690 DIPSACEÆ. 
cels elongated, equal in length to the linear foveolæ; crown 
of seed spreading, 24-nerved ; limb of calyx pedunculate ; bris- 
tles of calyx 5, equal in length to the crown. Y.H. Native 
of Provence, north of Italy, Carniola, Pannonia, Barbary, Swit- 
zerland, on the mountains. Coult. diss. p. 34. t. 2. f. 3. Waldst. 
et Kit. pl. rar. hung. 188. Lindl. bot. reg. t. 835. Asterocé- 
phalus graminifòlius, Spreng. Flowers pale blue, very like 
those of S. Caucásica. The Swiss variety of this plant is much 
more tufted than those from other countries, and seems different 
altogether. 
Grass-leaved Scabious. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1683. Pl. 1 ft. 
5 S. PROLTFERA (Lin. spec. p. 144.) stem herbaceous, dicho- 
tomous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, almost entire, downy ; heads 
almost sessile in the forks of the stem; corollas 5-cleft, 
radiant; involucels obconical, elongated at the base, equal to 
the foveole, which are obovate; crown of seed spreading, ex- 
ceeding the base, 32-36-nerved; limb of calyx pedunculate, 
hardly equal in length to the bristles of the crown. ©. H 
Native of Cyprus, Egypt, and Barbary. Coult. dips. p. 34. t 
2. f. 4. Sibth. et Smith, fl. græc. t. 107. Asterocéphalus pró- 
lifer, Spreng.— Herm. par. t. 125. Flowers pale yellow. 
Proliferous-stemmed Scabious. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1686. 
PI. 1 foot. 
6 S. sTELLA`TA (Lin. spec. p. 144.) stem branched; leaves 
cut or sublyrate: the terminal lobe obovate, toothed, large ; 
heads on long peduncles; corollas radiant; base of involu- 
cels elongated, about equal in length to the foveolæ, which are 
also elongated ; crown spreading, 40-nerved, twice the length of 
the base ; limb of calyx pedunculate, having the bristles thick- 
ened at the disk, not exceeding the crown. ©. H. Native in 
the region of the Mediterranean, in fields and arid places. Coult, 
dips. p. 34. t. 2. f. 5. D. C. fl. fr. no. 3312. Succisa stellata, 
Meench. meth. p. 490. Scabidsa rotata, Bieb. suppl. p. 102. ex 
Coult. Asterocéphalus rotatus, Spreng. Bristles of calyx 
black. Flowers very pale blue, almost white. 
Var. B, pinnatifida (D. C. prod. 4. p. 655.) leaves pinnatifid, 
with linear lobes. ©. H. Native about Montpelier, in fields. 
S. stellata 6 et y, Coult. dips. p. 34. S. simplex, Desf. fl. atl. 
1. p.125.t. 39. f. 1. ex Coult. Geertn. fruct. 2. p. 39. t. 86. 
There are varieties of this with branched stems, bearing many 
heads of flowers; and single stems, bearing only one head of 
flowers. 
Starry-crowned Scabious. 
1} foot. 
7 S. Monsretie’nsis (Jacq. mise. 2. p. 320. icon. rar. 1. t. 
24.) hairy; stem a little branched ; leaves pinnate-parted : with 
toothed or cut oblong-linear lobes ; heads on long peduncles; co- 
rollas nearly equal ; base of involucels hardly elongated, equal to 
the linear open foveolz ; crown twice the length of the base, 32- 
35-nerved ; limb of calyx pedunculate, with much exserted 
bristles. © or g. Native of Spain, Barbary, and the south 
of France, in exposed places. Coult. dips. p. 34. t..2. f7. 
Asterocéphalus stellatus, Spreng. Scabidsa simplex, D, C.. fl. 
fr. no. 3313. Desf. fi. atl. 1. p. 125. t. 39. f. 1. Flowers purple. 
Montpelier Scabious. Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1820. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 
8 S. Parxstina (Lin. mant. p. 37.) stem divaricately branch- 
ed; leaves obovate-oblong, coarsely toothed, tapering into the 
petioles, pinnatifid at the base; heads on long peduncles ;_corol- 
las radiant ; base of involucels hardly elongated, equal to the 
foveole, which are linear and elongated ; crown spreading, twice 
longer than the base or more, 32-35-nerved ; limb of calyx on 
a long peduncle; bristles shorter than the crown. ©. H. Native 
about Aleppo, and in Palestine. Jacq. hort. vind. 1. t. 96. S. 
Vahlii, Coult. dips. p. 35. t. 2. f. 6. exclusive of the country. 
Asterocéphalus Palestinus, Spreng. Flowers white or pale red ; 
segments jagged, 
Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1596. PI. 
