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linearibus rigidis acutis elevatim trinerviis nervis aJbis lateralibus 

 marginantibus undique vel rarius ad nervos tantum scabridis, cymis 

 axillaribus et terminalibus pedunculatis multifloris pyramidato-race- 

 mosis foliolosis folio subsequilongis, pedicellis pedunculoque hirtellis, 

 coroiise lutescentis minutae pubescentis rarius glabratae lobis atte- 

 nuato-acuminatis, antheris vaiis, stigmalibus capitatis 5. i?./mc%a72/Aa 

 Boiss. in Ky. exs. 1842. 



Hab. in Persia prope Ispalian (Auch.663!), in virgultis prope Schiras et monte 

 Kuhdaena (Ky. 463! et G42!). Fi. Jun. Jul. 



/3. stenopliylla. — Folia angustiora liuearia saepe elongata 1-2-polli- 

 caria interdum glabra. — R. Kotscliyl Boiss. Uiagn. Ser. I, 6, p. 70. 



Hab. in sepibus prope Schiras (Ky. 543!), in dumosis montium districtus 

 KuhKilouyeliPersiae austro-occidentalis ait.500U'-9U0 / (Haussli.!),interKohrud 

 et Kaschan (Bge!), in AfFghania ad Otipore (Grilf !). 



Species floribus minimis in paniculas racemosas axillares digestis distinc- 

 tissima. 



SHEUARDIA (L Gen. 424). 



Flores hermaphroditi capitati. Galycis tubus ovatus, margo sexden- 

 tatus accrescens persistens. Gorolla infundibuliformis quadriflda lobis 

 non appendiculatis. Fructus siccus mericarpiis apice tridentatis. — 

 Herba annua. — Genus calyce coronato ab Aspemld distinctum. 



1. S. arvensis (L. Sp. 149) annua basi ramosa ramis decum- 

 bentibus vel ascendentibus, foliis patulis margine scabridis infimis 

 oppositis oblongo-obovatis cseteris 4-6-nis spathulatis acuminatis, 

 floribus 4-8 subsessilibus terminalibus capitatis involucratis, invo- 

 iucri phyllis basi connatis oblongo-lanceolatis tlores superantibus, 

 calycis dentibus lanceolatis pilis adpressis obsitis, corollae lilacinae 

 tubo tenui sensim ampliato lobis oblongis longiore, fructtis tubo aspero 

 corona subbreviore ©. Ic. Fl. Dan. tab. 439. 



Hab inter segetes et in arenosis maritimis totius regionis a Grsecii et Mace- 

 donia I ad Syriam littoralem (Bll Gaill !), Mesopotamiam (Haussk!), prov. Cau- 

 casicas et Transcaucasicas (Ledeb.), Persiam borealem (Bge!), et australem 

 prope Abuchir (Ky. 551). 



Ar. Geogr. Europa omnis ab Anglia et Suecia ad Rossiam mediam, insula; 

 Ganarienses, Africa borealis. 



CKIICIAINELLA (L. Gen. 426). 



Flores hermaphroditi solitarii vel bini basi tribracteati spicas 

 imbricatas dislichas vel tetrastichas formanles. Galycis margo obso- 

 ietus. Gorollse infundibuliformis 4-5-fida lobis in appendicem 

 caudaeformem intus flexara abeuntibus. Stylus bifidus stigmatibus 



