Localities. — In marshes, peat bogs, and ditches; frequent. — Bedk. In 
marshes, but rare — Cambridgesh. Gamlinaay ; in the bogs within the Patk, by 
the Park pales; in the ditches near the Quaking-bogs; and in a small adjoining 
wood. — Cheshire; Oongleton Moss. — Cornwall; At Swan Pool, near Fal- 
mouth. — Cumberland ; Swampy ground in the Lake District — Durham ; Birch 
Gar near Darlington : N. B. G. — Hants ; In the bogs of Bin's Pond, near Sel- 
borne: Rev. G. White. Cranberry Common : Winch. By the Moore’s River i 
Curt Br. Ent. — Lancash. White Otter, a Morass near Southport, in great pro- 
fusion : G. CnosFihi.n, Esq. Bootle Marsh, near Liverpool. — Norfolk; Com- 
mon. — Northumb. In bogs, frequent. — Nottinghamshire i N. B. G. — Shropsh. 
Kllesmere Mere: Rev. A. Bloxam. Mountainous bogs about Sellatvn : Mr. 
H. Barrett. Bomere Poo). — In Somersetshire : N. B. G. — Suffolk; Near 
Bungay: 1). Stock. — In Sussex : W. Borkkr, Esq. — Warwicks h. Coleshill 
bog, and near Allesley: Bree. Mosely Common, and Sutton Park: G. W. 
Sanbvs. F,sq. South-west side of K.dgbaston Pool, near Birmingham. North 
side of Bannersley Pool. — Worcestersh. Bromsgrove Lickev ; and about Stour- 
bridge, common. Hartlebury Common. Stone Pool : Mid. FI. Oldfield, near 
Omberslev : Mr Perry. — Yor/esk. Mere at Scarborough : Rev. A. Bloxam. 
Lakeby Car, near Richmond: M. N. H. Potterie Car, near Doncaster: S. 
Aerliby. Leeds: N. B. G. Giggleswick Tarn, and Helwith Moss: K. F. 
Witts, Esq. Gordale Scar: July, 1836, Mr. E B. Hewlett. — WALES- 
Anglesey ; not uncommon: Rev. II. Davies. — Denbighsh. Near Wrexham; 
N. B. G. — Merionethsh. Near Barmouth: M. N. II. — SCOTLAND. In peat 
bogs and marshes, frequent: Lightfoot. — Berwicksh. Below Murton Craigs; 
Ilaiden Dean ; below Shoreswood -hall ; Longridge Dean, &c. : FI. of Berw. — 
Duddington Lock; Braid-hill Marshes; Pentland Hills, £tc. : Dr. Greville. — ■ 
IRELAND. In bogs, coin moti : Mr. J. T. Mackay. 
Perennial. — Flowers in June and July. 
Root somewhat woody, creeping extensively, and sending out 
many blackish fibres, which penetrate deep into the boggy soil. 
Stems many, cylindrical, reddish, branched, leafy, smooth in the 
lower part, more or less downy in the upper, from 6 inches to 
2 feet or more long, and generally inclining to the ground. Leaves 
compound ; lower ones stalked, pinnate, of 5 or 7 elliptic-oblong, 
acute, sharply and simply serrated leaflets, yellowish-green on the 
upper surface, glaucous and somewhat downy on the under ; the 
midrib in each leaflet, except the terminal one, is generally nearer 
the upper than the lower margin, thus dividing it into two unequal 
parts : upper leaves ternate, nearly sessile, and often more downy 
than the lower ones. Stipulas oblong, entire, or cut, attached in 
pairs to each footstalk, and embracing the stem by their base. 
Peduncles ( flower-stalks J several, terminal and axillary, single- 
flowered, forming a sort of panicle, clothed, more or less, with soft 
white hairs, with a few stalked, reddish glands interspersed. Calyx 
large, spreading, with alternate large and small segments (see fig. 
2, a & b). Petals (see fig. 2, c.) very small, pointed, and, like the 
calyx, of a dark purplish blood colour. Stamens, Styles, and Fruit 
of a dark red purple, approaching to blackness. Jlntliers heart- 
shaped, with yellow pollen (see fig. 1, c). Fruit cone-shaped, 
spongy, somewhat woolly, pitted, permanent, the seeds partly em- 
bedded as in Fracjaria (the strawberry). Seeds ( pericarps J some- 
what egg-shaped, smooth, light brown, shining. 
There is a variety with thicker and mnre hairy leaves, said to be common in 
the bogs in Ireland, (see Ray’s Syn. 3rd ed. p. 256.) ; this variety is also occa- 
sionally met with in F.ngland and Scotland. 
Comarum palustre is a native of most parts of Europe ; it is found also 
in Sibeiia and North America. Planted in a pot in peat soil, and plunged 
up to its rim in water on the margin of the Aquarium in the Oxford Botanic 
Garden, this plant has produced stems more than 3 feet long. The roots dye 
wool of a dirty red colour, and have astrigency enough with other plants of the 
same order to tan leather. The Irish rub their milking pails with it, to make the 
milk appear thicker and richer. 
