SCABIOSA. 



Calyx. Common Perianthium of many leaves, expanding, 

 containing many florets. The Leasts sit upon, and surround 

 the receptaculum in several rows, the inner ones of which 

 become gradually smaller. 



Proper Calyx double, superior. 



Outer Calyx shorter, membranaceous, plaited, perma- 

 nent. 



Inner Calyx with 5 divisions. Segnwits awl-shaped, but 

 very slender. 

 Corolla, general, regular, but mostly composed of irregular 

 florets. 



Individuals of 1 petal, tubular, with 4 or 5 clefts, equal, 

 or unequal. 

 Sta mi na. Filaments 4, between awl and hair-shaped, limber. 



Anihera oblong, fixed side-ways. 

 Pistillum. Germen beneath, rolled in a proper sheath, like 

 a little cup. Style thread-shaped, as long as the corolla. 

 Stigma blunt, obliquely notched at the end. 

 Pericarpium. none. 



Seed solitary, egg oblong, rolled in a cover, variously crowned 

 by the proper calyses. 



lieccptaculum common, convex, chaffy or naked. 

 N. B. Outer blossoms generally larger and more irregular, 

 seeds crowned differently in different species. The florets hav- 

 ing 4 or 5 clefts, afford a primary specific distinction. Linn. 



BUFFON1A. 

 Calyx. Perianthium 4-leaved, upright, permanent. Leqfits 



awl-shaped, keeled, membranaceous at the edges. 

 Corolla. Petals 4, oval, upright, equal, notched at the end, 



shorter than the calyx. 

 Stamina. Filaments 4, equal, as long as the germen. Anthers 



double. 



