DIPSACE®. VI. Scastosa. 
beria, in dry warm places. Jacq. obs. 3. t. 73. 74. fl. austr. t. 
439. S. heterophyllos, Gmel. itin. 1. t. 28. S. tenuifdlia, 
Roth. germ. 1. p. 59, S. polymérpha 6, Weig. obs. p. 24. 
Asterocéphalus ochroleticus, Wallr. sched. crit. 50. S. Colum- 
baria ochroletiica, Coult. Rchb. pl. crit. 4. t. 355.—Gerard. 
herb. 584, f. 7. Barrel. icon. t. 770. f. 2. Stem purplish at 
the joints. It differs from all the European species of Scabidsa 
in the flowers being cream-coloured. 
Cream-coloured-flowered Scabious. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1597. 
Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
36 S. Scorérm (Link, enum. hort. berol. 1. p. 128, but not 
of Vis.) stem clothed with retrograde hairs above ; leaves hairy : 
radical ones oblong, crenate: lower cauline leaves pinnatifid ; 
superior ones bipinnatifid; lobes linear, cut; leaves of involu- 
crum linear, clothed with adpressed hairs. 4%. H. Native of 
the south of Europe. Corollas cream-coloured. According to 
Link, this species comes nearest to S. ochrvledca, but according 
to Coulter, to S. Bandtica. 
; pono Scabious. FI. June, July. Clt. 1818. 
eet. 
87 S. REve’RSA (Ledeb. ined, sem. hort. dorp. suppl. 1824. 
p. 6.) radical leaves obovate, obtuse, crenated, clothed with 
spreading down: cauline leaves pinnate, with deeply cut seg- 
ments; peduncles beset with retrograde hairs; involucrum ex- 
ceeding the corollas, which are rather radiant and 5-cleft. %. 
Native country unknown. Said to be nearly allied to S. 
grandiflora and S. Scopolii. 
Reverse-haired Scabious. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
58 S. paucise’ta (D. C. prod. 4. p. 658.) stem branched, 
hairy at the base; radical leaves lyrately-pinnatifid, hairy, hav- 
ing the terminal lobe ovate and coarsely toothed: cauline leaves 
pinnate-parted, with narrow lobes; flowers radiant; heads of 
ruit globose; crown 20-nerved, 3 times shorter than the fruit; 
oe of calyx usually only one, rarely 2-3, black, 3 times 
onger than the crown, 1%. H. Native of Italy, in fields about 
isa, Carrara, Sarzana, &e. S. unisèta, Savi, fl. pis. p. 167. t. 
2. f 6. S. Gramintia, var. Seb. et Maur. fl. rom. p. 76. S. 
tenuifòlia, var. Savi, bot. etrus. 122. S. Columbària, var. Poll. 
Coult. Flowers violaceous. Perhaps the same as S. Saviana, 
Rchb. hort. bot. 1. t. 53. but in that plant the bristles of the 
calyx are 5, and the heads ovate. 
Fen-bristled Scabious. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
_ 89 S. Corumpa‘ria (Lin. spec. 143.) stem branched, smooth- 
ish ; radical leaves ovate, obtuse, petiolate, crenated, membran- 
ous, clothed with canescent down on both surfaces: cauline 
leaves smoothish, pinnate-parted, with flat linear segments ; 
peduncles elongated, usually trifid, downy; corollas radiant ; 
heads of fruit ovate-globose; crown 20-nerved, one-half shorter 
than the tube ; bristles of calyx 5, twice longer than the crown. 
y. H. Native of Europe, Caucasus, and Siberia, very com- 
mon; in England plentiful on chalky soils. Coult. dips. p. 39. 
var, ò, Smith, engl. bot. 1311. Rchb. pl. crit. 4. t. 353. Savi, 
fi. pis. 1. p- 165. t. 2. f. g. Fl. dan. t. 314. Asterocéphalus 
Columbària, Wallr. sched. crit. 48. Flowers purple or viola- 
ceous. This is a very polymorphous plant. 
Var. B, Colimne (D. C. prod. 4. p. 659.) leaves villous; lobes 
of cauline leaves wedge-shaped, cut ; bristles of fruit 3-5, deci- 
duous, Y.H. Native about Naples, in fields. S. Colamne, 
Ten. fl. nep. I. p. 29. t. 7. 
__ Var. y, commutata (D. C. 1. c.) stem glabrous ; leaves smooth- 
ish: radical ones on long petioles, deeply serrated or pinnatifid : 
cauline leaves pinnate, with linear lobes. %. H. Native of 
Siberia. S. commutata, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 65. Co- 
rollas deep blue, radiant. 
