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oaules horiiotini. — Caules iina basi in ranios caiiliforines plus minusve niimerosos 

 divisi, rami elati sesqiiipedales v. bipedales, simpliciiisculi v. siiperne parco ramosi, 

 siibleretes, leviter et pallide striato-angulosi, glauco-virides, inferne brevissime pa- 

 pilloso-touientelli v. deniiim siibirlabri, vulgo leviter flexuosi, usque ad racemos fo- 

 liosi. — Folia majuscula, submembranacea , tenera, subpatula, g-laiicescentia, gla- 

 herrinia v. ad niargines niinute papilloso-asperula, saepius 5^6"" longa v. longiora, 

 iloralia tarnen breviora, caulina inl'eriora et media profunde triternalo- v. biternato- 

 incisa. iaciniae vaide divergentes, angusto lanceolato-spatliulalac v. raro obovato- 

 oblongae, omnes oblusae apiceque rotundatae v. vix perspicue mucronulatae. iaciniae 

 superioruni gradalim aiigustiores et lineari-spalhulatae; pars integra folioruni reliquam 

 subaequans angustissinia, petiolil'ormis (angustissinie utrinque alata), 3/4""" lata, oninia 

 circ. 1 — 2—3—5"'"' supra basin acute bidentata. — Flores niediocres, gracillime 

 cernui; raccmi anguste cylindrici, apico vix coniosi, lutescentes. ■- Bracteae mox 

 deciduae, 3"'"' longae, laiicoolalae, utrinque attenuatae, acutae, nervo angusto viridi 

 excepto lutescentes et subliyabnae. — Pedicelli gracillinii, vix angulosi, nitiduli, 

 substraminei, tenues, prinium erecto-patuli, postea sub floribus plane evolutis ele- 

 ganter e basi adscendenti arcuato-cernni, demuni sub fructu iteruni erecti axique plus 

 minusve adpressi, dein calycem versus turbinalo-incrassati et virides, 5 — 7"'"' longi. 

 — Calvx hexasepalus; sepala basi suburceolato-connata, longo persistentia sed de- 

 muni marcescendo decidua, inao(|ualia, a superiore ad inferiora gradatim majora, in- 

 l'eriora minus profunde inter se libera, omnia ovato-oblonga, obtusa, 2~2'/2°"" longa, 

 concoloria, olivaceo-viridia. — Petala (videntur ochroleuca), valdo inaequilonga, 

 snperiora duo caeteris (contra regulam) breviora 3"" longa, quorum lamina appcndice 

 duplo et quod excedit brevior, lere usque ad basiii !)-partita (3-parlita cum lacin. 

 lateral. 4-partitis,, lacinulae omnes inter se similes. intermedia (larinia) tarnen per- 

 spicue loiigior. lineari-spalliulalae, basi angustissimae: appendix obovatus, albus, panio 

 supra laminae basin productus et liic et ad niargines revoluto-inflexus undique bre- 

 vissime papilloso-tomentellus, margine vix ciliolatus. Lateralia 3'/./""' longa sed Iwevius 

 et angusliiis appcndiculata (quam superioraj, lamina clarius 3-partita cum Inciniis la- 

 teralibus profunde 3-partilis; appendix supra lamiua(> basin luuul productus. inferiora 

 etiam 3i/V' " lonya, laleralibus similia sed lacinula lalcrali utrinque solilaria aucta. — 

 Tubus staminalis niagis quam vulgo in calyce extus inclinatus, I1/3 ""' longus, glaber, 

 apice urceolatus et tantum superiore latere in discum somiorbicularem membranacenm 

 albidum undique papillosmn nmrgine longo et dense ciliolatum l ' latum productus. — 



