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lx xvn. ELPnoRBiACEvE. [ Euphorbia. 
5 principal 3-fi(l and bifid branches, bracteas cordate, leaves 
broadly obovato-lanceolate acute finely serrulate, glands of 
the involucre (yellow) oval, capsule warted, seeds smooth 
(brownish). Jacq. Ic. Rar. t. 376. — a. stamens 7 — 8 in 
each involucre, tubercles of capsule shortly conical. E. 
stricta L. : E. B. t. 333 (starved specimens). — /3. stamens 
rarely more than 2 in each involucre, tubercles of capsule pro- 
minent cylindrical. E. stricta Koch. 
Corn-fields ; Albourne, and near Henfield, Sussex (exactly corre- 
sponding with Jacquin’s plant) ; Isle of Wight (frequent); Tunbridge 
Wells, and elsewhere in Kent ; Essex, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, and 
probably other counties. — )3. Limestone woods in Gloucestershire 
and Monmouthshire. Q. 6 — 10. — Leaves and capsules glabrous 
or hairy. Seeds, in the variety or species called E. pubescens, rough 
with minute points. In 0. the involucre, capsule, and seeds are only 
half the size of those of a.; but we fear that and the above charac- 
ters. which we have taken from Mr. Babington, are not sufficient to 
prove its claims to specific distinction. 
4. E. Hiberna L. ( Irish S) ; umbel of about 5 principal 
branches, bracteas and leaves ovate or elliptical entire, glands 
of the involucre 4 (purple) kidney-shaped, with intermediate 
rounded lobes, capsule warted glabrous, seeds smooth. E. B. 
t. 1337. 
In hedges and thickets, in the south of Ireland. N. Devon. T£. 
5 — G. — Stem Ij — 2 feet high. 1 
5. E. palusiris L. ( Marsh S.) ; “ umbel irregular about 5- 
cleft then 3-fid and bifid, bracteas all elliptical glabrous entire, 
leaves broadly lanceolate minutely serrate slightly hairy, glands 
of the involucre 4 transversely oval, capsules warted hairy, 
seeds obovate minutely punctate smooth.” Bab.: Forst. in 
Linn. Traits, xvii. p. 536. E. pilosa L.: E. B. S. t. 2787. 
Shady places. Prior Park Lane, near Bath; Label before 1576, 
and Johnson in 1G34. I?. 5, 6. — We follow Mr. Babington in the 
character of this and the following species, and Mr. E. Forster for 
the name here adopted. The species chiefly known under this name 
on the continent has glabrous capsules, and is perhaps not sufficiently 
distinct from E. Hiberna. 
6. E. *coralloides L. ( Corallike hairy S.) ; “umbel 5-fid 
then 3-fid and 2-fid, bracteas ovate-oblong the tertiary ones 
ovate, all hairy, leaves lanceolate minutely serrate woolly, 
glands of the involucre transversely oval, capsules nearly even 
woolly, seeds obovate minutely punctate and with faint re- 
ticulate bands.” Bab. : E. B. S. t. 2837. 
1 According to the late Dr. Taylor, this plant is extensively used by the peasantry 
of Kerry for poisoning, or rather stupifiing, fish, in the same manner as the exotic 
E. piscaton'a. So powerful are its qualities, that a small creel or basket, filled 
with the bruised plant, suffices to poison the fish lor several miles down a river. 
