MONOECIA MCNANDRLA. 5^3 



"Jtilgaris I. CHARA caulibus Ixvibus, fror.dibv.2 interne den- 

 tatis. >^/y/ nat. 613. Spcc.pl. 1624. {Bauh. Prodr. 

 ic. p. 25. Vaill.Atl. Paris. 1719.^. 23. /. 3./. j) 

 Common Chara^ or llinking Water Horfetail. 



Jli2Z^2S. 



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In ditches where the water runs flowly not uncom- 

 mon. Dr. Par Jons. 

 The ftalks are branched -, when young fmooth, 

 ilraited, and flexible ; but when grown to ma- 

 turity, more rigid, and incruHed with a kind of 

 tophaceous coat, which is Hke land between the 

 teeJi. When dry'd they are extremely brittle. 

 The leaves are fetaceous, and grow verticillate, 

 eight or nine in a whirl. The pericarpium is a 

 yellow or Icarlet crufl: or berry : ihcy grow about 

 two from the a^^e of each whirl, of an oblong 

 form, replete with many black feeds. The 

 , , whole plant has a ftrong difagrceablc fmell like 



■: .: . garlick or hemlock. 



hifpida 2, CHARA caulibus aculeatis capillaribus confertis. 



Syji. nat. 613. Sp. pi. 1624. {VailL acl. Paris. 



■ 1719. /». 18. /. 3./. 3. Pluk. aim. t. 193. /. 6. 



Oed. Dan. t. 1 54 j 



Prickly Chara. AngUs. 



In ditches and lakes, as in Gtullcn-Loch^ in Eaji- 



Lothian., near Lord Hyndford'?,. Dr. Parfons, 



The ftalk of this is a foot long, often i'pirally 



ftreak'd, and together with the leaves covered 



with numerous T^/W^e", which are never feen in 



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