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pet. obovate shortly clawed, style exceeding the stamens. — Rhi- 

 zome far-creeping. St. 3 — 8 ft. high. Fl. crimson. — a. E. ma- 

 crocarpum (Steph.) ; 1. lanceolate, fi.-buds ohovate cuspidate, 

 caps, long (3^ in.) erect. Sy. B. B. 495. — (3. E. brachjcarpum 

 (Leight.) ; 1. lanceolate-attenuate (broadest near their base), 

 fl.-buda narrowly obovate obliquely acute, caps, short (1 in.) 

 spreading. Sy. E. B. 496. — Damp shady places. /3. the cul- 

 tivated form. P. VII. Rose-hay. E. S. I. 



2. E. rosmarinifdlium (Haenke) ; st. erect round, I. linear not 

 veined, pet. elliptic-oblong not clawed, style equalling the sta- 

 mens. — Sy. E. B. 494. E. Dodoneei St. 72. 6. — Rhizome creep- 

 ing moderately. St. dwarf, often prostrate. L. shortly at- 

 tenuate at both ends. PI. rose-coloured or white. — Stony places 

 by the Tarf in Glen Tilt. The late Mr. John Bobertson ! P. 



vm. s. 



B. Fl. regular, cal. with a free tube, stam. and style erect, 

 I. opposite, upper I. lanceolate alternate. 



a. Turionate, i. e. producing radical suckers. 



3. E. hirsiitum (L.) ; st. woolly glandular, I. clasping slightly 

 decuwent oblong-lanceolate denticulate-serrate, buds erect 

 mucronate, sep. lanceolate, seeds tubercular oblong acute beloto. 

 — E. B. 838. — Suckers thick, fleshy, with distant scales ; others 

 leafy and ending in rosettes. St. 4—5 ft. high, terete, branched. 

 L. most hairy upon the ribs. Fl. large. — Wet places by ditches 

 and streams. P. VII. VIII. Gfreat Willow Herb. E. S. I. 



6. Stoloniferous. * Stoles autumnal rosulate, st. erect. 

 t Stem mostly terete, stigmas 4-cleft. 



4. E. parvifl6rum (Schreb.) ; st. downy, I. sessile lanceolate 

 from a rounded base denticulate, lowest 1. shortly stalked, buds 

 erect ovoid, sep. lanceolate, seeds tubercular obovate-oblong 

 rounded below. — E. B. 795. — Autumnal rosettes on short stalks 

 or sessile. St. 1 — 2 ft. high, nearly simple. L. uniformly hairy. 

 Fl. small. — E. rivulare (Wahl.) is a subglabrous state. — Damp 

 places. P. VII. VIII. E. S. £ 



6. E. montdnum (L.) ; st. downy, 1. shortly stalked ovate- 

 lanceolate from a rounded base denticulate, buds nodding ovoid, 

 sep. lanceolate, seeds tubercular oblong blunt at both ends or 

 rather narrowed below. — E. B. 1177. — Root truncate. Rosettes 

 fleshy, oblong, sessile. St. 6 — 24 in. high. Edges and veins 

 of I. pubescent. L. sometimes in threes. — Dry places. P. VI. 

 VII. E. S. I. 



