DIPSACEA. VI. Scaziosa. 
Olivier’s Scabious. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
13 S. Iserr’nsis (Lin. mant. p. 37.) stem much branched ; 
leaves pubescent: lower ones bipinnate-parted ; superior ones 
pinnate-parted ; segments of all oblong-linear ; heads and pe- 
duncles clothed with white tomentum; corollas radiant; base 
of involucels elongated, villous; crown erect, 16-20-nerved, 
one-half shorter than the bristles. uw. H. Native of Sibe- 
ria, in stony dry places, about Isetsk, and at Cape Caucasus; in 
the Kirghisean steppe, between the mountains Ku and Karka- 
raly, and at the Don. Coult. dips. 1. p. 34. Bieb. suppl. p. 100. 
S. rupéstris, Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 95. S. rupéstris and Iseténsis, 
Reem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 64, 83. Asterocéphalus Iseténsis, 
Spreng. Sclerostémma Iseténse, Schott. mss.—Gmel. sib. 2. 
p. 214. no. 7. t. 88. Flowers white. 
Isetsk Scabious. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1801. Pl. 1 foot. 
14 S. crena‘ra (Cyr. pl. rar. neap. 1. p. 11. t. 3.) stems suf- 
fruticose at the base, ascending ; leaves smoothish, bipinnatifid : 
lobes entire or tridentate; heads on long peduncles; corollas 
radiant, crenated; base of involucel equal to the oblong fo- 
veolee ; crown subdentate, 16-20-nerved ; limb of calyx sessile ; 
bristles twice longer than the crown. Y%. kh. H. Native 
of Calabria, on calcareous mountains; and of Greece. Coult. 
dips, p- 36. Asterocéphalus crenàtus, Spreng. S. coro- 
nopifolia, Sibth. et Smith, fl. græc. t. 114. S. crenata and S. 
coronopifòlia, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 71. and 86.—Col. 
phyt. 2. f. 31. There are elongated and dwarf varieties of this 
plant.—Corollas flesh-coloured or pale-red. 
Var. B, hirsùta (Guss. prod. 1. p- 162.) leaves hairy ; bristles 
of calyx 3 times longer than the crown. %.or ¢. Native of 
Sicily, on the mountains. Columbaria crenata, Presl. S. coro- 
nopifolia hirsùta, Biv. mant. 3. p- 6. 
Crenate-flowered Scabious. FI. June, July. Clt. 1825. Pl. 
1 to 2 feet, 
15 S. prctina‘’ra (Lag. elench. madr. 1803. p. 33.) stems 
spreading; leaves fleshy, pinnatifidly pectinated, channelled ; 
corollas radiant. ©. H. Native of Arabia. Coult. dips. p. 
36. Asterocéphalus pectinatus, Lag. gen. et spec. p. 8. Said 
to be allied to §. Ukranica. Flowers violaceous ? 
i Pectinated-leaved Scabious. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Pl. 
> loot. 
_ 16 S. ryra'ra (Forsk. descrip. p. 203. but not of Lam.) stem 
simple; lower leaves oblong, coarsely and bluntly serrated : su- 
perior ones pinnate at the base; corollas radiant, with entire 
obes, &. H. Native at the Dardanelles. Vahl. symb. 2. p. 
92. Coult. dips. p. 37. Asterocéphalus lyratus, Spreng. Stem 
rather tomentose. Corollas purple. 
Lyrate-leaved Scabious. Pl. 1 foot. 
17 S. acutirco’ra (Rchb. pl. crit. 4. p. 24. t. 326.) stem 
branched: lower leaves spatulate, and linearly pinnatifid, ser- 
rated : superior ones pinnate-parted, with oblong-linear entire 
lobes; heads of fruit ovate ; corollas 5-cleft, radiant, with the 
Outer lobes acuminated ; crown a little longer than the tube; 
bristles of calyx 5, exserted. Y%.H. Native of the south of 
Europe. Involucels spongy at the edges. Flowers pale, peach- 
coloured. Allied to S. Ukrdnica. 
Acute-flowered Scabious. PI. 1 foot. 
Sect. II. Vipv'a (meaning not explained by the author). 
Coult. dips. p. 37. D. C. prod. 4. p. 657. Involucels rounded 
at the base, plicate ; tube with the foveolæ usually obliterated. 
Crown small, inflexed. Limb of calyx pedicellate, with 5 ex- 
serted bristles. 
