694 DIPSACE. 
lobes ; corollas 5-cleft, radiant.—Native of Tauria. S. Ucra- 
nica, Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 97.2? S. incana, Schultes, obs. 19. 
Hardly distinct from S. columbaria, or S. suavéolens, Radical 
leaves quite entire and lyrate, ciliated ; leaves of involucrum ob- 
tuse. Corollas radiant, violaceous. Pappus 5-awned. 
Hoary Scabious. Pl. 8 to 2 feet. 
48 S. ruiza’nTHA (Viv. fl. lib. spec. p. 6. t. 3. f. a. b.) radical 
leaves elliptic: cauline ones pinnate-lobed: lobes all linear ; 
central peduncle rising from the root, bearing one head: the 
rest rising from the tops of the branches; leaves of involucrum 
5, linear; corollas 5-cleft, radiant; bristles of calyx 5. Y. H. 
Native of Cyrenaica, on the mountains. 
Root-flowered Scabious. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
49 S. Huiapnixia’na (Host, fl. austr. 1. p. 195.) stem 
straight, branched, downy; leaves hispid: lower ones obovate, 
crenated:; upper ones pinnate-parted: lobes jagged; leaves of 
involucrum linear; corollas 5-cleft, radiant; bristles of calyx 5, 
dark purple. 2%. H. Native of Carniola, on the mountains. 
Rchb. pl. crit. 5. p. 30. Corollas purplish. 
Hladniki’s Scabious. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 
50 S. uv‘mints (Host, fl. austr. 1. p. 195. but not of Thunb.) 
stem branched, glabrous, ascending; lower leaves oblong, cre- 
nated or jagged: superior ones pinnate-parted : lobes jagged ; 
peduncles beset with reflexed hairs ; leaves of involucrum linear- 
subulate ; corollas 5-cleft, radiant; bristles of calyx 5. Y%. H. 
Native of the alps of Austria, about Gemona. Corollas white, 
suffused with purple. Rchb. pl. crit. 5. p. 30. 
Humble Scabious. P1. 4 foot. 
51 S, wecte'cra (Horn. hort. hafn. 1. p. 127.) leaves all ly- 
rate or pinnatifid; peduncles very long; leaves of involucrum 
exceeding the corollas, which are 5-cleft and radiant. 2%. H. 
Native of Italy. Flowers red or lilac. The plant we have in 
the gardens under this name appears to be nothing but S. Gra- 
muntia. 
Neglected Scabious. 
2 feet. 
52 S. vacinta‘ra (Licht. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 87.) 
plant downy ; stem dichotomous; lower leaves obovate-oblong, 
unequally and bluntly serrated: superior ones pinnatifid ; lobes 
cut, acute; corollas 5-cleft, radiant.—Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Leaves of involucrum downy, linear, acute, and 
sometimes bifid, one-half shorter than the corollas, which are 
pale violet. 
Jagged-leaved Scabious. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
53 S. Pyrena'tca (All. ped. 1. p. 140. t. 25. f. 2. and 26. f. 
1.) the whole plant clothed with cinereous tomentum}; stem a 
little branched, few-flowered ; radical leaves oblong, crenated : 
upper cauline ones bipinnatifid: lobes linear, quite entire; co- 
rollas radiant ; leaves of involucrum lanceolate; crown 3 times 
shorter than the tube, 20-nerved; bristles of calyx 5, 4 times 
longer than the crown. %. H. Native of the south of Europe, 
on the lower mountains and hills; and of Caucasus, on the Ta- 
lusch Mountains, in dry fields. Dub. bot. gall. p. 256. S. 
columbaria, var. Coult. dips. p. 38. exclusive of the synonymes. 
Derm frequently reddish purple, but most often of a bluish 
purple. s 
Var. a, cinèrea (D. C. prod. 4. p. 659.) plant clothed with 
hairy down. %. H. Native ofthe Pyrenees. S. cinèrea, Lam. 
ill, no, 2319. S. maritima, Vill. dauph. 2. p. 225. S. Pyre- 
naica, D.C. fl. f. 4. p. 229. 
Var. B, mollissima (D. C. 1. c.) plant clothed with hoary to- 
mentose velvety down. 2. H. - Native from Nice to Sarzana. 
S. mollissima, Visiani, ann. 2. p. 161. Asterocéphalus mollis- 
simus, Spreng. S. laxiflora, Link. enum. 1. p. 128. The plant 
in the gardens, under the name of S. mollissima, has white 
flowers. 
Fl. June, July. Ch: 1825. Pl. 1 to 
VI. Scasiosa. 
Var. y, tomentosa (D.C. 1. c.) lower leaves lyrately pinnatifid, 
obtuse: superior ones divided into linear acute lobes. %. H. 
