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petalorum superioram laminae 3-partitae laciniis lalcralibus suhlunatis extus inciso- 

 labalis (nee multiparlilis) quam intermedia lineari-spatbulata niultoties inajoribus duplo- 

 qiie longioribus; filair.eutis mox deciduis lineari-subulatis glabris; capsulis demum 

 pendulis obovoideo-oblongis, 3-dentatis, ore subconslrictis, glabris; seminibus ma- 

 jusculis scrobiculato-rugosis, radicula a hylo distante. 



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Radix annua v. biennis, varie flcxuosa et incrassata, multiceps. — Cauies 

 erecti v. ex ima basi lireviter procumbeute erecli, Immiles, 2 — 2'/2' 1 '" longi v. peda- 

 les v. paulo longiores, siinplices v. parce ramosuli, anguloso-striati, glaberrimi v. 

 l)asi ad angulos papillosuli, subuitiduli. — Folia glaucescentia, glaberrima v. par- 

 cissime et breviter papillosula: nervuli laterales utrinque 3—4, saepe obscuri, (nervus 

 inedius in utraque pagina pallidus); inferiora integra lanceolato-spatbulata, suböbtusa, 

 circ. 4 cm longa, margine obscurius undulata et miaute papilloso-denticulata v. levia; 

 caetera usque ad medium v. profundius ternato-incisa, laciniae laneeolalae v. angu- 

 stiores subacuminatae, saepe calloso-marginatae. Fere omnia in axillis ramulum ste- 

 rilem minutum 2-paucirbliatum gerentia. — Flores albi, majusculi, in racemum 

 speciosum, (in genere) amplum, late-cylindricuni, apice longe comosum, sub flore 

 saepius 2»/2 — S 1 ^'" latum demumque sub fructu valde elongatum dimidiuin caulem ae- 

 quantem circ. semipedalem dispositi. — Bracteae persistentes, lineares, 2— 2'/2" "" 

 longae, olivaceo-virides, lateque hyalino-marginatae, primum longe exsertae, dein 

 pedicellis florigeris duplo triplove breviores. — Pedicelli (in genere) longissimi, 

 sulcato-angulosi, glabri, florigeri recti, flores duplo et quod excedit superantes, 

 8 — 15""" Iongi, sub fructu validiores, superne leviter arcuato-patuli demumque sub- 

 horizontales v. fere arcuato-cernui. — Calyx hexasepalus, sepala persistentia, lan- 

 ceolato-spatbulata, obtusa, glabra, 2—3""" longa, basi </ 2 et apicem versus fere V.< t """ 

 lata, demum reflexa et more R. Pbyteumatis (sed minus) accrescentia. — Petala 

 alba, superiora 4""" longa, fere usque ad basin laminae 3-partita, lacinia intermedia 

 parva lateralibus subdiiplo brevior sublineari-spathulata, obtusa, circ. l'/i""" longa, 

 laterales magnae latae sublunatae extus plus minusve profunde subrepando- v. in- 

 ciso-lobatae , (sc. lacinulae laciniarum lateralium fere tota Iongitudine inter se con- 

 natae). Appendix unguicularis albido-subliyalintis rotundus v. obovatus, intus supra 

 laminae basin paulo productus et ibi recurvatus, V/-> mm longus, margine papilloso 

 ciliatus. Petala latcralia superioribus similia sed perspicue breviora et lacinia Iaterali 

 inferiore destituta, et appendice oblique truncato minore praedita. Inferiora tan tum 