18 S. arropurru'rea (Lin. spec. p. 144.) stem branched ; 
radical leaves lanceolate--ovate, lyrate, coarsely toothed ; cauline 
leaves pinnate-parted, with oblong, toothed or cut lobes ; heads 
ovate while bearing the fruit; corollas radiant, a little longer 
691 
than the involucra. ©.H. Cultivated in gardens. Said to 
be spontaneous in India, but Roxburgh contradicts that asser- 
tion. Said also to be a native of Sicily, but according to Schouw 
it has been introduced there. S. atropurpurea a, and 6, Coult. 
dips. p. 37. t. 2. f. 11. Curt. bot. mag. t. 247. Succisa atro- 
purpurea, Meench. Sclerostémma, Schott. Asterocéphalus 
atropurpureus, Spreng. Sc. calyptocarpa, St. Am. fl. agen. p. 
61.—There is a proliferous headed variety of this species (Mor. 
oxon. sect. 6. t. 14. f. 27.). The flowers are very sweet- 
scented. There is a great variety in their colour, some being of 
a purple, approaching to black, others of a pale purple, some 
red, some white, and others variegated. It varies also in the 
leaves, some being more finely cut than others. 
Dark-purple-flowered or Sweet-scented Scabious. 
Aug. Clt. 1629. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
19 S. setr'rera (Lam, ill. no. 1321.) stem branched, downy ; 
lower leaves ovate-spatulate, crenated or cut, rather villous ; 
superior ones pinnate, with linear-lanceolate obtuse segments, 
the terminal segment the largest ; corollas radiant, much longer 
than the involucrum. 2%. H. Native of the south of France, 
about Marseilles. S. atropurpurea f sétifera, D. C. prod. 4. p. 
657. Asterocéphalus sétifer, Spreng. Corollas lilac. Bristles 
of calyx 5, black. 
Bristle-bearing Scabious. PI. 2 feet. 
20 S. GRANDIFLORA (Scop. del. ins. 3. p. 29. t. 14.) stem 
branched, downy; leaves rather villous; radical ones oblong, 
crenated ; cauline ones pinnatifid, with lanceolate linear spread- 
ing segments; corollas amply radiant. X4. H. Native of Bar- 
bary, Italy, and Sicily, in fields. Desf. atl 1. p. 123. S. 
arvensis, Ucria, but not of Lin. Columbaria vulgaris, Presl. 
S. atropurpurea y grandiflora, D. C. prod. 4. p. 657. Corollas 
cream-coloured or white, with reddish tubes. Bristles of calyx 
5, reddish brown. 
Great-flowered Scabious. 
to 3 feet. 
21 S. marrrma (Lin. amoen. 4. p. 304.) stem branched ; 
radical leaves pinnatifid, with toothed lobes; middle cauline ones 
pinnatifid, with linear entire lobes; uppermost ones linear and 
quite entire; fructiferous heads globose; involucrum twice 
shorter than the radiant flowers. @.or @.H. Native of the 
south of France, Corsica, Italy, and Sicily, in arid places by the 
sea side. D.C. fl. fr. suppl. no. 3309 a. S. Cupani, Guss. 
prod. 1. p. 160.? S. angulata, Rafin. car. p. 81.? S. atro- 
purpurea var. Coult. Stem villous. Flowers lilac, rose-co- 
loured or white. 
Sea-side Scabious. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1683. PI. 2 feet. 
22 S. paucoipes (Desf. fl. atl. 1. p. 123. t. 38.) stem almost 
simple ; lower leaves lyrate: cauline ones pinnate-parted, with 
linear acute cut segments; leaves of involucrum pinnatifid ; 
bracteas exceeding the fruit. g.H. Native of Algiers, on 
hills. Coult. dips. mss. 1824, Asterocéphalus daucoides, 
Spreng. syst. 1. p. 388. Very like S. atropurpirea. Plant 
downy. Corollas bluish or violaceous. 
Carrot-like Scabious. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
23 S. amarcua (Ten. fl. neap. append. 5. 1826. p. 7.) plant 
glabrous ; leaves fleshy, shining, crenated ; radical leaves ob- 
ovate: cauline leaves lyrate or pinnatifid, with oblong remote 
entire lobes ; heads few-flowered, radiant ; tube of corolla very 
long; corolla spongy, involute. %. H. Native of the king- 
dom of Naples, at Paneta del Fusaro, in corn-fields by the sea 
side. Flowers purple or blue. 
Ambiguous Scabious. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
24 S. cornucdri® (Vivian. add. fl. itin. in fl. lyb. p. 67.) plant 
hairy; radical leaves elliptic, toothed; cauline ones pinnate : 
flowers 5-cleft, pedicellate within the involucrum; involucels 
trifid; seed triaristate—Native of Liguria, in the valley of 
47 2 
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