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sitlfonucs. StMuMa tuberculosa : pappus longtis , pilis ploraosis sequalibiis om- 

 nibus in annulum a semine separal)ilem coalitis. — Herba? faliis piiiiiatilidis 

 aut inlegris , capitulo maximo termliiali. Sppcies a. Decand. Aiiu. i(i,p. 2i)3. 



C\KARA. Juss. — Ciiiai-ffl sp. Linn. — luvolucruui niaximuiu vcntricusuni , 

 squarais numerosis basi carnosis , apicc. Spinescenlibus inl.gris. Recept:iculi 

 paloae longitudiiialiter disjecta; in lacinias seliformes. Rcccplaculuni magnum 

 caiJtosuni. Pappus longus , pilis plumosis basi in annulum c^nfenuniiuatis. — 

 Hcrbae foliismagnis acanthi more piuiialifido-spinosis ,capitulis crassis tfrniinalibus. 



SvscARpnx. Decand. — StDehelinre sp. Linn. Le^sseia; sp. Lhuiib. Jl i/ld. -^ 

 Involucrum imbricatutn sijuamis numerosis lanceolalis , apice inltgiis sub!>caiiosis 

 ifflexis. Flosciili ouines aequales bcnnnjihrodili. Reofptaculi pulecE iiite^rce 

 inter se coalilce ct constitnentes lorulos .sursum biante< in qnibiis semina nidu- 

 laiit. Pappus lonjjus pluniosus. — Hrrba toiiipnlosa , foliis liiiearihus inlegris. — 

 S^ncarpha gnaphaloides Dccatid. Ann. i6 . pag. lo-j , pi. i4- 



Carlowizia. Mcsncli. Alhamus Neck. Carlhami sp. Linn. — Involucrum 

 inibricatum , squamis suba^jualibus integris apice spinescenlibus . liracteis t'o- 

 liaceis patentibus cinctum. Flovciili cranes a;quales herraaplirodili. l\ece])taculi 

 paleoe longcB apicc tantnni in lacinias setijbnncs fisice. Pappus pills longis 

 plumusis basi coulesrcnlibiis constanf. Seinina viiiosa. — Frutex f.)liis rigidis 

 margine dcntato-spinosis sublus canescenlibus. — Carlowizia salicifolia Decand. 

 Ann. lO , pag. 20S , pi. i5. ^ 



Carlima. Toiiru. Lin)t_. Juss. — Involucrum' squamis exterinribus sinnato- 

 spinosis ba.si conniveulibus apice divaricatis , intoriiiribus Fa;pe fimpiicibns acutis, 

 intiuiis uiullo longioiibus scariosis ligula^lormibus coloralis tt radium r/ten- 

 licniibus. Involucri palea in lacinias seliFormes fissBS. — Horbae durse foliis 

 pinnatifidis spinosis. — Carllna p^renaica Linn, ai cirsii sp. 



Atractilis. Linn. Won I'aill. cirselliuni et acarna Gcertn. — Involucrum 

 ovatum connivens squamis integris acuminatis , cinclum Jbliis longioribus pin- 

 nali/ido-spinosis. Flosculi omnes bermapbroditi , siepius oranes tubulosi , interdum 

 marginales ligula;toruies. Reccplaculi palere in lacinias seliformes fisss. Pappus 

 plumosus. — Heilia; durae spinosre. An genus suadenle Gaertnero dividcndum 

 nempe circellium floribus radiaUs , acarna lloribus flosculosis. An cirsellii mar- 

 ginales flosculi vcre ligulati aut polius difformes ut in zigea ? 



DIVIS. IV. CENTAuuEiE. — Flosculis disci hermaphroditis, radii ncutri 

 majoribus , omnibus hjlo hitcrati rcceptactdo adfixis. 



Crcpina, Pers. centaurex sp. Linn. — Involucrum squamis inlegris lanccolato- 

 acuminalis. Pappus setoso-paleaceus. — An genus legilimura ? An in omnibus 

 flosculi extetni neutri. 



Crocodtlium. Vaill. Juss. Verutum Pers. Lupsia Neck, centaurese sp. Linn. 

 , — Involucrum squarais simplicibu's apice spinosis. 



CALtiTRAPA. f^aill. Calcitrapa Juss. Neck. Pers. Scridia Juss. Stoebe. Pers. 

 Podia Neck. — Involucrum squamis apice spinosis , spinis raraosis , nunc ( in 

 calcitrapa ) pinnalo-ramosis , nunc ( in seridia ) palmato-raniosis. Pappus pilosus. 



Cmccs. f^aill. non Linn. Carbeni Adans. Ceuiaun a; sp. Linn. — luvoiucrum 

 squamis apice spinosis, spiuis ramosis, involucratuni: foliolis magnis apice spinosis. 



