DIPSACER. 
f. 6. Scabidsa Transylvanica, 
Lin. spec. p. 141. Jacq. hort. 
vind. t. 111. Rchb. pl. crit. 2. 
p. 121. Succisa pentaphýlla, 
Mænch. meth. p. 488. Sca- 
biòsa Transylvánica, Spreng. 1. 
ec. Lepicéphalus Transylváni- 
cus, Lag. Corollas white in 
the disk, and pale deep blue or 
lilac in the rays. 
Var. B, semiaristata (Coult. 
in litt. 1824. ex D. C. prod. 4. 
P. 648.) alternate teeth of in- 
volucels awned, the rest as in 
the species. 
Transylvanian Cephalaria. Fl. 
July. Clt. 1699. PL 1 to 3 
feet. 
4 C. Jorre’nsts (Coult. in litt. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 648.) 
stems terete, branched ; leaves pinnatifid: lobes serrated ; heads 
ovate; scales of involucra roundish; pale silky, short-acumi- 
nated ; teeth of involucels 8, short, equal; corollas nearly equal. 
Native of Joppa, in hedges. Succisa Jéppica. Spreng. 
syst. 1. p. 1378. Scabidsa Joppénsis, Rchb. hort. bot. 1. t. 
17. Scabidsa Transylvanica, Sieb. in herb. Kunth. Leaves, 
habit, and fruit of C. Transylvdnica. 
Joppa Cephalaria. Pl. I to 3 feet. 
5 C. Syriaca (Schrad. 1. c.) stems more or less hispid ; leaves 
oblong-lanceolate, serrated; heads ovate; palee broad at the 
base, membranous, ending each in a long awn; teeth of involu- 
cels 8, 4 of which are awned, and the other 4 very short; co- 
rollas equal. ©. H. Native from Spain to Persia, in fields 
and woods. Coult. dips. p. 23. tr. f. 7. Scabidsa Syriaca, 
Spreng. l. c. There are hispid and glabrous varieties of this 
plant, with either serrated or nearly entire leaves. Flowers 
ue. 
Var. a, pedunculata (D. C. prod. 4. p. 648.) heads of flowers 
on long peduncles. ©. H. Scabidsa Syriaca 3, Lin. spec. 141. 
Scabidsa Syriaca, Sibth. et Smith, fl. grec. t. 105. Scabidsa 
Sibirica, Lam. ill. no. 1302. Cerionanthus Vaillantii, Schott. 
Cephalaria Vaillantii, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 46. Succisa 
lancifolia, Moench. meth. p- 488. Corollas blue. 
: Var. B, sessilis (D. C. 1. c.) heads of flowers almost sessile, 
nising from the forks of the branches. ©. H. Scabidsa Syri- 
aca a, Lin. spec. 141. Scabidsa dichétoma, Lam. ill. no. 1303. 
but not of Willd. Lepicéphalus Syriacus, Lag. Flowers blue. 
Syrian Cephalaria. Fl. July. Clt. 1633. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
*** Perennial plants. Outer palee alone blunt or bluntish. 
6 C. pecu’rrens (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 50.) stems 
furrowed ; leaves pinnatifid: lobes decurrent, diverging; brac- 
teas bluntly acuminated, purplish at the apex, villous; teeth of 
volucels 4, purplish at the apex; limb of calyx small, hidden 
within the involucel; corollas unequal. 2%. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Scabidsa dectirrens, Lag. gen. et spec. 
p. 8. Cephalaria dectrrens, Coult. dips. p. 27. and in litt. 
1824. Peduncles elongated. Heads about the size of walnuts. 
Corollas white. 
Decurrent Cephalaria. PI. 1 foot. 
7 C. centaurioipes (Coult. dips. p. 25. t. 1. f. 8.) stems 
terete; leaves pinnatifid; lobes oblong, quite entire, decurrent ; 
heads nearly globose; paleze awnless, whitish-yellow: outer 
ones obtuse: inner ones acuminated; teeth of involucel 4-8, or 
obsolete. Y. H. Native of: the south of Europe, south of 
iberia, and the Levant. The following are varieties of this 
plant, according to Coulter and Treveranus, in mag. nat. am. ber. 
FIG. 116. 
TIT. CEPHALARIA. 685 
1815. Leaves glabrous, ciliated or villous: radical ones entire 
or variously pinnatifid ; lobes narrow or ovate, straight or divari- 
cate. Corollas equal or radiant, always yellow. 
