16 THE FLORA OF THE ALPS 
or racemes, the lowermost on long stalks, stem 3-6 in., 
leaves triply 3-partite, with silky adpressed hairs; fre- 
quent. A. glacialis, L.; capitules 30—40-flowered, corym- 
bose, sessile, golden-yellow; very high, rare; Switzer- 
land (Zermatt, Simplon), Dauphiny, Pyrenees, Piedmont. 
A. nitida, Bert. (lanata, Koch, pedemontana, Balb.); stem 
6-12 in., capitules nodding, forming a long leafy raceme, 
leaves covered with a white wool; Southern Tirol, Pied- 
mont, Lombardy, rare. 
B. Capitules nearly globular; receptacle glabrous ; 
disk-flowers bisexual and fertile:—A. sfzcata, Wulf. ; 
czespitose, tomentose, stem 3-6 in., ending in a simple 
raceme, stem-leaves inciso-serrate; very high, rare; 
Alps, Carpathians, Dauphiny, Pyrenees. <A. éanacetzfolza, 
All.; capitules glabrous, nodding, stem 6-18 in., often 
branched below, leaf-segments mucronate; Carniola, 
rare. A. mana, Gaud.; stem 4-6 in., generally simple, 
capitules small, unilateral, leaf-segments narrowly lanceo- 
late; rare, Valais, Tirol, Dauphiny. A. xorica, Leyb.; 
capitules large, not unilateral, spike leafy, leaves auricled 
at the base, leaf-segments broadly lanceolate; Tirol, very 
high, rare (Gross-Glockner, Gross-Venediger). A. pon- 
tica, L.; stem 14-2 ft., branched, capitules grey, tomentose, 
forming a panicle; Styria. A. zuszpzda, Vill. ; stem 12-16 
in., silky-white, capitules unilateral, panicled, leaves bi- 
pinnate, with linear segments, mucronate; high, Dauphiny. 
A. Villarsiz, G. and G.; czespitose, stem 4-12 in.,, silky- 
white, capitules nodding, corolla hairy, leaves silky-white ; 
high ; Dauphiny, Pyrenees. A. atrata, Lam.; stem 8-12 
in., leaves glabrous, stalked, dotted, corolla velvety ; 
Dauphiny, Piedmont, Carniola. <A. chamemelifolia, 
Vill. ; aromatic, stem 12-30 in., corolla glabrous, leaves 
