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«iummo caiycis lubo saepe basigibbo volcalcaralo: inserla, limboirregulari 3-4-fido, 

 ^tamina 1-3 rarim 4-5, tubn corollae, inserta: ovarium 1 -2-3-locularc, loculo 

 unico tantiun fertili l-ovulato: achenium : placenta apicillaris : embryo reclus : 

 albnmen nullum. Folia varianlica extipulata. 



Yaleriana 21. Chentranlhus 1. Valerianella 22. Fedia 21 A. 



Ord. LXl. D(SP\cE\E DC. Florcs scssilcs in capitulum densum super recepta- 

 culum commune nudum vel paleaceum, involucro communi, cintum, calyx duplex 

 ulerque persistens, exterior turbinalus foveolalus vel costatus, interior ovario plus 

 minus adhaerens, collo constriclus, iiiiibo in ulroque persistente : corolla monopetala 

 apice calycis interni inserta 3-5-rida, limbo inacqualitcr seclo: stamina l libera 

 lubo corollae inserta, filamentis minime articulalis: ovarium 1-loculare: achenium: 

 placenla apicillaris: embryo rectus: albumen carnosum. Falia opposita. 



Dipsacus 83. Cephalaria 84. Knautia 85. Scabiosa 86. 



Ord. LXII. C0.MPOSITAE Ai>AMs. (Syna)ithereae Rich.j. Flores sesiles in calathum 

 dense congesli super receptaculum commune , involucro communi , cintum , vel 

 singuli involucro peculiari et in capillum coadunali: calycis tubus ovario adnatus: 

 limbus brevis, obsoletus^ saepius in pappo evolutus: corolla tubo calycis imposila 

 limbo regulari S-fido, raodo irregulari \el ligulato: stamina 5 tubo corollae inserta, 

 filamentis medio articulalis: antherae iineares in tubum coaiitae: ovariuni 1-ovulalum: 

 achenium: placentabasilaris: embryo rectus: albumen nullum. Calalha hermaphrodita 

 {homogoma)po\y^2imaL(heterogamai, rtion\c3i, vel dioica.Folia mullipartila raro inlegra. 



Trib. 1.^ Cynareae Less. Flores tubulati conformes, vel radiati radio iigulato 

 aut tubuloso regulari: stylus hermaphroditorum articulatus nodosus, saepe ad nodos, 

 hirto-puberulus. 



Subtrib 1." Calendulcae I)C. Involucrum multifloiiim: llores radii ligulali fae- 

 minei fertiles, disci tubulosi hermaphodrili abbortivi. 



Calendula 467. 



Subtrib. 2^ Echinopsideae Less. Involucra uniflora in capilulum sphaericum 

 congesta. 



Echinops. 470. 



Subtrib. 3.^ Carduineae Koch. Involucrum mulliflorum : flores tubulosi her- 

 maphroditi, marginales quandoque aborlivi. 



Cynara 423. Carduus 427. Cnicus 428. Onoprodon 424 Artium 423. 



