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Eriophorum. ] cvr. cyperace^e. 
** Spihelet solitary. Bristles very numerous , straight. 
2. E. vaginatum L. ( Hare's-tail C.) ; stem terete below trian- 
gular upwards, leaves long setaceous, upper sheaths leafless 
obtuse inflated, spike ovate. E. B. t. 873. 
Turf-bogs and barren moors, not unfrequent, especially in the 
mountainous parts of the north. 3/.. 3 — 5 . — Stems tufted. 
3. E. *capitdlum Host ( round-headed C.) ; stem terete, leaves 
short, upper sheaths leafless obtuse inflated, spike obovate 
almost globose. E. B. t. 2387. 
“ Ben Lawers, by the side of a rivulet, near perpetual snow:” G. 
Don. y.. 7, 8 We fear that Mr. Don had accidentally mixed 
some foreign or cultivated specimens with the E. vaginatum, which 
is very common on Ben’ Lawers, and which alone is now to be foqnd 
there: most specimens distributed by him belong to E. vaginatum. 
The true E. capitatum is said to be creeping, but Kunth doubts if it 
be a distinct species from the preceding. 
*** Spikelets several to each stem, peduncled or fascicled. 
4. E. latifolium Hoppe ( broad-leaved C.) ; stem triangular 
upwards, leaves linear-lanceolate nearly flat below contracted 
into a triangular point above the middle, stalks of the spikelets 
scabrous (usually elongated), bristles 2 — 3-times longer than the 
spikelets, achene cuneate-obovate, glumes 1 -nerved. E. poly- 
s tachyon a. L. ? : Sm. in E. B. t. 563. E. pubescens Sm. : 
E. B. S. t. 2633. 
Bogs, marshes, and heaths, rather rare. Chiefly in the northern 
counties of England. Anglesea. About Dublin and probably else- 
where in Ireland. Bonnington Woods, Lanarkshire; and perhaps 
in several other counties of Scotland, 3£. 5,6. 
5. E. angustifolium Roth ( narrow-leaved C .) ; stem nearly 
terete, leaves linear channelled and folded or sometimes nearly 
flat towards the base triangular above the middle, stalks of the 
spikelets quite smooth, bristles 4- (or more-) times longer than 
the spikelet, achene obovate, glumes 1 -nerved. — a. leaves 
narrow folded at the base. E. B. t. 564. E. gracile Sm. : 
E. B. t. 2402. E. polystachyon /3 ?, y. Linn. Flor. Suec. — /3. 
leaves broader and somewhat flat towards the base. E. poly- 
stachyon Sm. (partly). 
Turf bogs, meadows, and moors, common. If.. 5, 6. — Don’s spe- 
cimens of Smith’s E. gracile, from Ben Lawers, belong to this species. 
6. E. gracile Koch ( slender C .) ; stem somewhat triangular, 
leaves narrow linear triquetrous throughout, stalks of the spikes 
densely scabrous-pubescent, bristles, about twice as long as 
the spikelets, achene narrow linear-oblong triangular shortly 
