852 pLUMBAGiNE^. AcanthoUmon , 



obtusis muticis tubo calycis glaberrimo rubello subbrevioribus, iimbi 

 aibi truncaH nervis rubris glabris ad marginem produclis 5. 



Hab. in Persi& loco non notato (Auch. 2509 1). 



Rami tenues 4-5-pollicares inferne foliis vetustis patentibus vix rigidis laxe 

 obsiti, folia G-10 liueas longa linea; tertiam partem diam. lata, spica foliis 

 suboccultata piso subduplo major, calyx 5 lineas longus. 



69. A. Schirazianum (Boiss. Diagn.7 p. 72) glaucescens denso 

 eespitoso-erinaceum, foliis viscidulis vernalibus brevissimis triangu- 

 lari-lanceolatis planis mucronatis basi margine scabris, cpetcris pateii' 

 libus brevibus tereti-subulatis basi brevissime membranaceis, scapis 

 brevissimis monostachyis, spica inter folia subsessili dense ct imbrica- 

 lim 5-9-spiculat£l capitato-subscorpioide^. spiculis subunifloris, brac- 

 teis viscidulis exteriore triplo breviore ovato-concavEl viridi dorso 

 plurinervi angustissime marginalEl breviter et obtuse mucronata, inte- 

 rioril)us praeler dorsum carinantem late hyalinis oblusis mucronulalis 

 calycis tubum sequantibus, tubo superne parce hispidulo limbi sub- 

 quiniiuclobi nervis rubris in mucrones subproductis 5. 



Hab. in rupestribus ad moniimentum Naksclii Rustam prope Schiraz Persite 

 australis(I\y. 305!). 



AtTine A. viscidulo a quo differt glaucescentia, foliis tereti-subulatis nec 

 facie hTiperiore planis, bractea inferiore marginatil et apice abruptius atte- 

 nuata etc. 



70. A. tomentellum (Boiss. Diagn. Ser. I, 7, p. 72) glauces- 

 cens dumoso cespitosum tolum viscidulo-tomentclliim, ramis brcvibus 

 toliis confertis horridis, foliis verualibus brevissimis triangulari-lan- 

 ceolatis margine scabris, sestivalibus validis rigidis breviusculis 

 acerosissimis supra planis sublus convexis, scapis brevissimis pubcs- 

 centibus monostachyis, spica e foliis non exserta arcle et disticlie 

 0-6-spiculata capitato-scorpioidea, rachide glabrd viscidula, spiculis 

 mono-rarissime 2-3-floris, bractea exteriore diniidio breviore ovata 

 obtusiuscula mucronulata albo-marginata, interioribus dorso visci- 

 dulis latissime albo-membranaceis truncato-subretusis. calycis tubo 

 adprcsse puberulo viscidulo bracteis subbreviore, limbi subtruncati 

 mutici nervis rubris puberulis ad marginem usciue productis 5- 



Hab.inlapidosis alpis Kuli Daena Persi» australis supraSchiraz(Ivy.G70!). 

 Dumi erinacei semipedem longi, spinse validoe 9-10 lineas longce, calyx 4 

 lineas longus, spica', piso subduplo majores compressfe. 



71. §.. Talagonicum (Boiss. in d.g. Prodr. Xll. p. 625) viride 

 erinaceo-cespitosum confertifolium totum breviler pubcscens, rarnis 

 subelongatis, fuliis vernalibus brevissimis recurvis planis niargifie 

 scabris aBstivalibus subulatis lougis spinosis supra plauis subtus con- 

 vexis basi brevilcr marginatis. scapis Iblio sublongioribus 2-o-stacl)yis, 

 spicis brevissime pedunculatis approximati.s arcte et imbricalim (i-8- 

 spiculatis brevissimis subscorpioidcis, spiculis 1 rarissime 2-3-floris, 



