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16. E. pubesceiis, ValiL 11 .3 to ,8, villous; stems erect or 

 ascending, at length woody below, leafy. Leaves sessile, oblong to 

 ol)long-lanceolate,_ .02 to .00 long, rounded or subcordate at base, 

 -icrrulate. Rays of umbel 5, primary trichotomous, secondary dicho- 

 tDinous; floral leaves subcordate at base, ovate-rhombic, .005 to .015 long, 

 involucre campanulate, hirsute without, lobes ovate, truncate, ciliate; 

 capsule spherical, .004 in diameter, villous heticeen short-cylindrical warts 

 — January to August — Moist places and fields ; coast, lower mountains, 

 and interior plains. 



17. E. iiclioscopia, L. .1 to .5 glabrescent; stems branch- 

 ing from base, thick, erect or ascending, at length nalecl Icloic. Leaves 

 glabrous, oljovate-cuneate or spathulate, obtuse, .01 to .03 long, serrulate, 

 tapering into a short petiole. Umbels 5-rayed ; rays pubescent, primary 

 trichotomous, secondary dichotomous ; floral leaves elliptical or round, 

 .01 to .02 long; lobes of involucre fringed, capsule ^Z«&rows, globular, 

 .004 in diameter, trisulcate; seed ovoid — Spring — Fields and road- 

 sides, throughout. 



Var. Hausskiieclitii, Boiss. Umbellar, and upper leaves more 

 acute — Aleppo to Aintab, and eastward. 



18. E. Berytliea, Boiss. .2 to .4, sparingly hairy; stem 

 simple or branching from base. Leaves obovate to lenticular-oblo?uj, 

 .01 to .03 long, acute, acutely denticulate. Rays of umbel 3-5, trichoto- 

 mous then dichotomous; floral leaves triangular-ovate, .01 to. 004 long; 

 involucre turbinate, hirsute within, lobes broad, truncate, ciliate; 

 capsule trilobed, flattened-globular, .003 in diameter, carpels rounded, 

 hairy and minutely roughened — April and May — Coast of Syria. 



19. E. oxyodoiita, Boiss. et Haussk. .1 to .15, hisindulous 

 with long, sparse hairs, branching from base ; stems erect or decumbent, 

 simple. Leaves deeply pectinate-dentate, the lowest ovate-spathulate, 

 tapering into a short petiole, the others sessile, elliptical, .015 to .02 

 long. Floral leaves ovate ; involucre turbinate, glabrous, lobes broad, 

 ciliate ; capsule glabrous, globular, deeply 3-grooved — March — Rocks 

 and fields ; Hauran to Aleppo, and eastward. 



20. E. €a^§ia, Boiss. 5 .3 to .4, glabrous, woody at base; 

 stems numerous, erect, simple or forked above, leafy. Leaves sessile, 

 stifl!, minutely serrulate toward tip, the lowest oblong-spathulate, obtuse, 

 the upper oblong-linear to linear, .01 to .02 long, .002 to .003 broad, 

 acute. Umbels small, with 2-3, short, unequal rays, and sometimes 

 a single involucre ; umbellar leaves about as Long as rays ; floral leaves 

 tapering at base, ovate -rhombic, acuminate ; involucre turbinate-campan- 

 ulate, lobes broad-ovate, ciliate; capsule trilobed, flattened-globular, 

 .0035 in diameter, glabrous, carpels keeled, sccdotoid, irregularly pittcd- 

 grooved — Summer — Lower and middle Lebanon to Cassius, and 

 Amanus. 



Var. lalifolia, Post. Leaves oblong to elliptical ; rays sometimes 

 twice as long as umbellar leaves, sometimes ; seeds somewhat more 

 pitted than in type — El-Jebel-el-Ahmar (Amanus). 



21. E. pliymatospcrina, Boiss. et C4aill. .05 to .1, glabrous^ 

 glaucous; stem erect, simjDle. Leaves sessile, obovate, obtuse, entire. 

 Umbels about 3-rayed, rays short, bifid; umbellar leaves somewhat longer 

 than the others, ellipftical, .013 long; floral leaves ovate-rhombic, mucro- 



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