composite. 179 
Stem 6 to 18 inches high, branched from about the middle. 
Radical leaves 3 to 6 inches long, sharply dentate, especially 
towards the base, where the teeth arc sometimes triangular and 
longer than broad, but more generally small; lower stem-leaves 
nearly as large as the root - leaves, generally oblong, but when 
the lowest one is near the base of the stem it is sometimes sub- 
panduriform, being considerably narrowed immediately above and 
then again expanded at the base; leaves at the base of the branches 
rather short, ovate-triangular, completely amplexicaul. Florets 
rather pale-yellow. Plant appearing yellowish-green from the 
number of viscous glands with which it is covered ; base of the 
petioles and lower leaves sometimes with simple hairs as well as 
glandular ones. 
A species very distinct from all the others which have been 
found in Britain. 
A mplcxicaid-leaved HaicL'iceed. 
French, Epervicre embrassante. German, Aestlges Habichtskraut. 
Group C— CEUINTHOIDEA. 
Plant glaucous, not glandular, with simple or denticulated 
hairs. Neck of the rootstoek not densely clothed with single 
woolly hairs. Radical leaves in a rosette, persistent until after 
flowering ; stem with few leaves, sometimes large. Phyllarics 
with simple or gland-tipped hairs. Plorets ciliated. Achencs 
large, blackish-brown. 
SPECIES XIV.— HIE RACIUM ANGLICUM. Fries. 
Plates DCCCXXXVI. DCCCXXXVII. 
Bab. Man. Brit. Bot. ed. v. p. 203. Fries, Epic. p. 57. 
II. cerinthoides, Back. Mon. Hier. p. 36. llooh & Am. Brit. Fl. ed. viiL p. 222 
(non Linn, nee Fries). 
1 1 I .awsoni, Sm. Eng. Bot. No. 2083 (non Vill). 
Stem corymbosely branched at the apex, more rarely simple, 
sparingly clothed with simple white or black-based hairs, the 
upper part and peduncles generally with black gland-tipped hairs 
and stellate down. Radical leaves oval or elliptical, contracted 
into rather long densely - woolly petioles, subacute or acute, or 
acuminate, denticulate or dentate (especially towards the base) or 
nearly entire on the margins, sparingly clothed with simple hairs 
beneath, and not unfrequently above also ; stem-leaves 1 or 2, 
the lower one attenuated and often sub - petiolate at the base, 
usually semi-amplexicaul ; upper one, w r hcn present, lanceolate, 
