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globular heads of flowers, ofcen occurs in moorifli 

 grounds, flow'ring a month later. {Moris, hifi.f, 

 8. /. 9./. prima ordinis fuperioris.) 



Jpuatus. 13* J. foliis planis, fpica racemofa nut^nte. Sp. pi. 469. 

 (Oed, Ban. t. 270. EL Lapp. t. 10. /. 4.) 



Alpine Nodding-Rufh. Anglis. 



Vpon the fides of the highland mountains, near • 

 their fummits : upon Ben-na-fcree^ on the North 

 fide of Loch'Urn^ on the Weftern coaft of In- 

 vernefsjhire^ &c. %, VII. 



The ftalk bends in an arc towards the top, bearing 

 at the extremity a clofe oblong fpike of flowers : 

 the leaves are foinetimes a little hairy at the 

 bafe. It is very nearly related to the preceding 

 fpecies. 



PEPLIS. Gen. pi. 446. 

 Ferianth, campanulatum, ore 12-fido. Petala 5, 

 calyci inferta. Caps, a-locularis. 

 i)drtula I. PEPLIS floribus apetalis. Sp. pi 474. {Oed, Dan. 

 /. 64. opt. Loefel. Fruff. /. 20. Michel, gen. t. 18* 

 fig. Juperior, F^il. Paris, t. i^.f. 5. Ger.Em. 654. 

 /. u.) 

 Water Purflane. x^Jtglis, 

 In places that have been ov^rflow'd in the Winter 



not uncommon, o. VIIL 

 The flalks are angular, and creep upoii the ground; 

 the leaves grov^ in pairs, fmooth, with long foot- 

 flalks, but rounded at the extremity : the flowers 

 are fefllle in the alas of the leaves^ and frequently 

 without any petals. 



TRIGYNIA. 



