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16. E. pubescens, VaM. If .3 to ,8, mllous; stems erect or 

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

 oblong-lanceolate, .03 to .06 long, rounded or subcordate at base, 

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

 tomous; floralleaves subcordate at base, ovate-rJiomdic, .005 to .015 long, 

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

 capsule spherical, .004 in diameter, mllous leticeen short-cylindrical warts 

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

 and interior plains. 



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

 ing from base, thick, erect or ascending, at length naled leloic. Leaves 

 glabrous, odovate-cimeate or spathulate, ohttise, .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, csiY>su\e glahrous, globular, 

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

 sides, throughout. 



Var. IIau§skiieclitii, Boiss. Umbellar, and upper leaves more 

 acute — Aleppo to Aintab, and eastward. 



1§. E. Berytliea, Boiss. © .3 to .4, sparingly hairy; stem 

 simple or branching from base. Leaves obovate to lenticiilar-oUong, 

 .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. oxyodonta, Boiss. et Haussk. .1 to .15, hispidulous 

 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 .03 

 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. Cassia, Boiss. 5 -3 to .4^ glabrous, woody at base; 

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

 stiff, minutely serrulate toward tip, the lowest oblong-spathulate, obtuse, 

 the upper oblong -linear to linear, .01 to .03 long, .003 to .003 broad, 

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

 a single involucre ; umtellar 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, seed ovoid, irregulaHy pitted- 

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

 Amanus. 



Var. latifolia, 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. pliymato§perma, Boiss. et Gaill. © .05 to .1, glabrous, 

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

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

 than the others, ellip>tical, .013 long; floral leaves ovate-rhombic, mucro- 



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