582 79. HYDROCHARIDACEH. — 80. ALISMACER. 
came labelled “‘ Leucojum e@stivum,” some error of locality may 
have occurred, equally as of name. 
Ornithogalum nutans, Linn. 
Provinces 1-345-78-1011. Surrey to Durham. 
Alien. Cyb. ii. 458. 
Ornithogalum umbellatum, Linn. 
Provinces 1 to 16; excepting 1112. Cornwall to Fife. 
Alien. Cyb. ii. 458. A var. ‘ angustifolium’ in Isle of Wight. 
Scilla bifolia, Linn. 
Province 1. ‘West of England.” (Devon, from a garden.) 
Error. Cyb. ii. 460. Eng. bot. ix. 226. 
Asphodelus fistulosus, Linn. 
Province - 9. Cheshire; F. M. Webb. 
Casual. In a new made road; E. C. report, 1861. 
Asparagus (officinalis) maritimus, HE. B. 3. 
Provinces 1 2, West Cornwall! Dorset, 1869; Flower msc. 
Syn. 1096. More or less doubtful in provinces 34-67 8. This 
is the wild form, as distinct from the garden escapes. Suggested 
to be the A. prostratus of Du Mortier Flo. Belg. — 
Polygonatum (officinale) intermedium, Bor. 
Province - 2. Colerne, Wilts; Eng. bot. ix. 179. 
Syn. 1102. A variety not noticed in Bab. Man. 
79. HypRocHARIDACES. 
Elodea canadensis, Rich. Anacharis, Bab. 
Provinces 12345 6-891011-181415. Devon to Perth. 
Alien. Cyb. ii. 474. iti. 515. Thoroughly established, and in- 
juriously abundant. Only the female plant said to be found in 
England. 
80. ALISMACER. 
Alisma (Plantago) lanceolatum, E. B. 8. (not of With.) 
Provinces...? Probably 1 to 17, as given for the aggregate. 
Syn. 1109. A slight variety graduating into the type. The 
“lanceolata” of Withering is described as being “ Not more than 
an inch or two in height. Leaves nearly strap-shaped, without any 
distinct leaf-stalk.” The plant of Kew Gardens, distributed as 
“lanceolatum” through the Exchange Club, has a petiole of six 
inches or upwards, and flower-stems (lower portions cut away) more 
than a foot high; it is thus a less limited form than the “ species” 
of Withering. Leaves “cordate at the base” is the exception, 
rather than the rule; being the character of luxuriant plants. In 
herbarium. examples, generally the leaves are lanceolate-ovate or 
