Cotcsinia. composit^. 4{J3 



supra glabriusculis subtus canescentibus subcoriaceis oblongo-Ianceo- 

 latis pinnatilobatis et dentatis breviter spinosis basi anguste decur- 

 rentibus supremis valde diminulis, capitulis numerosis terminalibus 

 breviter pedunculatis ovatis 20-25-floris. involucri parce arachnoidei 

 pallide vireritis phyllis 60-65 in spinam duram flavidam parte inte- 

 riori lanceolat^ mullo breviorem in infimis brevissimis reflexam in 

 intermediis palulam abrupte attenuatis, phyllis supremis lanceolato- 

 acuminatis scariosis rectis flosculos luteos Eequantibus, acheniis 

 obovatis compressis costatis valde scrobiculatis apice truncato den- 

 tatis ^. 



Hub. in planitie Cappadociae prope Gaesaream alt. 3300' (Ball). 



Planta sesquipedalis divaricatim ramosa, capitula 10-11 lin. longa eis C. 

 Hohenackeri majora, anttierarum tubus inten.se purpureus. 



59. C. Gataonica (Boiss. el Haussk.) perennis, caule humili 

 tomentello a basi dichotomo corymboso. foliis utrinque araneosis 

 subtus canis radicalibus in segmenta anguste linearia minute spinosa 

 versus basin, iblii decrescentia pinnatisectis rachide anguste lineari, 

 foliis caulinis minutis anguste oblongo-lanceolatis spinoso-dentatis 

 brcviter decurrentibus, capitulis paucis terminalibus breviter pedun- 

 cuiatis basi truncatis globosis 16-20-floris, involucri phyllis 70-75 

 basi dense albo-lanatis parte superiore glabrati brevi subulato-tri- 

 quetra squarrose patenti-incurva, ttosculis luteis, acheniis costatis 

 scrobiculatis apice obtuse 3-4-dentalis ^. 



Hab. in monte Begdagh Cataonioe prope Malatia 4000' (Hausskl). 



Radix longa verticalis, caulis 4-5-polIicaris, folia radicaiia 4-5-pollicaria, 

 caulina vix pollicem longa, capitula avellanA submajora, involucrum exacte 

 globosum valde squarrosum. Foliis, habitu,involucro lanato refertC humilem 

 sed capitula duplo majora, phylla duplo numerosiora squarrose patenti-cur- 

 vata eis C. tenuifolice duplo breviora. Magis afRnis C. CcesarefK diflfert capitulis 

 globosis, involucri phyllis numerosioribus basi albo-lanatis, foliis profundius 

 divisis. 



60. C. hamosa (G.A. Mey, in d.c. Prodr VI, p. 555) perenrn-', 

 caule er-ecto gracili superne par-ce ramoso 1-8-cephalo, foliis supra 

 glabris lucidis subtus parce canescenlibus oblongo-lanceolalis ii; 

 segmenla 1-3 spinosa triangulari-lanceolata versus basin et apicein 

 folii decr'escentia ultra medium pinnatiparlitis, caulinis abbreviatis 

 sessilibus praeter 1-2 spinulas utrinque basilares saepe evanidas rion 

 decurrentibus, capitulis pedunculalis ovato-globosis 30-40-floris, 

 iiiToIucri phyllis 70-75 a basi latior-e araneosa in spinas glabras 

 virentes tenuiter tr-iquetr-o-spinosas valde recurvo-hamatas parte 

 inferior'i adpressa longiores atteniialis, acheniis obpyramidatis ^. 

 C. hainulosa G.A.M. Mss. 



Hab. in apricis montosis ad Seidkhodji distr. Khoi prov. Aderbidjan Persiai 

 (Szov!). 



Pedalis, folia radicalia k-Ti poll. longa 1 '/» lata rachide lalA. Capitula magnit. 

 inter avellanam et rmcem media. 



