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cenlas dense papillosas biserialia in qiiaque circ. S (6 — 10). — Capsulae obovoideae 

 truncalae, aculius trigoiiae, leves, aplce acutius scd breviter 3-deiifatae lateque 

 apertae, in pediceliis demiiin recurvatis v. vage patiills peudulae, 12 — 15""" longae 

 (pro proportioiie multo niagis eloiigafae quam in R. odorata). — Semina 2""" longa, 

 scrobiciilato-rug-osa, radiciila modice elongala a hylo distante, tegumentis tribus (ut 

 semper in Ordine) praedita : membrana exterior v. epidermis tenuissima, hyalina, e 

 cellulis iiTCgularibus subquadratis ambitii varie flexuosis formata laxe adhaerens, circa 

 regionera unibilicalem sublibera; secnndiim est crustaceum, subfragiie, opacnm, valde 

 scrobiculato-fovoolatiim: internuni membranaceurn contiguum tenuissimuni. Embryo 

 carnosiiliis cavitatem subreplens, radicula supera curvato-cylindrica obtiisa a hylo 

 remota, cotyledones subaequales semlcylindricae radiculam subacquanles. Plamula nuUa. 

 Habit at in agris sabulosis et locis neglectis ad vias et secus rivulos, in vineis 

 nee non in mariliniis Europae meridionalis et Africae septentrionalis ; circa Oran 

 (3Iunby Fl. Alg. p. 47, Bove pl. exs. [forma hispidula]; in Asia minore prope Mer- 

 sinam (Balansa pl. exs. 1855 N. 753 in hb. Boiss.!); in Graecia (Smith Prodr. 11. 

 graec. p. 323); in Rumelia (Griseb. Spicil. I, p. 241); in Bosnia (Sendtner pl. exs. 

 No. 767 in hb. DC.!), Dalmatia (Visian. Flor. Dalmat. 111, p. 95), prope F'iume (hb. 

 DC! et Boiss.!), in Austriaco littorali (Scop. 11. carn. ed. 2, I, p. 332); [In Sicilia 

 abest fide oper. cl. Gnssonii]; in regno Napolitano (Ten. Flor. nap. IV, p. 256), in 

 agro piceno (Orsini in hb. Boiss.! et Gennari in hb. Gusson!), circa Romam (Seb. 

 et Maur. Prodr. p. 162 et hb. Gusson!), in Lombardia (Cesati Saggio p. 36), circa 

 Veronam (Seguier. PI. veron. p. 113, et Rainer in hb. Boiss.!), in Pedemonlio (Allion. 

 I. c); in llispania frequens (Webb. It. hisp. p. 67, Bourgeau pl. exs. No. 853 in 

 hb. DC.!j, Sierra Nevada (Boiss. Voy. p. 77 et herb.!), Aragon (Asso Syn. p. 59), 

 Barcelonae (Colmeiro Cat. p. 18), in Castillia (Colnieiro Apuntes p. 27); in Gallia 

 praeserlim meridionali (hb. DC. ! Boiss.! hb. Reg. Berol.! hb. Lecoq. ! etc.),abAn- 

 tibes usque ad Perpignan (Robert. Cat. p. 89, Castagne Cat. p. 25, Gerard. I. c. 

 Gouan. Fl. monsp. p. 318 etc.); in Pyrcnacis (Noulet Flor. p. 74, Lapoyr. Ilist. abreg. 

 p. 269 etc.), in Delphinatii (Vill. Flor. p. 821, Mulcl. Flor. p. 60), Plateau central 

 (Lecoq. et Lamothe. Cat. p. 89), Agen (St. Amans. Flor. p. 188, Lagreze-Toss. 

 Flor. p. 40;, Bordeaux (Laterrade Flor. bord. p. 133), Cenlre de la France (Boreau 

 Flor. p. 72; üesv. Flor. p. 283), Maine et Loire (Guepin Flor. p. 257), Normandie 

 (Brebiss. Flor. p. 33), Paris (Tlinill. Flor. p. 233 etc., Goss. et Germ. Flor. p. 70), 

 la Champanno (de Lam!)ertye Cal. p. 26; , la Somme (Paiigny Flor. p. 548). la Lor- 



