CRY^PTCGAMIA FILICES. 6H3 



it creeps upon the ground and forms a mv.t, en- 

 creafing by runners, which throw out numerous J 

 white radicles at the joints. The kaves grow 

 cred from the runners, are about two or three 

 inches high, narrow, round and fubulate, of p 

 yellow green cplour, refcmbling young gral!>, 

 many of the fmalleft curled at the extremity. 



The male frudtifications, according to LinmuSy 

 grow in a powdered line on the back ci the 

 leaves. 



The female ones are globuhr, cf the fize of z 

 pepper- corn, placed fingly upon the root at the 

 »;/ bafe of the leaves, apparently fefTilc, but in 

 reality fupported on a very fliort peduncle. 

 They are covered with a hairy rind, and arc di- 

 - . vidcd into four cells, each containing feveralob-* 



. tufely oval white feed^, imbedded in a rind of 

 hairy farinaceous pulp. 



ISOETES. Gcn.fl 1184. 



Flores mafculi Anthera intra bafin frondis. 



Flores fcminei Co.ffnla bilocularis, intra bafin 



frond is. 



l&^uf.ns \, ISOETES. Bp. pi. 1563. {Dilk;:. -.nufc. t. 8c. /. 2. 

 opL Oed. Dan. t.i()i.) 

 Quillwort. AngUs. 



It grows under the water r.t the bottom of the 



*' "• highland lakes, but not very common. Weob- 



ferved it in feme fmall loch.s near the foot of the 



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