hairy above. Anthers large, conspicuous, dark brown. 
Style, in our specimens, often geniculated, and drawn out 
as it were, below the anthers. Stigmas long, linear, revo- 
lute, bright yellow. Germen oblong. Pappus of several 
unequal, scabrous, and plumose hairs. 
The Genus Scorzonrera is one, the determination of 
whose species is attended with considerable difficulty, and, 
probably, many varieties have been raised to the rank of 
species. Such I have no reason to believe is the case with 
the present individual, which appears to have been disco- 
vered in T'auria, by Marscuatn Breperstein, and described 
by him, probably in the Supplement to the Flora 'Taurico- 
Caucasica, a work which I have not the good fortune to 
possess. Dr. Fiscuer sent the plants to the Glasgow 
Botanic Garden, which, sheltered by a cool frame, blossom- 
ed in April, 1830. I am indebted also to Baron Steven, 
for native Tiaurian specimens: and from those individuals, 
I have drawn the singular tuberous root. 
Fig. 1. Root (from a wild specimen) nat. size. 2. Floret. 3. Hair of the 
Pappus. 4, Portion of the Hair itself—Magnified. 
