370 SYNGENESIA— POLYGAM.-iEQU. Crepis. 



Several doubtful or imperfect specimens of Hierac'mm, sent from 

 Scotland by the late indefatigable and sagacious Mr. George 

 Don, lead me to concur in the wishes of my friend Dr. Hooker, 

 that an accurate examination of this difficult genus, on its native 

 mountains, might be undertaken by competent practical bota- 

 nists. One of these specimens leads me to doubt whether it 

 may not have been mistaken for H. amplexicaule, a species which, 

 without more information, I scruple here to admit. Whoever 

 wishes to render himself master of this subject should have 

 abundant leisure and patience, to investigate each wild species 

 in different soils and situations, and to cultivate each under his 

 own continual inspection. They might then, by a good botanist, 

 be probably cleared up without much uncertainty. 



378. CREPIS. Hawk's-beard. 



Linn.GenA03. JussA69. Fl.Br.SSG. Lam.t.GrA. Gcertn.t.\58. 

 Hieracioides. Vaill. Mem. de VAc. des Sc. 712./. 47, 52. 



Common Cal. double ; outermost very short, lax, tumid, de- 

 ciduous; inner ovate, simple, furrowed, permanent, of 

 several linear converging scales. Cor. compound, of nu- 

 merous, imbricated, uniform, perfect, ligulate, abrupt, 5- 

 toothed florets, Filam. capillary, very short. Anth. in 

 a cylindrical tube. Germ, obovate-oblong. Style thread- 

 shaped, slightly prominent. Stigm. ^, spreading. Seed- 

 vessel none, the inner calyx converging, hardened. Seed 

 oblong, acute. Down capillary, radiating, either on a 

 roughish stalk, or sessile. Recept, slightly cellular, or 

 scaly, with a few bristly hairs interspersed. 



Annual, biennial, or perennial, upright, branching, bitter, 

 more or less milky, herbs ; with pinnatifid, sinuated, or 

 toothed, leaves; and yellow, rarely reddish, Jlowers. The 

 elevated seed-down, and lax external calyx, distinguish 

 this genus from Hieracium. 



1. CfcEtida. Stinking Hawk*s-beard. 



Leaves hairy, pinnatifid, with reversed teeth ; on toothed 

 footstalks. Stem hairy. Calyx downy. 



C. foetida. Linn. Sp. PL 1 133. TVilld. v. 3. 1598. Fl. Br. 837. 

 Engl. Bot. V. 6. t. 406. Dicks. H. Sice. fasc. 1 8. 20. 



C. n. 29. Hall. Hist. v.\.\2. 



Hieracium castorei odore, monspeliensium. Bail Syn. 1G5. 



H. luteum, cichorii sylvestris folio, amygdalas amaras olens. Mo- 

 ris, v. 3. 63. sect. 7. t. 4.f. 4. 



H. foliis cichorii sylvestris villosis, odore castorei. Magnol Monsp. 

 129./: 



