Flora Scotica, or A description of Scottish plants : arranged both according to the artificial and natural methods ; in two parts / by William Jackson Hooker.

  • Hooker, William Jackson, Sir, 1785-1865.
Date:
1821
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Credit: Flora Scotica, or A description of Scottish plants : arranged both according to the artificial and natural methods ; in two parts / by William Jackson Hooker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    ovate pendulous, the terminal one with sterile flowers at the ba6e, bracteas subfoliaceous, fruit roundish ovate depressed with a short beak bifid at the point, p. 266.—Alps. 27. Cpallescens, sheaths scarcely any, fertile spikes pedunculated oblongo-cylindrical subpendulous, bracteas subfoliaceous, fruit ovato-elliptical tumid obtuse glabrous, p. 266.—Marshes. 28. CJlava, sheaths short about equal to the flowerstalks, brac- teas long foliaceous, fertile spikes roundish-oval, fruit obovate with a long recurved beak bifid at the point, p. 260.—Bogs ttvd moist heaths. 29. C.J'ulua,sheaths elongated shorter than the flowerstalks, brac- teas foliaceous, spikes oblongo-ovate distant, fruit roundish ovate inflated rostrate bifid at the point, culm scabrous, p. 266. — Hilly pastures. 30. C. externa, sheaths very short scarcely any with extremely long foliaceous bracteas, fertile spikes subsessile oblong, fruit ovate scarcely beaked striated bifid at the point, leaves very narrow, culm glabrous, p. 267-—Pastures near the coast, rare. 31. C. distant, sheaths elongated about equal to the flowerstalks, bearing foliaceous bracteas, fertile spikes oblong erect, scales mucronate, fruit ovate somewhat inflated subtriquetrous de- pressed with rather a short beak bifid at the point, p. 267.—— Marshes. 32. C. prcecox, sheaths short scarcely any equal to the flower- stalks, fertile spikes oblong approximate, scales elliptical-ob- long, fruit obovate subtriquetrous acute pubescent, p. 267.— Heathy pastures. 33. C. pUulifera, sheaths none, bracteas small subfoliaceous, fer- tile spikes sessile roundish approximate, scales mucronate, fruit obovato-globose acute pubescent,culms weak scabious, p.267- —Moors. 34. C. panicea, sheaths elongated shorter than the flowerstalks, fertile spikes subcylindrical with distant flowers, bracteas folia- ceous, fruit subglobose somewhat inflated obtuse glabrous en- tire at the point. p. 267.—Marshes. 35. C. recurva, sheaths short scarcely any, bracteas subfoliaceous, fertile spikes subcylindrical drooping, fruit obovato-globose ob- tuse rather downy entire at the point, p. 268.—Moors. +-+- Stigmas 2. 36. C. pulla, sheaths none, bracteas foliaceous, fertile spikes ovate the lower one pedunculated, scales oblong, fruit subglo- bose apiculate with a short bifid beak. p. 268.—Alps. 37. C. ccespitosa, sheaths none, bracteas foliaceous auricled at the base, spikes sessile oblong or subcylindrical obtuse, fruit broadlv elliptical, p. 26S,—Marshes and Alps. [M]