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4. V. multifida, L. 2f .3 to .4, crisp-puberuleut ; stems de- 

 cumbent or diffuse. Leaves sessile, pinnatisect into entire or dentate, 

 linear lobes. Racemes 2-4-5 ; pedicels scarcely longer than calyx or 

 shorter, stiff in fruit ; calyx-lobes 4-5, unequal ; corolla flesh-colored 

 or pale blue, longer than calyx ; capsule glandular, about as long as 

 calyx, cuneate at base, broader than long, ohsoletely olcordate or trun- 

 cate — Summer — Near Besherri. Proballij a mere pinnatisect variety of 

 the following species. 



5. V. OricBitali§, Mill. 11 .3 to .5, crisp-puberulent, rarely 

 glabresceut ; stems decumbent or prostrate. Leaves sessile, cuneate- 

 oblong to lanceolate, dentate-incised, rarely entire, upper often oblong 

 to linear, often entire. Racemes 3-4 from upper axils, short, loose in 

 flower, and elongated in fruit ; pedicels scarcely longer than calyx ; 

 calyx-lobes 4-5, linear -lanceolate, unequal ; corolla flesh-colored or pale- 

 blue, longer than calyx ; capsule glandular-pubescent, cuneate at base, 

 broader than long, obcordate or truncate, as long as calyx or longer — 

 May to August — Rocky places ; alpine and subalpine regions of Leba- 

 non, Antilebanon, Cassius, Amanus, Akherdagh, and northward. 



Var. tcnuifolia, Boiss. Upper leaves oblong-linear to linear, 

 margin sometimes revolute, entire or sparingly denticulate — Lebanon ; 

 Akherdagh ; mountains of Gilead. 



Var. polifolia, Post. .05 to .15. Leaves oblong-spathulate to 

 linear-spathulate, with revolute, crenate margins. Spikes short, dense. 

 Capsules small — Alpine and subalpine Lebanon, and Antilebanon. (F. 

 p)olifolia, Bth.). 



6. V. Aleppica, Boiss. 2^ .2 to .4, hirsute or woolly-canescent ; 

 stems decumbent or diffuse. Leaves flat, nearly sessile, tapering-cune- 

 ate at base, oblong to oblonglinear, regularly pectinate-toothed or in- 

 cised. Racemes 2-4 from upper axils, dense, elongated in fruit ; bracts 

 oblong-spathulate, nearly as long as calyx ; pedicels stiff, shorter than 

 calyx ; calyx-lobes linear-lanceolate, unequal, usually 4 ; corolla flesh- 

 colored, .008 broad ; capsule hirsute, obtriangular, as long as Iroad. 

 truncate, scarcely retuse, overtopped hy calyx-loles — Woods ; Cassius, 

 Amanus, Aleppo, and northward. 



7. V. ciBierea, Boiss. et Bal. If .1 to .2, velvety -canescent or 

 ashy, tufted ; stems prostrate or ascending. Leaves nearly sessile, ob- 

 long to oblong-linear, .005 to .0141ongj tapering at base, crenate above, 

 with revolute margins. Racemes 2-4 at summit of branches, .03 to .05 

 long, loose ; pedicels longer than calyx and oblong-linear bract ; corolla 

 flesh-colored, longer than calyx ; calyx-lobes about equal, oblong ; 

 capsule obcordate-triangular, broader than long, longer than calyx — 

 Summei' — Akherdagh, and northward. 



§. V. Cliamaedryg, L. 2^ .3 ; stems ascending, with two, hairy 

 lines above. Leaves pubescent, nearly sessile, ovate, incised-crenate, 

 .01 to .02 long, truncate, or somewhat cordate at base. Racemes 3-4 

 from upper axils, loose ; pedicels about as long as bracts and calyx ; 

 calyx-lobes 4, oblong-lanceolate, longer than capsule; corolla .01 broad, 

 blue, lower lobe white ; capsule obcordate-triangular, hairy, broader 

 than long — Spring — North-eastern Syria. 



Var. pilosa, Bth. Stems uniformly hirsute — Aintab ; Marash. 



