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centas dcnse papillosns biserialia in quaque circ. 8 (6 — 10). — Capsula e ohovoideae 

 truncatae, acutius trigonae, levcs, apice acutius sed brevilcr 3-dentatae lateque 

 apertae, in pedicellis demuin recurvatis v. vag-e patulis pendulae, 12 — 15""" longnc 



(pro proportione multo magis elongalae quam in R. odorata). —Semina 2 longa, 



scrobiciilato-rugosa, radicula modice elongata a hylo distante, tegumentis tribus («t 

 semper in Ordine) praedita: membrana exterior v. epidcrmis tenuissima, hyalina, e 

 cellulis irregularibus subquadratis ambitu varie llexuosis ibrmata laxe adhacrens, circa 

 regionem umbilicalem sublibera; secundum est crustaceum, subfragile, opacum, valde 

 scrobiculato-tbveolalum; intcrnum membranaceum contiguum tenuissimum. Embryo 

 carnosulus cavilutem stibreplens, radicula supera curvato-cylindrica oblusa a hylo 

 remota, cotyledones suhaequalcs seinicylindricae radiculam subaeqiiantes. Plamula mdla. 

 Habitat in agris sabulosis et locis neglectis ad vias et secus rivulos, in vineis 

 nee uon in maritimis Europae meridionalis et Al'ricae septcntrionalis ; circa Oran 

 (Munby Fl. Alg. p. 47, Bove pl. exs. [forma hispidula]; in Asia minore prope Mcr- 

 sinam (Balansa pl. exs. 1855 N. 753 in hb. Boiss.!); in Graecia (Smith Prodr. fl. 

 graec. p. 323); in Rumelia (Griscb. Spicil. I, p. 241); in Bosnia (Sendtner pl. exs. 

 No. 767 in hb. DC..'), Dalmatia (Visian. Flor. Dalmat. III, p. 95), prope Fiume (hb. 

 DC. ! et Boiss.!), in Austriaco littorali (Scop. fl. carn. ed. 2, I, p. 332); [In Sicilia 

 abest lide oper. cl. Gussonii]; in regno Napolitano (Ten. Flor. nap. IV, p. 256), in 

 agro piceno (ürsini in hb. Boiss.! et Gennari in hb. Gusson!), circa Bomam (Sei), 

 et Maur. Prodr. p. 162 et hb. Glisson!), in Lombardia (Cesati Saggio p. 36), circa 

 Veronam (Scguicr. PI. veron. p. 113, et Rainer in hb. Boiss.!), in Pedemontio (Allion. 

 I. c); in Ilispania frequens (Webb. It. hisp. p. 67, Boiirgeau pl. exs. No. 853 in 

 hb. DC.!). Sierra Nevada (Boiss. Voy. p. 77 et herb.!), Aragon (Asso Syn. p. 59), 

 Barcelonae ^olmeiro Oat. p. 18), in Castillia (Colmeiro Apuntes p. 27); in Gallia 

 praesertim meridionali (hb. DC! Boiss.! hb. Reg. Berol.! hb. Lecoq. ! etc.), ab An- 

 tibes usque ad Perpigiian (Robert. Cat. p. 89, Castagne Cat. p. 25, Gerard. I. c. 

 Genuin. Fl. monsp. p. 318 etc.); in Pyrenaeis (Noulet Flor. p. 74, Lapeyr. Hist. abreg. 

 p. 269 etc.), in Delphinatu (Vill. Flor. p. 821, Mulel. Flor. p. 60), Plateau central 

 (Lecoq. et Lamolhe. Cat. p. 89), Agen (St. Amaris. Flor. p. 188, Lagreze-Toss. 

 Flor. p. 4ü:, Bordeaux (Laterrade Flor. bor*, p. 133), Cenlre de la France (Boreau 

 Flor. p. 72; Desv. Flor. p. 283), Maine et Loire (Guepin Flor. p. 257), Normandie 

 (Brebiss. Flor. p. 33), Paris (Thuill. Flor. p. 233 etc., Goss. et Germ. Flor. p. 70), 

 la Champagne (de Lambertye Cat. p. 26), la Komme (Paugny Flor. p. 548 1 . la Lor- 