Native of Spain, in the kingdom of Valentia. S. tomentdsa, 
Cav. icon. 2. t. 183. Asterocéphalus tomentdsus, Spreng, Co- 
rollas pale violaceous. 
Pyrenean Scabious. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819, Pl. 1 ft. 
54 S. noxosericea (Bertol. dec. 3. p. 49.) plant clothed with 
soft hoary tomentose velvety down ; lower leaves lanceolate, ob- 
tuse, crenated: superior ones pinnatifid, with lanceolate acute 
entire lobes; leaves of involucrum linear; corollas radiant; 
crown 20-nerved, 3 times shorter than the tube, which is hairy; 
bristles of calyx 5, black, twice longer than the crown, . H. 
Native of the Appenines, Abruzzo, Dalmatia, and the Pyrenees. 
D. C. fl. fr. 5. p. 480. Dub. ench. 1. p. 256. S. columbaria 
holosericea, Coult. dips. p. 39. Asterocéphalus sericeus, Spreng. 
Leaves sometimes all simple. Corollas bluish purple. 
Whole-silky Scabious. Fl. July. Cit. 1818. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 
55 S. Wessra'na (D. Don, in bot. reg. t. 717.) plant clothed 
with soft silky hoary tomentum ; lower leaves petiolate, obovate, 
crenated: superior ones pinnatifid, with ovate or oblong entire 
lobes; heads on long peduncles; corollas nearly equal; crown 
4 times longer than the tube; bristles of calyx 5, black. ¥.H. 
Native of Phrygia, on the top of Mount Ida. Asterocéphalus 
Webbianus, Spreng. Flowers cream-coloured. 
Webb’s Scabious. Fl. July. Clt. 1818. Pl. 4 foot. 
56 S. mézus (Willd. eium. suppl. p. 7.) lower leaves supra- 
decompound : superior ones bipinnate-parted ; lobes of all very 
slender and filiform, smoothish, except the margins, which are 
rather pilose ; peduncles very long, scabrous ; involucrum equal 
to the corollas, which are 5-cleft and radiant; crown spreading ; 
bristles of calyx 3-5, short. 2%. H. Native country unknown. 
Rchb. pl. crit. 4. t. 353. S. capillata, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 
3. p. 64. Lower leaves lyrate, soft, tomentose, ex Link. enum. 
1. p. 128. Flowers pale violaceous, ex Willd. Perhaps only a 
variety of S. columbaria or S. Pyrendica. 
Soft Scabious. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Pl. 2 tos ft. 
57 S. pu'mita (Poir. dict. 6. p. 723.) plant hispid from grey 
pili; stem short, almost simple; radical leaves lyrate or pinna- 
tifid, with obtuse toothed lobes: cauline leaves pinnate-parted, 
with linear acute lobes, which are sometimes trifid at the apex: 
leaves of involucrum lanceolate, villous, shorter than the corollas, 
which are 5-cleft and radiant; bristles of calyx 5, black, pep 
equal in length to the corollas. %. G. Native of the Cape © 
Good Hope. Asterocéphalus pùmilus, Spreng. S. acatilis, Lin. 
mant. 196. Thunb. fl. cap. p. 145. S. nudicaúlis, Lam. ill. no. 
1331. Corollas cream-coloured or nearly white. Plant very hairy. 
Dwarf Scabious. Pl. 4 foot. 
58 S. suave‘orens (Desf. cat. hort. par. p. 110.) plant ae 
canescent from short down; stems straight ; radical leaves 0°- 
long, attenuated at the base, quite entire: cauline ones Le 
parted, with linear-thickish quite entire lobes, smoothish ; he 
of fruit ovate; flowers radiant; tube of involucel cylindrica ; 
crown very short, 16-nerved; bristles 5, spreading, hardly ex 
serted. %. H. Native of France, Germany, Sweden, mei 
gary, &c. on the higher hills. D. C. fl. fr. no. 3307. Coult. 
dips. p. 39. t. 2. f. 14. S. asterocéphala, Thuill. ge 
columbaria odorata, Thuill. fl. fr. 1. p. 72. S. canéscens, jen $ 
et Kit. pl. rar. hung: 1. t. 53. Asterocéphalus canescens, ee 
Spreng. Asterocéphalus suavéolens, Wallr. sched. crit. P on 
S. média, Ger. hist. p. 720. Corollas of a bluish lilac colour, 
having a scent like O’rchis nigra. 
Sweet-scented-flowered Scabious. 
Pl. 1 to 13 foot. 
59 S. picnéroma (Ucria. pl. lin. add. 
p. 144.) smoothish; stem dichotomous ; 
the sides, globose ; leaves oblong, entire: 
FI. July, Aug. Cit. 1802- 
249. Willd, enum- a 
heads almost ‘sessile . 
radical ones petiolat 
