Seolymus. — Cichorium. 1045 
Inner involucral bracts linear-lanceolate, 1 cm long, entire, pointed. 
Outer ligules nigro-pilose. Achenes obovate. Setae of the pappus 0. 
— Flow. March to April. 
N. d. N. f. N. v. Common in waste places. — O. Dakhel 
(Ascherson). 
Occurs throughout the Mediterranean region and Cordofan. 
1459. (2.) Scolymus hispanicus L. Spec. Plant.I (1753), p. 813. 
— Boiss. Flor. Or. TJ, p. 713. — Sibth. and Smith Flor. graec. 
tab. 825. —- Rehbch. Ic. XV, tab. 1. — Aschers.-Schweinf. Ill. Flor. 
d’Eg., p. 98 no. 626. — Sickenberg. Contrib. Flor. d’Kg., p. 250. — 
A cripulous-pubescent rigid biennial plant, 50 cm to 1 m high, or 
sometimes somewhat more. Stems and spreading branches greenish, 
somewhat winged by the decurrence of the leaves. Leaves oblong- 
lanceolate, sinuate-pinnatipartite, spinous-ponited, nerved, sessile, about 
3—6 cm long; the basilar leaves broadly spathulate. Capitula axillary, 
solitary or sometimes 2—4 congested; bracts 2—3 leaflike canali- 
culate spinous-pointed; scales of the involucre all acuminate; the 
inner-ones linear-lanceolate, entire, pointed; the outer ones larger. 
Achenes obovate; setae of the pappus 2. — Flow. March to April. 
M. ma. Mariut; Montaza; Alexandria-West and -East; Mandara 
to Abukir, common in deep sand. O. Dakhel (Ascherson). 
Common in the Mediterranean region, the Canaries and Madeira. 
604. (64.) Cichorium Linn. 
Capitula homogamous; flowers all ligulate. Innermost involucral 
bracts sub-uniseriate, subcoriaceous, at length concave and embracing 
the outer achenes; the outer involucral bracts few, shorter. Recep- 
tacle nearly flat, naked or sparingly fimbrillate. Ligule truncate, 
5-dentate at the apex. Anthers sagittate at the base; auricle mucro- 
nate-acuminate. Style-branches slender, rather obtuse. Achenes 
somewhat 5-angled or the outer ones rather compressed, obovoid, 
truncate or margined at the apex. Pappus shortly paleaceous or 
wanting. — Erect herbs, glabrous or sparingly hispid, with milky 
sap, alternate leaves, sessile (as well as sometimes pedunculate) 
heads, and blue flowers. 
A genus of 4 species, chiefly found in the northern hemisphere of the 
Old World. 
Few DCCCDUIAL. Plate Pia: st eg wre ease Ses Nha Do 1, C. Intybus. 
B. Annual. 
TI. Stem-leaves ovate-lanceolate .......,... 2. C. pumilum. 
like Stem-leavesshastilcme een sete tt 5. Skee) Fe 3. C. endivia. 
