PI. end. a; 5. CHARADES. 23. Chara. 29 



4. Chara hlspida. Hispid stonewort. 

 Stem hispid, branchy, below sulcate, unarmed, above 



prickly ; prickles reversed ; second branches verticillate, 

 eight in a whorl, six jointed, spreading; bractece unequal, 

 four; nearly equal to the ovate nuts. 



Cham hispida, Lin. S. P. 1624. 



Ponds and ditches ; annual ; July, August. 

 Stems very numerous, thick, long, hispid all over. 



(3. tomentosa. Stem strong, hispid under the branches. 



C. major subcinerea fragilis. Rail Syn. 132, 2. 

 C. tomentosa, Lin. S. P. 



5. Chara crinita. Hairy stonewort. 

 Stem rather branchy, streaked, very smooth, shining, 



bristly; bristles spreading, condensed in bundles ; branches 

 verticillate, about ten in a whorl, roundish, sixkneed, short; 

 bractece five, twice as long as the oblong, lanceolate, subper- 

 pendicular nuts. 



Hippuris niuscosa sub aqua repens, PluJc. Aim. 135. 

 Chara crinita, Wallroth 191. 



Turf bogs in Ireland. 



