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intima elliplico-linearia iongius scariosa elongatis, flosculis roseis 

 valde radiantibus, acheniis magnis transverse tenuissime rugulosia 

 apice marginatis, pappi fuscescentis serie penuitima achenio vix bre- 

 viore interiore tertia parie breviore late paleacea inaequali "^ . 



Hab. in faucibus umbrosis regionis abietinse montis Kyllenes Peloponnes i 

 3000' -4000' (Heldr! Orph. Fl. Gr. exs 125!), in monle Gvmnovouno prope Tri- 

 kala (Heldr!). Fl. Jun 



Planta 3-5-pedalis, folia ambitu ovato-oblonga pedem et amplius longa seg- 

 mentis saepe semipedalibus, capitula eis C. Scabtosoe majora, achenia 4 lineas 

 longa. Ex aflBnitate C Centaurii L. Iiaiicse.segmentis foliorum angustioribus et 

 praesertimphyllisinvolucriacutiusculisangustissiineneclatescariosisdiversae. 

 iipecies achentis rugulosis in genere subanomala 



10. C. pergamacea (d.c. Prodr. VI, p. 569) molliter viliosula 

 vel canescenti-tomentosa, caulibus a collo saepius pluricipiti simplici- 

 bus vel basi parce ramosis ramis monocephalis superne nudis, foliis 

 in segmenta oblonga vel lanceolato-linearia integra pinnatipartilis vel 

 sublyratis, infimis breviter petiolalis inlermediis sessilibus. summis 

 valde diminutis pinnatifidis vel lanceolatis inlegris, capilulis majus- 

 culis ovatis, involucri phyllis flavidis appendice ampla tenere niem- 

 branacea nitida alba cucullatim inflata obtusissima obsolete repand^ 

 «ubdecurrenti superatis ab infimis rotundatis ad intima oblonga auclis, 

 flosculis roseis marginalibas radiantibus, acheniis oblongis compressis 

 nitidis, pappi rufescentis serie intermedia achenio sesquilongiore, 

 intima paleacea triplo breviore "^.Hyalea pergamarea et H. leuzeoides 

 Jaub. el Sp. Itl. tab 215 el 216. 



Hab. in Cappadocia ad Fuphratem (Auch. 3171 !). monte Gebel Abiad deserti 

 Syriaci ad Palmyram (Bll), Persift austro-occidentali (Ky. 873!) et montibus 

 Bachtiaricis (Loflusl i, inter Ispahan et Teheran ad Ssof (Bgel), in prov. Ader- 

 bidjan (Auch. 4837!).' 



Planta 1-2-pedalis indumento laxe hirsuto vel tomentoso cano, folia mul- 

 tum variant laciniarum formdi et longitudine, inferiora ssppe 3-4 pollices cum 

 petiololonga,capitulumeo C ScoAjosce submajus, achenium tres lineas longum. 



11. C. bella TTrautv. Mel. Biolog. Bull. Acad. Petrop. VI) basi 

 suffrutescens breviter ramosa ramis reliquiis petiolorum vestitis 

 rosulA terminatis, caulibns extrarosularibus ascendentibus subnudis 

 nionocephalis, foliis rosulaium supra viridibus subtus adpresse canis 

 petiolatis in segmenta utrinque 3-4 ovata et elliptica integra vel obso- 

 lete repanda obtusa ssepe petiolalafa pinnatisectis. caulinis paucis 

 angusle lineari-setaceis trifidis et indivisis, capitulis mediocribus ova- 

 tis, involucri glabri phyllis appendice eis latiori cucullat^ orbiculari 

 vel ovald obtusa scariosa fuscescenti late albo-marginatd erosodenti- 

 €ulat§ demum lacera superalis, flosculis roseis externis radiantibus, 

 pappi setis achenio duplo longioribus, serie iutima brevis^simA palea- 

 cea ^. 



Hab. in rupestribus regionis sylvatic» Caucasi occidentalis prope Bors- 

 chom(Radde!), prope Kutais (Rupr!), IberiA Caucasica prope Nizchet(Rupr!). 



