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parvi. Bracteie subherbacea), inferiores lanceolate, interiorcs 

 ovales, patentes ad dimidium calycem. Calyx viridescens apice 

 attenuato, dentibus lanceolatis obtuse mucronatis membranaceo- 

 marginatis 9-11-nerviis. Petala inaequali-dentata non contigua ; 

 lamina obovata-cuneata, rosea, = | unguis. Antherse oblonga>, 

 luteae. Capsula dentibus obtusis. Semina granulata. 

 Geogr. limits. — N. Prov. of Dauphiny, in Prance, 45°. 



S. Prov. of Valencia, in Spain, 38°. 



F. Piedmont, 9°. 



W. Pyrenees, 1° W. 



224. D. leptoloma, Steud. in PL Schimp. Abyssin. (1761), ex 

 A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyssin. i. p. 42 : Walp. Ann. ii. p. 99. 



Grlaucus, glaber, 27 centim. Polia anguste linearia acuminata 

 plana. Plores solitarii. Bractea) ovatse patentes ad dimidium 

 calycem. Calyx dentibus ovatis obtusis membranaceo-margi- 

 natis. Petala inaequaliter erosa, lamina obovato-cuneata rosea. 



Hab. Abyssinia. 



225. D. xactiflorus, Fenzl, in Tchihat. Asie Hin. Bot. 

 i. p. 215 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, i. p. 486. 



Csespitosus, glaber. Caules 30 centim., interdum superue 

 ramosi, teretes triflori, ssepe uniflori. Polia 5-7-nervia ; radi- 

 calia linearia acuta stricta plana, superiora angustius linearia 

 acuminata carinata, vagina folii diam. duplo longiore. Bractese 

 exteriores ellipticse, interiores latiores, viridi-purpurascentes, 

 adpressse ad dimidium calycem. Calyx dentibus lanceolatis 

 acuminatis ciliolatis scarioso-marginatis 7-9-nerviis inferne 

 viridi-purpurascentibus. Petala integra lactea ; lamina obovata. 

 Semina he via. 



Hab. Cilicia and B\ Syria. 



226. D. Boknmuelleki, HaussJc. PI. Exsicc. Anatolia 

 Orient. 18S9 (toed.); 



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Caespitosus, scaber, 20 centim. Caules 1-2-flori. Polia 

 elongato-linearia acuminata stricta 3-nervia. vagina folii diam. 

 duplo longiore- Bractese exteriores lanceolato-ovatse, interiores 

 ovales, cuspidate adpressae ad ^ calycis. Calyx purpureus, 

 dentibus lanceolatis acuminatis 7-nerviis. Lamina obovato- 

 cuneata, = | unguis. 



Hab. Amasia ; on the summit of Abadsihi-dagh. 



This species is described from Haussknecht's specimens in 

 Herb. Kew. dated 3 Julv. 1889, and labelled no. 981. 



