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68. EL.EAGNE.E. 
(Lois.) is probably P. avlculare var. littorale. — Sandy sea-shores. 
.\.? VIII. IX. 
12. P. maritimum (L.) ; fl. I — 3 together axillaiy, I. elliptical- 
lanceolate coriaceous, ochrees lanceolate with numerous branched 
nerves at length torn, nut triquetrous smooth shining longer 
than the perianth. — E. B. S. 2804. — St. procumbent, quite 
woolly below, often much biu-ied. “ L. convex above, revolute 
at the edge, diverging from the stem.” Wats. Filaments broader 
at the base. I suspect that several of Dr. Deakin’s (Florig. ii. 
577.) stations for this plant, and also Killiney Bay quoted by 
Hooker, belong to P. Raii. — On the sands of the sea-shore near 
Christchurch Head and in the Channel Islands. P. VHI. IX. — E. 
**** OchrecB semicylindrical. Root fibrous. Cotyledons 
accumbent, nut triquetrous. Stam. 8. Styles 3. Fl. race- 
mose. Tinaria. 
13. P. Convolvulus (L.) ; st. twining angular, 1. triangular- 
cordate, segments of perianth bluntly keeled, nut triquetrous 
opaque striated with minute points. — E. B. 941. — St. climbing 
or prostrate, much shorter than in the next species. The peri- 
anth is sometimes winged, when the plant is often taken for P. 
dumetorum. — Cultivated and waste land. A. VII. VHI. 
14. P. dumetorum (L.); st. twining striated, 1. triangular-cor- 
date, segments of perianth winged, nut triquetrous very smooth 
and shining. — E. B. S. 2811. — St. climbing to the height of 4 or 5 
feet. — Thickets in the south. A. VII. E. 
4. Fagopyrum Gaert. Buck-wheat. 
*1. F. esculentum (Moench); st. erect without prickles, fl. in 
cymose panicles, stam. 8, 1. cordate-sagittate acute, nut trique- 
trous acute with entire angles. — E. B. 1044. Polygonum Fago- 
pyrum Sm. — Naturalized in many places, being often sown as food 
for game. A. VII. VIII. E. S. 
Order LXVIII. EL^AGNE^E. 
Mostly dioecious. Perianth tubular ; limb 2 — 4-toothed, in 
male fl. 4-parted. Stam. 3 or more, inserted on the throat. 
Anth. 2-celled, nearly sessile, bursting on the inner side longi- 
tudinally. Ovary free, 1 -celled, with 1 erect ovule. Fr. crus- 
taceous, inclosed within the fleshy perigone. Albumen thin and 
fleshy. Radicle inferior. 
1. Hippophae. Dioecious. Fl. with ovate scaly bracts. 
Male. Perianth of 2 leaves adhering by their points. Stam. 
4 with very short filaments. Female. Perigone tubular. 
