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Subsectio 2. — Species polytocae. Folia anguste linearia acuta 

 uninervia margine scabra. Bracteae mucronata) oninino scariosae. 

 Petala emarginata v. retusa. 



5. T. Gasparrini Guss. ; Fl. Siculas Syn. 1, p. 474. — Glabra 

 caespitosa. Caules 4-7 ceutim., ascendentes teretes. Folia 

 patentia. Bracteae 4-6 oblongae. Calyx turbinates 5-nervius. 

 Lamina pailidissime colorata emarginata. 



6. T. saxifraga Scop. ; L. Sp. Plantarum, ed. i. p. 413 (Dian- 

 thus saxifrayus) ; Sibtli. Fl. Graaca, iv. tab. 382 {Gijpsophila rigida) ; 

 Kehb. Ic. Flor. Germ. 5006; Jord. et Fourr., Brev. PI. Nov. tab. 

 44, 45 (varr.). — Glabra aut scabra, 16 centim. Caules numerosi 

 graciles ascendentes vei a basi diffusi paniculati, teretes. Folia ad- 

 pressa. Bracteaa 4 oblongo-lanceolatae carinatae scariosaa calyce 

 breviores. Calyx tubuloso-eampanulatus 1 5-nervius nervis late- 

 ralibus obscurioribus dentibus triangulari-ovatis. Lamina albida 

 v. saepius rosea obcordato-cuneata retusa v. erosa lineis saturati- 

 oribus purpurascentibus picta. 



Var. cajriUacea Ser. ; DeCandolle, Prod. i. p. 354. 



Var. hispidida Ser. ,, ,, 



Var. scabra Schult. ; Oestr. Fl. 



Var. asperula Duf. (berb. Cosson). 



Var. blcolor Jord. et Fourr. ; Brev. PI. Nov. p. 10 (1866). 



Var. ereeta Jord. et Fourr. ; Brev. PI. Nov. p. 10 (1866). 



Var. xerophila Jord. et Fourr ; Brev. PI. Nov. p. 10 (1866). 



This is the plant figured and described by Jean Bauhin (Hist. 

 Univ. Plant. 3, p. 337, f. 2) as " Betonica coronaria " ; and by 

 Barrelier (Plant. Obs. Ic. tab. 998) as "Lychnis pumila caryo- 

 phyllata flore rubelio." Described also by Pona (1595), and by 

 Cupani (1696). By Linnajus it was included in Dianthns, and by 

 DeCandolle in Gyijsophila. 



Sectio III. Ectunica. — Flores fasciculati v. capitati. Capi- 

 tulum basi phyllis scariosis involucratum. Calyx 5-v. 15-nervius. 

 Polytocae. 



Subsectio 1. — Folia uninervia adpressa. Involucri phylla 

 tenuiter uninervia. Calyx 5-nervius. Petala retusa v. integra. 



7. T. dianthoides Boiss. ; Sibth. Flora Graaca, iv. p. 76, tab. 383. 

 (Girpsophila.) — Glabra basi suffruticosa multicaulis, 18-27 centim. 

 Caules graciles ascendentes stricte ramosi. Folia subulata acuta 

 margine laevia. Fasciculi 3-5-flori. Involucri phylla lanceolata 

 acuta calyce subbreviora. Calyx turbinatus dentibus ovato-lanceo- 

 latis acutis. Lamina alba sanguineo-venosa oblongo-spathulata 

 obtusa. 



8. T. thessala Boiss. ; Diag. PI. Nov. Or. ser. i.8, p. 63. — Glabra 

 basi suffruticosa multicaulis, 21-28 centim. Caules tenues rigidi 

 juncei simplices v. superne stricte ramosi et angulati. Folia 

 anguste linearia acuta margine serrulata surculorum fasciculata. 

 Capitula densa 5-10-flora. Involucri phylla ovata mucronata 

 calycem aaquantia. Calyx turbinatus dentibus oblongo-lincaribus 

 obtusis. Lamina albicla lineavi-lanceolata obtusa. 



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