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dilatatis glabris; capsulis parvulis pendulis obovoideis obtuse trigonis 3-dentatis, ore 

 panim constrictis . levibus : seminibus niajusculis scrobiculato-rugosis radiciila elon- 

 gala a hylo longe distaiite. 



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Radix (haud adest). — Caules herbacei, graciles, subflaccidi, circ. sesquipe- 

 dales, adscendenfes, basi parce raniosi, subconipresso-angulosi, lineis proniiuenti- 

 bus teniiiter slriati, giabri v. superne praeserliin ad angiilos ininute et paixe papillo- 

 suli. Raini elongati fere onines aequilongi, basi vix i'/^'"" crassi, laxeque foliosi. — 

 Folia ilaccida, tenuiter inembraiiacea, pelhicido-puncluiala, anguste laiiceolata, vi- 

 rldia. tota glaberriina, inferiora et media cauliiia integra 3—5""' longa et circ. 7""" 

 lata, apicem et basin versus aeqiialiter altenuata, subacuta, e superioribus nonnulJae 

 ultra medium ternato-incisa. laciniae lineari-lanceolatae. — Flores majusculi in ra- 

 cemum densum demum eloiigatum et laxissimum dimidium caulem aequantem dispositi. 

 — Bracteae luinutae 2""" longae, ovato-lanceolatae, acuminatae , pedicellis florigeris 

 duplo triplove breviores. — Pedicelli graciles, sulcato-angulosi, subleves (interdum 

 suboppositi); Hörigen 6""" longi, calycem duplo et ultra superantes, fructigeri hori- 

 zontales V. recurvato-patuli , circ. 9""" longi. — Calyx hexasepalus, sepala persi- 

 stentia lineari-lanceolata subobtusa niargine levia, circ. 3""" longa, demun> reflexa 

 sub fruetu band aucta. — Petala alba, superiora caeteris paulo longiora, 5""" longa, 

 iis Resedae odoratae omnino similia sed lacinia intermedia lacinulis paulo brevior, hac 

 utrinque saepius 7. — Tubus staminalis olivaceus et papilloso-asperulus V2""" longus, 

 superiore latere in discum carnosulum olivaceuni supra hirteliuni margine revolutum 

 ibique dense papilloso-ciliolatum circ. V/i"'" latum productus — Slamina circ. 17, 

 31/2 — 4"'°' longae; lilameiita lineari-subulala, glabra. basi 3/20'"' et sub anthcris V4""" 

 lata; antherae ovoideae l'A""" longae, basi loculis parum divergentibus cordatae. 

 Grana poilinis breviter cllipsoidea v. subglobosa, Vm Vso'""' longa, caelerum ut in 

 R. lutea. — Ovarium obovoidoum obtuse trigonum basi parum altenuatum, fere un- 

 dique minute aspcsrulum, 3-dentalum, dentes erecti e basi conica subcylindrici ovario 

 duplo breviores apice Iruncati et lacero-denticulati. — Ovula in qnaquo placenta 

 saepius (i, biscrialia. — Capsulae parvae, leptodermae, quasi medium tenciites inter 

 eas R. l'liytoumatis et R. odoratae, prioribus similiores sed minores et divaricato- 

 3-denlalae, |)roporlione magis elongalae quam in R. odorata, acute 3-dontatae, 

 dentes acuminati 1""" longi v. paulo longiores. — Semina quoad magnitudinem et 

 superficiem ul in R. odorata sed radicula nuigis elongala magisque recta, abortu circ. 15. 



