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32. SILENE contrLoRA, Nees, ex DC. Prodr., i. p. 371; Rohrb., 
Monogr., p. 89. 
. PoRPUREA, Fenzl. Caulis a medio ramosus, scabro-pubes- 
cens. Calyx dentibus lineari-lanceolatis acuminatis. Petala 
purpurea. 
Syn. S. molopica var. purpurea, Fenzl, in Herb. Kew. 
Hab. Near Aleppo. 
Geogr. limits —N. Kisil-Arwat, in Russian Turkestan (1884). 
Ji. Ssertschah, in Persia. 
S. Ruins of Persepolis, in Persia. 
W. Tafilah, in Palestine. 
b. Calyx 30-nervius. 
a. Capsula carpophoro brevi stipitata. 
33. S. susconica, Friw. in Flora, xviii. (1835) p. 334; 
Rohrb., Monogr., p. 90. 
Adde: Filamenta basi villosa. 
Differt a S. juvenali calyce angustiori et longiori, petalorum 
unguibus exsertis, capsula stipite longiori suffulta. 
There is no necessity for citing S. conica, Hampe, (non Linn.) as a 
synonym, as the context is sufficiently clear. 
Geogr. limits—N. and W. Servia (ex Nym., Consp. Fl. Europ.). 
. Philippopolis, in E. Rumelia. 
S. Mekri, in Greece. 
34. 8. JuvEnatis, Delile, Ind. Sem. Hort. Monsp. (1836) p. 28; 
Rohrb., Monogr., p. 90. 
Planta S. conicd Sepius major, cymis laxioribus, floribus 
longins pedicellatis, calyce breviori latiori, lamind ampla, 
capsula breviori stipitata. 
So called from Port J uvenal, near Montpellier, where it was first dis- 
Covered, having been accidentally introduced from the East, but has not 
2 met with since, 
Geogr. limits—N. Boli, in Anatolia. 
#. Kara-Khoi, in prov. Siwas. 
S. Elmala, in Anatolia. 
W. Near Volo, in Thessaly, at the base of 
Mt. Pelion (Heldreich (1883), ee Nym., 
Consp. Fl. Eur., suppl., ii. p. 56). ; 
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