Waldst. et Kit. PL Rar. Hung. v. i. p. 56. t. 93 E.pro- 



cera, M. Bieb. Fl. Taur. Cauc. v. \.p. 378. Reich. Ic. Bot. t. 146. 

 a. " Abundant in the hedges at Slinfold, Sussex ;' naturalized ?" Mr 

 Borrer ; who observes that formerly Mr Manningham, Dillenius' friend, 

 vas the incumbent there. It has, at any rate, as good a claim to be 

 considered native, as some other species of this genus. Habit and size 

 of the last species, often tinged with purple. — /2. Plentiful in a lane and 

 wood near Prior Park Lodge, Mr E. Simms and Mr Heneage Gibbs ; 

 appearing to Mr Babington to be truly wild. Fl. July. I4. . — After a 

 careful comparison of numerous and authentic specimens with the figure 

 and description, I arrive at the conclusion that the above synonyms 

 come properly under one species, and that the state which Mr Babington 

 has brought into notice is exactly intermediate between the E. villosa 

 of Waldstein and Kitaibel, and the E. pilosa of Linn. 



** Glands of the Involucre pointed or angidar. 



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6. E.*Esula, L. (leaft/ branched Spurge); umbel of many prin- 

 cipal branches and several scattered peduncles below, bracteas 

 cordate, leaves membranaceous oblongo-Ianceolate mostly entire, 

 glands of the involucre with two horns, germens glabrous (sca- 

 brous, Sm.) seeds obovate smooth. E. Bot. t. 1399. 



Woods near Edinb. and at Slinfold, Sussex. Banks of Tweed near 

 Coldstream. Fl. July. 1^. 



7. E.* Ci/parissias, L. {Cypress Spurge); umbel of many prin- 

 cipal branches and several scattered peduncles below, bracteas 

 cordate, leaves linear entire membranaceous glabrous, glands 

 of the involucre lunate, germens scabrous, seeds obovate smooth. 

 E. Bot. t. 840. 



Woods, Staffordshire, Bedfordshire, Northumberland. Fl. June, July. 

 y.. — Readily distinguished by its narrow, linear leaves. 



8. ^. pardlia, L. (<Sea Spurge); umbel of about 5 principal 

 branches often with inferior scattered ones, bracteas cordate con- 

 cave, leaves coriaceous obovato-and linear-lanceolate (generally) 

 imbricated glaucous entire concave, glands of the involucre (5) 

 lunate, capsules wrinkled, seeds smooth. E. Bot. t. 195. 



Sandy sea-coast of England, and near Dublin ; but not general. FT.. 

 Aug. Sept. 1/!. — Stems numerous from the same root, woody below. 

 Leaves very closely imbricated, especially on the young shoots. 



9. E. Portldndica, L. (^Portland Spurge); umbel with about 

 5 principal dichotonious branches and several inferior scattered 

 ones, bracteas triangular-cordate, leaves membranaceous obova- 

 to-lanceolate generally obtuse and submucronate, glands of the 

 involucre (4) lunate with two long points, capsule rough at the 

 angles, seeds dotted (almost white). E. Bot. t. 441. 



' Mr Babington considers the Sussex plant to be E, coralloides. I fear 

 neither has a claim to be considered British. 