1 
VI. Scasrosa. 
Palestine Scabious. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1771. Pl. 1 foot, 
9 S. Arr'rrica (Coult. dips. p. 35. t. 2. f. 8.) stem branched; 
leaves pinnate-lobed: lobes oblong-linear, quite entire ; heads of 
flowers pedunculate ; corollas radiant ; base of involucels hardly 
elongated, equal in length to the linear foveole; crown 
spreading, 3 times longer than its base, 20-24-nerved ; limb of 
calyx on a long peduncle; bristles shorter than the crown. ©. 
H. Native of the Levant, between Bagdad and Aleppo, where 
it was collected by Olivier and Bruguiere. Stems humble, sil- 
very, villous. Peduncles smoothish. 
Aleppo Scabious. PI. humble. 
10 S. Uxra’sica (Lin. spec. p. 144.) stem branched ; leaves 
ciliated at the base: lower ones pinnatifid, with linear distant 
lobes: superior ones linear, quite entire; heads pedunculate; 
corollas radiant; base of involucels hemispherical, equal in 
length to the foveolz, which are ovate-linear; crown 20-24- 
nerved, acutely toothed, shorter than the bristles. 2. H. Na- 
tive of the south of Europe, from Spain to Tauria; also of the 
temperate parts of France. Coult. dips. p. 63. var. a, €, a7 
t. 2. f. 9. D.C. fi. fr. no. 3310. Mor. bibl. ital. p. 9. Rchb, pl. 
crit. 4. t. $16. but the fruit is erroneous in the figure. Scabiosa 
alba, Scop. del. 3. p. 33. t. 16. S. argéntea, Lin. spec. p. 145. 
Sibth. et Smith, fl. grec. t. 168. Desf. ann. mus. 11. t. 24. S. 
Gmelìni, St. Hil. bull. phil. 661. p. 149. t. 3. Asterocéphalus 
pilòsus, Lag. gen. et spec. p. 8. Aster. argénteus, Spreng. 
Sclerostémma Scopòlii and S. argénteum, Schott. — Gmel. sib. 
2. p. 213. t. 87. Cauline leaves ciliated at the base. Flowers 
from blue to white, and greenish yellow. Segments of corolla 
entire, ciliated. ; 
Var. B, umbellata (Coult. 1. c. var. B.) flowers pedicellate, 
within the involucrum. 4%. H. Native about Venice. Mori- 
cand, fl. ven. 1. p. 84. 
Var. y, Sicula (Coult. 1. c. var. y.) leaves of involucrum elon- 
gated, exceeding the flowers. %. H. Native of Sicily, &e. 
S. Sicula, Lin. mant. p. 196. S. divaricata, Jacq. hort. vind. 1. 
t. 15. Suecisa macrocalycina, Moench, meth. p. 489. S. marl- 
tima, Wulf. in Roem. arch. 3. p. 317. Sclerostémma Sículum, 
Schott. S. ebúrnea, Sibth. et Smith, fl. græc. t. 106. ex Coult. 
Flowers white or rose- coloured. Segments of corolla toothed. 
Ukraine Scabious. Fl. Sept. Clt. 1795. Pl. 1 foot. 
11 S. mcra'ntHa (Desf. ann. mus. 11. t. 25. choix. t. 40.) 
stem branched; leaves hairy; lower ones lyrately pinnate, 
with oblong or linear lobes; lower leaves oblong or lanceo- 
late-toothed ; heads of flowers on long peduncles, ovate; co- 
rollas equal; base of involucel hemispherical, equal in Jength 
to the linear ovate foveolæ; crown 20-24-nerved, acutely 
toothed, shorter than the bristles. ©. H. Native of Tauria, 
Caucasus, Armenia, and Iberia, in sterile stony places. S. mi- 
crántha and S. Biebersteìnii, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. = 
and 75. S. Sicula, Bieb. fl. taur. p. 98. S. Ukranica ò, Coult. 
dips. p. 35. and diss. mss. 1824. Asterocéphalus micránthos 
Spreng. S. orientalis villòsa, flore suavi rubente, fructu Pi 
chro oblongo, Tourn. cor, inst. p. 35. Flowers red. Plant fe z 
lous. According to Desfontaines the radical and upper cau me 
leaves are entire. Phi 
Small-flowered Scabious. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1825. +% 
to 2 feet. h 
12 S. Oxtvie'ri (Coult. dips. p. 36. t. 2. f. 10.) stem m 
branched, dichotomous ; leaves linear-oblong, villous, entire o 
auricled; heads small, pedunculate, few-flowered ; base of se 
volucel hemispherical, equal to the obovate foveolæ ; crown 
entire, spreading, 20-24-nerved, hardly exceeding 1ts base: 
limb of calyx almost sessile, with much exserted bristles.— A 
tive of the Levant, between Bagdad and Kermancha, — 
was collected by Olivier and Bruguiere. Stem glabrous, white. 
Herb very slender. Flowers white. 