Pigeon Scabious. Fl. July, Aug. Britain. Pl. 1 foot. 
40 S. Bana’tica (Waldst. et Kit. hung. 1. t. 12) stem 
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693 
branched, beset with reflexed white hairs at the base and at the 
joints; radical leaves lyrate, hairy : cauline ones somewhat bi- 
pinnate, with linear ciliated segments, which are each terminated 
by a white hair; involucrum equal in length to the corollas ; 
seeds furnished with 8 pilose ribs; bristles of calyx 5, long, 
black. 2%. H. Native of Hungary, on rocks. S. diversi- 
folia, Baumg. enum. hisp. trans. 1. p.75. S. Columbària y? 
Banatica, D. C. prod. 4. p. 659. Asterocéphalus Banaticus, 
Spreng. Receptacles of heads columnar. Corollas pale red or 
cream-coloured, with red rays. Anthers pale red. 
Banatie Scabious. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1800. 
feet. 
41 S. acrr’stis (Waldst. et Kit. pl. rar. hung. 3. t. 204.) 
stem terete, purplish at the joints, glaucous, hairy at the base ; 
radical leaves entire and somewhat lyrate : cauline ones tripin- 
nate and pinnate, with linear segments ; peduncles hairy at top; 
corollas radiant; leaves of involucrum linear, downy; seeds 
crowned by a membrane, which at length ends in 5 teeth; angles 
of seeds downy. 2%. H. Native of Hungary and Croatia, in 
dry fields. S. columbaria, var. Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 96. S. Co- 
lúmnæ, Tenor. prod. fl. neap. p. 12. fl. neap. 1. p. 29. t.7. S. 
columbaria 6? agréstis, D. C. prod. 4. p. 659. Asterocéphalus 
agréstis, Spreng. Corollas pale lilac. Heads on long pedun- 
cles; hence the plant is sometimes to be found in gardens under 
the name of S. longipedunculata. 
Field Scabious. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. Pl.-14 to 3 ft. 
42 S. Gramu’ntia (Lin. spec. 145.) stem rather hairy; pe- 
duncles beset with retrograde hairs under the heads ; radical 
leaves pinnatifid, with obtuse distant segments; cauline ones 
bipinnate, with linear segments ; leaves of involucrum linear, 
acute, short; bristles of calyx 5, dark brown; corollas radiant, 
sometimes 4-cleft. 4%. H. Native of the middle and west of 
France, the north of Africa, and the Pyrenees. S. triandra, 
Lin spec. p. 99. S. columbaria e, Gramiintia, D. C. fl. fr. no. 
3305. Asterocéphalus Gramúntius, Spreng. S. gracilis, Roem. 
BPR to 3 
et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 104.—Gerard. herb. 584. f. 2. Leaves 
cinereous from villi. Corollas lilac or red. 
Fl. July, Aug. Clit. 1597. Pl. 1 to 2 
Gramont Scabious, 
feet. 
43 S. CERATOPHY'LLA (Tenor. prod. fl. neap. p. 12. fl. neap. 
1. p. 31. t. 8.) stem fistular, villous ; radical leaves lyrate, cre- 
nated: cauline ones bipinnatifid, with linear falcate segments ; 
leaves of involucrum equal in length to the flowers; bristles of 
calyx 5. X4. H. Native of Abruzzo, in forests. S. pilosa, 
Lag. Flowers red or lilac. 
Horn-leaved Scabious. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. 2 ft. 
44 S. Hispa’nica (Willd. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 
521.) leaves pinnate-parted: the terminal lobe lanceolate, and a 
little toothed; corollas 5-cleft, radiant, longer than the involu- 
crum. Y.H. Native of Spain. According to Coulter, this is 
hardly distinct from S. columbaria. 
Spanish Scabious. P]. 1 to 2 feet. 
45 S. coronoriroria (Willd. herb. but not of fl. graec.) radi- 
cal leaves lanceolate-spatulate, sharply toothed, or pinnately 
jagged: cauline ones pinnate-parted, with divaricate linear 
lobes; corollas 5-cleft, radiant. Y. H. Native of Siberia. 
S. ceratophylla, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 521. but not of 
Tenore. The rest unknown. 
Coronopus-leaved Scabious. Pl, 1 to 2 feet. 
46 S. Heracte‘a (Willd. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 521.) 
lower leaves bipinnatifid : superior ones pinnate-lobed ; corollas 
5-cleft, radiant.—Native at the Straits of Gaudilava. The rest 
unknown. 
Hercules’ Scabious. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
47 S. incana (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3, p. 521, and 67.) 
stem villous; leaves hoary, pinnate-parted, with linear ciliated 
