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** Bracteola lineares vel lineari-lanceolata. 



9. M. botundifolia L. p. p. ; DC. Prod. i. p. 432 ; Rcbb. Ic. Fl. 

 Germ. v. t. 167 ; Eng. Bot. ed. 3, t. 282. M. neglecta Wallr. in 

 Syll. Ratisb. (1824), p. 140. M. vulgaris Fries, Nov. p. 219; Rchb. 

 Ic. Fl. Germ. v. t. 167. M. littoralis Dethard in Rcbb. Fl. Germ, 

 iv. 771 ; Ic. Fl. Germ. v. t. 167. — Multicaulis, caulibus decum- 

 bentibus, foliis longe petiolatis cordato-orbicularibus leviter lobatis 

 crenatis, pedunculis defloratis deflexis, sepalis triangularibus vel 

 ovatis acutis, corolla calyce duplo longiore unguibus petalorum 

 barbatis, carpellis pubescentibus dorso rotundatis. 



Hab. Europe ! North Africa ! North and West Asia to India ! 

 Stems 6 in. to 2 ft. long ; leaves 1-3 in. ; bracts ^-£ in. ; sepals 

 J in. ; petals ^ in. 



Var. reticulata Masters in Fl. Brit. Ind. i. p. 320. M. rotundi- 

 folia var. a. W. & A. Prod. i. p. 45. — Corolla calyce longiore, 

 carpellis glabris reticulatis. 



Hab. Bengal ! North-west Himalayas ! 



10. M. borealis Wallm. in Liljebl. Sw. Fl. ed. 2, p. 218 ; Eng. 

 Bot. ed. 3, t. 283 ; Rchb. Ic. t. 20 ; Fl. Danica, t. 1825. M. jmsilla 

 With. Eng. Bot. ed. 3, t. 241. M. rotundifolia L. p. p. M. rotundi- 

 folia Fries, Nov. Fl. Suec. p. 218. M. parviflora Huds. Fl. Ang. 

 n. 307, non L. M. Henningii Gold. Mosq. p. 133. M. crenata~K.it. 

 in Sadl. Pest. ed. 2, p. 305. M. pseudoborealis Schur, Enum. PI. 

 Trans, p. 130. M. rotundifolia Roxb. Fl. Ind. hi. p. 181. M. 

 rotundifolia var. /3. W. & A. Prod. i. p. 45. M. rotundifolia var. 

 borealis Masters in Fl. Brit. Ind. i. 320. — Multicaulis, caulibus 

 prostratis adscendentibus, foliis longe petiolatis cordato-orbicularibus 

 lobatis, pedunculis defloratis declinatis, sepalis triangularibus erectis, 

 petalis calyce sublongioribus leviter emarginatis, carpellis glabris 

 vel minute pubescentibus reticulato-rugosis margine acutis integris. 



Hab. North Europe ! Siberia ! India ! 



Stem 6 in. to 2 ft. long ; leaves 1-2 in. ; bracts £ in. ; sepals 

 J in. ; petals -J- in. 



Like M. rotundifolia, but the leaves are rather less deeply lobed, 

 the petals shorter, and the sculpturing of the carpels different. 



11. M. parviflora L. ; DC. Prod. i. 433 ; Jacq. Hort. Vindob. 

 t. 39. M. mareotica Delil. in DC. Prod. i. 433. M. coronata Pomel, 

 Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. p. 346. M. simplioiuscula Steud. in Flora 

 (1856), p. 426. M. rotundifolia E. & Z. M. microearpa E. & Z. 

 M. flexuosa E. & Z. — Uni- vel multicaulis plus minusve pilosis, foliis 

 longe petiolatis cordato-orbicularibus obsolete 5-7-lobatis, bracteolis 

 brevibus, sepalis accrescentibus erotuudatis mucronatis, petalis 

 retusis calyce sublongioribus ccerulesceutis ungue glabro, carpellis 

 glabris aut pubescentibus dorso transverse elevato-rugosis margine 

 acuto alato eximie dentato. 



Hab. South Europe ! Madeira ! Marocco ! Algeria ! Egypt 

 to Afghanistan! and Persia! 



Stem 1-2 ft. high; leaves 1-2 in. long; bracts Jin.; sepals 

 ^ in. ; petals % in. 



