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''fl. small. — H. rimtlare (Wahl.) is a subglabrou8 state. — Damp 
places. P. \TI. VIIL E. S. 1. 
5. E. montdtmm (L.) ; st. round downy, 1. shortly stalked 
ovate-lanceolate from a rounded base denticulate, buds nodding 
ovoid, Sep. lanceolate, seeds tubercular oblong- blimt at both 
ends. — E. B. 1177. — Root ti-uncate. Rosettes fleshy, oblong, 
sessile. St. 6 — 24 in. high. Edyes and veins of I. pubescent. 
L. sometimes in threes. — Dry places. P. Yl. VII. E. S. I. 
6. E. lanceoUtum (S. & M.) ; st. slightly angidar downy, /. 
stalked lanceolate denticulate-serrate ttarrowcd to an entire base, 
buds nodding ovoid, sep. linear-patabolic, seeds tubercidar ob- 
ovate-oblong subacute below. — E. B. S. 2935. — Root not trim- 
cate.' Rosettes loose, sessile. St. 1 — 2 ft. high, obsciu-ely or 
veiy bluntly angled especially below. L. flaccid, mostly pen- 
dulous. — South of England, rare. P. VII. — IX. E. 
tt Stem with raised lines, stigma entii-e. 
7. E. rdseiim (Schreb.) ; rosettes loose, I. stalked ovate nar- 
rotced and acute at both ends semilate, buds nodding ovoid 
aciuninate, sep. lanceolate acuminate, seeds obovate-oblong 
nan-owed to a rounded base. — E. B. 693. — St. 1 — 2 ft. high, 
branchins:, -^th two sharp and two blunt angles. Petioles long. 
—Damp places. P. VII. VIII. E. S.?I. 
8. E. tetrag'onum (L.) ; rosettes dense subsessile, I. strap- 
sliaped nuich denticvlate-serrate, limb of intern. 1. decuiTent, 
buds erect, seeds oblong-obovate tubercular. — Curt. i. 66. — St. 
1 — 2 ft. high, -with 2 — i raised lines, usually much branched. — 
Damp places. P. VII. VIII. E. S. I. 
I *** Stoles eestival long-Jointed tcith small leaves, primary stem 
erect, stigma usually entire. 
9. E. ohscumm (Schreb.) ; I. tapering from a rounded base 
sessile remotely denticulate, lower 1. oblong blimt, buds erect, 
seeds oblong-obovate. — E. virgatum Bab. See^. N. H. Ser. 2. 
xvii. 236 for an accoimt of this plant and its allies. — Resembling 
E. tetragonum but the caps, much shorter. — Wet places. P. VII. 
VIII. E. S. I. 
**** Stoles cBstiral long-jointed tcith very small leaves ending in 
autumnal bulbs which become detached, base of stem cordlike. 
10. E. palus'tre (L.) ; stoles long, st. rooting near the base, 
I. narrowly lanceolate from a wedgeshajyed base sessile not de- 
cun-ent, buds nodding, sep. lanceolate, seeds subfusiform attenuate 
and acute below and the testa prolonged above smooth. — E. B. 
346 ? — Stoles vert- slender. St. roimd, often with two rows of 
down, 6—18 in. high. L. entire or denticulate. — E. ligtdatum 
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