Var. a, commiinis (D. C. prod. 4. p. 648.) teeth of involucels 
4-8, erect. Y. H. Coult. l. c. Scabidsa centaurioides, Lam. 
ill. no. 1312. D.C. fl.fr. no. 8297. Succisa centaurioldes, S. 
laevigata, and S. ambrosioides, Spreng. l. c. Scabidsa Transyl- 
vanica, All. ped. no. 504.t.48. Scab. ambrosioides, Smith and 
Sibth. fl. græc. t. 103. Scab. laevigata, Waldst. et Kit. hung. 
3. t. 230. Cephalaria centaurioides and C. ambrosioides, Roem. 
et Schultes. Cephalaria lævigàta, Schrad. Lepicéphalus cen- 
taurioides, Lag. Flowers yellow. Radical leaves simple ; cau- 
line ones bipinnatifid ; all ciliated. In C. ambrosioùdes the leaves 
are downy, and the cauline ones bipinnatifid. 
Var. B, corniculata (D. C. prod. 4. p. 648.) teeth of involu- 
cels distorted. Y%. H. Coult. 1. c. Scabiòsa corniculàta, 
Waldst. et Kit. 1. t. 13. Rchb. pl. crit. 4. t. 315. Cephalaria 
corniculata, Roem. et Schultes, syst. Lepicéphalus corniculatus, 
Lag. Stems tetragonal. Leaves pilose. Flowers pale yellow. 
Var. y, Uralénsis (D. C. prod. 4. p. 648.) paleæ at length 
squarrose. 2.H. Native of Siberia, on the Ural Mountains, 
and of Caucasus. Scabidsa Uralénsis, Murr. comm, gætt. 1782. 
p. 13. t. 4. Rchb. pl. crit. 4. t. 314. Stem hexangular, hairy. 
Corollas pale yellow. 
Var. ò, cretacea (D. C. prod. 4. p. 648.) teeth of involucels 
abortive. 2. H. Coult. l. c. Scabidsa cretacea, Bieb. fi. 
taur. 1. p. 93. Scabidsa coriacea, Willd. enum. 1. p. 145. 
Cephalaria cretacea, Roem, et Schultes. Leaves glabrous, usu- 
ally all entire. 
Centauria-like Cephalaria. Fl. June, July. 
2 to 4 feet. 
8 C. reuca’nTHA (Schrad. l. c. Coult. dips. p. 26. t. 1. f. 9.) 
stem nearly terete ; leaves pinnatifid: lobes linear or oblong ; 
heads nearly globose; outer paleæ adpressed, silky, obtuse: 
inner ones hardly acuminated ; crown of involucel membranous. 
4%. H. Native of the south of Europe, the Levant, Siberia, &c. 
Scabidsa leucdntha, Lin. spec. p. 142. D. C. fl. fr. no. 3298. 
Rchb. pl. crit. 4. t. 356. Succisa leucantha, Spreng. l. c. 
Flowers of all white. 
Var. a, angustiloba (D. C. prod. 4. p. 649.) glabrous ; lobes 
of leaves linear, almost quite entire. 4%. H. Cephalaria leu- 
cdntha, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 47. Lepicéphalus leucan- 
thus, Lag. gen. et spec. p. 7.—Clus. hist. 2. p. 4. f. 1. Flowers 
white. 
Var. 8, incisa (D. C. prod. 4. p. 649.) glabrous ; lobes of 
leaves oblong or oval, deeply serrated. %.H. Cephalaria leu- 
canthema, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 48. Lepicéphalus leu- 
canthemus, Lag. l. c. Corollas white. 
Var. y, albéscens (D. C. prod. 4. p. 649.) lobes of leaves lan- 
ceolate, deeply toothed, ciliated. 2%. H. Native of Siberia. 
Scabidsa albéscens, Willd. enum. p.144. Cephalaria albéscens, 
Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 48. Cauline leaves ternate or 
simple. Corollas cream-coloured. 
Var. 6, Scopolii (Vis. pl. dalm. p. 3.) hairy; leaves lyrately 
pinnatifid ; lobes of lower leaves ovate, toothed: of the superior 
ones linear. 2. H. Native of Dalmatia, in the fissures of 
rocks. Scabidsa leucdntha, Scop. carn. ed. 2. vol. 1. p. 95. 
Flowers white. Fruit 3-4-angled. Foveolz of the receptacles 
villous. Perhaps a proper species. 
White-flowered Cephalaria. Fl, Sept. Oct. 
2 feet. 
9 C. ricina (Schrad. l. e.) stems terete; leaves oval-oblong, 
serrated; heads nearly globose; paleæ obtuse ; crown of invo- 
lucel membranous. 2%. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Roem, et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 44. Coult. dips. p. 26. Scabiòsa 
rígida, Lin. mant. p. 328. Sieb. fl. cap. no. 252. Lepicéphalus 
Cit. 1801. PI. 
Clt. 1739: -PE 
