a 
centas dense papillosas biserialia in quaque cire. 8 (6—10). — Capsulae obovoideae 
truncalae, acutius trigonae, leves, apice acutius sed breviter 3-dentatae lateque 
apertae, in pedicellis demum recurvatis v. vage patulis pendulae, 12—15"" longae 
(pro proportione mullo magis elongatae quam in R. odorata). — Semina 2°" longa, 
scrobiculato-rugosa, radicula modice elongata a hylo distante, tegumentis tribus (ut 
semper in Ordine) praedita : membrana exterior v. epidermis tenuissima, hyalina, € 
cellulis irregularibus subquadratis ambitu varie flexuosis formata laxe adhaerens, cirea 
regionem umbilicalem sublibera; secundum est erustaceum, subfragile, opacum, valde 
scrobiculato-foveolatum; internum membranaceum contiguum tenuissimum.  Embryo 
carnosulus cavitatem subreplens, radicula supera curvato-cylindrica obtusa a hylo 
remota, cotyledones subaequales semicylindricae radiculam subaequantes. Plamula nulla. 
Habitat in agris sabulosis et locis neglectis ad vias et secus rivulos, in vineis 
nec non in maritimis Europae meridionalis et Africae septentrionalis; circa Oran 
(Munby FI. Ale. p. 47, Bové pl. exs. [forma hispidula]; in Asia minore prope Mer- 
sinam (Balansa pl. exs. 1555 N. 753 in hb. Boiss.!); in Graecia (Smith Prodr. f1. 
graec. p. 323); in Rumelia (Griseb. Spicil. E, p. 241); in Bosnia (Sendiner pl. exs. 
No. 767 in hb. DC.!), Dalmatia (Visian. Flor. Dalmat. HE, p. 95), prope Fiume (hb. 
DC.! et Boiss.!), in Austriaco littorali (Scop. fl. carn. ed. 2, 1, p. 332); [In Sicilia 
abest fide oper. el. Gussonï]; in regno Napolitano (Ten. Flor. nap. IV, p. 296), 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 Pedemontio (Allion. 
L c.); in Hispania frequens (Webb. It. hisp. p. 67, Bourgeau pl. exs. No. 853 in 
hb. DC.!), Sierra Nevada (Boiss. Voy. p. 77 et herb.!), Aragon (Asso Syn. p. 59), 
Barcelonae (Colmeiro Cat. p. 18), in Castillia (Colmeiro Apuntes p. 27); in Gallia 
praesertim meridionali (hb. DC.! Boiss.! hb. Reg. Berol.! hb. Lecoq.! etc.), ab An- 
tibes usque ad Perpignan (Robert. Cat. p. 89, Castagne Cat. p. 25, Gerard. L c. 
Gouan. FL. monsp. p. 318 ete.): in Pyrenaeis (Noulet Flor. p. 74, Lapeyr. Hist. abreg. 
p. 269 etc.), in Delphinatu {Vill. Flor. p. S21, Mutel. Flor. p. 60), Plateau central 
(Lecog. et Lamothe. Cat. p. 89), Agen (St. Amans. Flor. p. 158, Lagrèze-Toss. 
Flor. p. 40), Bordeaux (Laterrade Flor. bord. p. 133), Centre de la France (Boreau 
Flor. p. 72; Desv. Flor. p. 283), Maine et Loire (Guepin Flor. p. 257), Normandie 
(Brébiss. Flor. p. 33), Paris (Thuill. Flor. p. 233 ete., Goss. et Germ. Filor. p. T0), 
la Champagne (de Lambertye Cat. p. 26), la Somme (Paugny Flor. p. 5148), la Lor- 
