PAROXYCHIE.E. 
Ill 
1. Corrigiola Linn. 
1. C. littoralia (L.) ; st. leafy on the part that bears the 
flowers. — E. B. G6S. — Fl. stalked, white, small, in small clusters 
from the axils of the upper leaves. Stem 1. oblong, narrow 
below. St. numerous from the crown of the root, prostrate, 
slender. — Sandv shores. Slapton Sands and near the Start 
Point, Devon. Helston, Cornwall. A. VII. VIII. E. 
2. Hernia hi a Linn. 
1. H. glabra (L.) ; st. herbaceous prostrate clothed with mi- 
nute decurved hairs, 1. oval-oblong, clusters of sessile Jl. axillary 
coalescing on the lateral branches into a slightly leafy spike. — 
E. B. 206. — St. procumbent or subterranean, rooting extensively. 
Lateral branches resembling leafy spikes from the dense aggre- 
gation of the clusters. Cal. glabrous or with a very few hairs. 
L. glabrous. — /3. subciliata (Bab.) ; 1. more or less ciliated, but 
quite distinct from the following. — Very rare. Suffolk. W. of 
Kerry. Mr. TV. Andrews. Ruan Minor, Corn. Mr. Borrer. Wils- 
ford, Lincoln. Dr. R. Latham. P. VII. E. I. 
2. H. ciliata (Bab.) ; st. herbaceous prostrate clothed with 
minute decurved hairs, 1. orbicular-ovate ciliated, clusters of ses- 
sile/, axillary upon the lateral branches and distinct. — E. B. S. 
2857. — Hoot strong, woody. St. spreading extensively from the 
crown of the root but scarcely rooting. Clusters 1 — 3 together 
in small distinct bunches. Sep. tipped with a strong bristle. 
Very different in habit from H. glabra. — Very rare. Lizard 
Point, Cornwall. Guernsey. P. VII. VIII. E. 
[3. H.hirsuta(L.) ; st. herbaceous prostrate clothed with straight 
spreading hairs, 1. oval-oblong, clusters of sessile fl. axillary di- 
stinct. — E. B. 1379- — Cal. hairy, resembling a minute bur. — 
A very doubtful native. The Finchley Common plant was 
H. glabra, as I learn from a specimen gathered by the late 
Mr. Dickson. P. VII.] E. ? 
3. Illecebrum Linn. 
1. L verticillatum (L.) The only species. — E. B. 895. — St. 
procumbent. Fl. whorled, axillary, minute, white. L. roundish, 
variable in size, shorter or longer than the flowers. — Boggy 
ground in Devon and Cornwall. P. VII. E. 
4. Polycarpon Linn. 
1. P. tetraphyllum (L.) ; triandrous, pet. emarginate, stem 1. 
in fours, 1. on the branches opposite. — E. B. 1031. — In young 
plants the 1. are often all opposite. — Coasts of the south-west 
of England. A. VI. VII. E. 
