130 29. ONAOEACE^. 



6. E. lanceoldtum (S. & M.) ; st. slightly angular downj', I. 

 stalked lanceolate denticulate-serrate narrowed to an entire base, 

 buds nodding ovoid, sep. linear-parabolic, seeds tubercular obo- 

 Yate-oblong subacute below. — K B. S. 2935. — Root not trun- 

 cate. Rosettes loose, sessile. St. 1 — 2 ft. bigb, obscurely or 

 very bluntly angled especially below. L. flaccid, mostly pen- 

 dulous.— South of England, rare. P. VII.— IX. E. 



tt Stem with raised lines, stigma entire. 



7. E. rdseum (Schreb.) ; rosettes loose, /. stalked ovate nar- 

 rowed and acute at both ends serrulate, buds nodding ovoid 

 acuminate, sep. lanceolate acuminate, seeds obovate-oblong 

 narrowed to a rounded base. — E. B. 693. — St. 1 — 2 ft. high, 

 branching, with two sharp and two blunt angles. Petioles 

 long.— Damp places. P, VII. VIII. E. S. ? I. 



8. E. tetragdnum (L.) ; rosettes dense subsessile, I. strap- 

 shaped much denticulate-serrate, limb of interm. 1. decurrent, 

 buds erect, seeds oblong-obovate tubercular. — Sy. E. B. 502. 

 Curt. i. 66. — St. 1 — 2 ft. high, with 2 — 4 raised lines, usually 

 much branched. — Damp places. P. VII. VIII. E. S. 



** Stoles cDstival long-jointed loith small leaves, primary stem 

 erect, stigma uswally entire. 



9. E. ohscurum (Schreb.) ; I. tapering from a rounded base 

 sessile remotely denticulate, lower 1. oblong blunt, buds erect, 

 seeds oblong-obovate. — E. virgatum G. & G., Sg. E. B. 503. — 

 Resembling E. tetragonum, but the caps, much shorter and 1. 

 very different.- Wet places. P. VH. VIII. E. S. I. 



*** Stoles cestival long-jointed with very small leaves ending in 

 autumnal bulbs which become detached, base of stem cordlike. 



10. E. palus'tre (h.) ; stoles long slender, st. rooting near the 

 base, I. narrowly lanceolate from a wedgeshaped base sessile not 

 decurrent, top of raceme nodding, sep. lanceolate, seeds suhfusi- 

 form attenuate and acute below and the testa prolonged above 

 smooth. — Sy. E. B. 604. — St. round, often with two rows of 

 down, 6 — 18 in. high. L. entire or denticulate. — E. ligulatum 

 (Baker) is a broad-leaved form. —Bogs. P. VII. VIII. 



E. S. I. 

 * * * * Stoles or barren stems festival romlate. 



11. E. alphium (L.) ; barren stems short their upper I. closely 

 placed, fl.-st. erect from a short rooting base, 1. oval or oblong 

 blunt narrowed below not acuminate, upper 1. lanceolate, buds 

 nodding, sep. linear-lanceolate acute, seeds lauceolate-obovate 

 po'.nted below apiculate. — E. B. 2001.— St. filiform, simple, 



