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DIPSACE^l. 



DiPSACU.s SYLVESTRIS (Wild Teasel). 



2. SCABIOSA (Scabious). 



1. S. succisa (Premorse Scabious). Corolla 4-cleft, 

 nearly regular ; heads nearly globose ; leaves oblong, 

 entire. Heaths and pastures, common. A slender, little- 

 branched plant, with a hairy stem, few leaves, and ter- 

 minal heads of purplish blue flowers. The root is solid 



