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of Pan. crowded. Fr.-stalks spreading hori- 

 zontally, two or three times as long as calyx. 

 Pet. abont as long as calyx, a. 4, 5. Fields 

 and drji pastures, occ. G." — KoCh. "Distin- 

 guished ii'om C. triviale by the seeds, smooth 

 except on the mai'gin." — GoDK.yra?« Fries. 



11. triviale. Sepals and Bracts scariose 

 on margin. Pet. abont as long as calyx. 

 Lower lY.-stallis two or three times as long as 

 calyx, nearly erect. Lateral stems often root- 

 ing at the base. L. oblong or ovate ; lower 

 attenuate, a. and b. 5-8. JJncult. 



j3. holosteoides. Nearly smooth. Sides of 

 Stems alternately pubescent. 



/ cannot make out on what characters M. 

 Godrou means to found liis C. alsinoides, 

 which seems to differ from triviale only i?i the 

 want of heard to the sepal. Perhaps his var. 

 a. obscnrum may be the atrovirens of Bab., 

 while his fi. pallens may go to triviale. 



12. pumilum. Sepals lanceolate, acute, 

 with a narrow scariose margin, nearly as long 

 as stali ; as long as petals. Stalk of Fr. reflexed. 

 Stamens 5. Bracts with a: very narrow mem- 

 branous margin. L. ovato-lanceolate. — Bab. 



a. 5. Croydon. Nevers. Bourges. 



13. semidecandrum. All the Bracts and 

 Sepals very scariose, eroso-denticulate. Pan. 

 mnbel-Eke at top. Pet. hardly so long as 

 calyx. Fi-.-stalk two to three times as long as 

 calyx, deflexed, afterwards erect, a. 3-5. Bry 

 banks and walls. 



ii. Petals twice as long as sepals. 



14. campanulatuin. Lower Bracts her- 

 baceous ; the third series has sometimes a 

 narrow scariose margin. Pet. twice as long as 

 calyx. Fr.-stalk twice as long as calyx. L. 

 oblong; lower somewhat spatulate. a. and 



b. 4, 5. Barren pastures. Paris.Vall.lt. 



1 5 . sylvaticuMi. Lower Bracts herbaceous ; 

 upper with naiTow scariose margin. Pet. 

 twice as long as calyx. Lateral stems rooting. 

 Lower L. ovate, acute, abruptly contracted into 

 stalks ; upper lanceolate, acuminate. (C. re- 

 pens of Linnceus, according to Bert.) b. 

 6, 7. Moist woods. Manerbach near Vienna. 

 Trieste. Sty. 



C. Capsule curved. Teeth straight. Root 

 perennial, producing barren shoots. Pe- 

 tals far exceeding calyx. 



16. glaciale. Bracts none, distinguishable 

 from L. Stems numerous, procumbent. 

 Flowciing-stems 1-, very rarely 3-flowered. 



L. elliptic-oblong, p. 7. Very high. Alps. 

 The bracts seem never to be wanting, even on 

 the \-Jlowered stalks of C.lat'iioUwn; atid never 

 to occur in this. 



17. latifoliuxn. Bracts small, thin, her- 

 baceous. Shoots tufted, procumbent. Flower- 

 ing-stems erect, 1-3 -flowered. L. elliptic or 

 lanceolate, p. 7, 8. High mountains. 



18. alpiuum. Bracts somewhat scariose 

 at top. Shoots creeping. Flowering-stems 

 ascending, 1-3-, rarely 7-flowered. Fr.-staUcs 

 spreading obliquely. L. elliptic, or lanceo- 

 late, p. 5-8. High, stony. 



19. ovatum. Bracts broadly scariose. 

 Shoots creeping. Flowering-stems ascending, 

 6-9-flowered. Fr.-stalks pi^bescent, spreading 

 obliquely. Lower L. lanceolate ; npjjer ovate, 

 acuminate, p. 6-8. High, stony. Carinthia. 

 Sty. HaUstadt. 



20. arvense. Bracts broadly scariose. 

 Shoots creeping. Flowering-stems erect, 7- 

 15-flowered. Cal. nodding. Fr.-stalks pubes- 

 cent, erect. L. lineari-lanceolate. p. 4, 5. 

 Open hills and banks. 



fi. strictmn. L. smooth, ciliate at base. 



7. suffruticosum. Woody at base. L. erect, 

 rigid. 



21. tomentosuxn. Tomentose. Bracts 

 widely scariose, barren. Stems rooting, tufted. 

 Floweiing-stenis erect, 7-15-flowered. Fr.- 

 staUfs erect. Cal. nodding. L. lineari-lanceo- 

 late. p. 4, 5. Open, and walls. Sw. Prov. 

 Gnadagnolo. Naples. Sic. 



22. filiforme. "Stems tufted. L. filiform, 

 3-edged, fleshy. Sepals lanceolate. Caps, 

 oblong, exceeding calyx, always erect. L.- 

 stallvs about as long as calyx, p. LTpper 

 Styiia." — DC./rowj Vest. Not noticed by Koch. 



D. Teeth of Capsule revolute. 



23. grandiflorum. Bai'ren shoots root- 

 ing. Flowering-stems erect, 7-15-flowered. 

 L. narrow linear, somewhat fleshy, convex 

 beneath. Margin revolute when dry. p. 7, 8. 

 The high Schwab in Upper Styria. 



Tribe III. BLATmBM. 



128. ELATINE. 



1. triandra. Pet. 3, fink. Stamens 3. 

 L. opposite, longer than stalks. Fl. sessile. 

 a. 9, 10. Edges of fomh, beloio the usual 

 level of the water. Eng. G. occ. 



