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5, E. palustris L. {Marsh S.) ; "umbel irregular about 5, 

 cleft' then 3-fid and bifid, bracteas all elliptical glabrous entire" 

 leaves broadly lanceolate minutely serrate slightly hairy, glands 

 of the involucre 4 transversely oval, capsules warted hairy 

 seeds obovate minutely punctate smooth." Bab.: Forst. m 

 Linn. Trans, xvii. p. 536. E. pilosa, Z.: E.B.S.i. 2787. 



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Shady places. Prior Park Lane, near Bath ; Lohel before 1575 

 and Johnson in 1634. Pj . 5, 6. — We follow Mr. Babincrton in the 

 character of this and the following species, and Mr. E. Forster for 

 the name here adopted. The species chiefly known under this name 

 on tlie Continent has glabrous capsules, and is perhaps not sufficiently 

 distinct from E. Hiberna. 



6. E. "^ coralloides L. (Coral-like hair?/ S.) ; "umbel S-fid 

 then 3-fid and 2-fid, bracteas ovate-oblong the tertiary ones 

 ovate, all hairy, leaves lanceolate minutely serrate woolly, 

 glands of the involucre transversely oval, capsules nearly smooth 

 woolly, seeds obovate minutely punctate and with faint re- 

 ticulate bands." Bab. : £, B. S. t. 2837. 



Slinfold, Sussex, in hedges ; supposed to have been introduced. 

 (?? 5,6. — ''Distinguished from E. palustris most remarkably by- 

 its habit ; and although its specific characters are less easily observed, 

 yet, in my opinion, they are fully sufficient, permanent, and apparent, 

 to separate it from its allies." Bab. in E. Bot. Both appear to be 

 included under E. pilosa by M, Ptoeper, who alone has taken a clear 

 and comprehensive view of the variations to which the European 

 species of the genus are subject. 



It Glands of the involucre triangxdar^ or lunate on the outside^ or 



2-horned. 



J Bracteas distinct at the base, 



.^ 7. E. "^E'sula L. (leafy -branched S.) ; umbel of many prin- 

 cipal branches and several scattered peduncles below, bracteas 

 cordate, leaves membranaceous linear- or oblong-lanceolate 

 mostly entire, glands of the involucre roundish with two horns, 

 germens glabrous minutely granulated, seeds obovate smooth. 

 E. B, t. 1399. 



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

 Coldstream, 



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(Cypress S.) 



branches and^ several scattered peduncles below, bracteas cor- 

 date, leaves linear entire membranaceous glabrous, glands of 

 the Involucre lunate, germens minutely granulated, seeds ob- 

 ovate smooth. E. B. t. 840. 



Woods. Staffordshire, Bedfordshire, Northumberland. 

 Readily distinguished by its narrow linear leaves. 



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