432 Mr. Woods on the Species of Fedia. 



17- F. eriocarpa. Crown an oblique border with 6 — 7 straight teeth. Fruit 

 ovoid. Bractese erect lanceolate, somewhat scariose. Leaves entire. 



18. F. dentata. Crown of one leaf, erect, acute, generally toothed at the base. 



Fruit ovoid. Bracteae nearly erect. Upper leaves toothed at the base. 

 |3. mixta. Fruit rounder. Crown shorter. 



19. F.puberida. "Crown oblong, very short, 3 — 5-toothed. Fruit ovoid, 

 downy. Flowers corymbose. Bracteae linear erect. Upper leaves very 

 rarely with a tooth at the base." 



Sicily. 



20. F. microcarpa. Crown oblique, entire, obtuse. Fruit nearly sphaerical, 

 rough. Bracteae erect, somewhat scariose. Leaves entire. 



South of Europe. 



21. F. truncata. " Crown earlike, oblique, entire, as long as the ovoid downy 

 fruit. Bracteae linear, dilated at the base. Flowers in cymes. Leaves 

 oblong, quite entire." 



Crete. 



DESCRIPTION OF TAB. XXI. 



In all the figures, 



a. indicates the face of the fruit, i. e. on the side of the barren cells. 



h. the back of the fruit. 



0. the side of the fruit. 



d. the summit more highly magnified. 



d. the summit seen vertically. 



e. section near the summit. 



f. id. in the middle. 



g. id. near the base. 



h. the vertical section. 



Fig. 1. Fedia olitoria. 



2. F. uncinata. Seeds given me by Mr. Bentham from the botanic garden 



at Avignon. 



3. F. dentata of Reichenbach, copied from PI. Cr. t. 62. This is cited 



