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CENTAUREA 



C. imperia'lis (imperial). Hybrid, C. moschata and C. 



Margarita. 1899. 



Li'ppii (Lippi's). See VOLUTARELLA LIPPII. 

 M 'arga 'rittz . See C. MOSCHATA ALBA. 

 Mari'cK (Maria's). A hybrid between C. moschaia 



pur p urea and C. moschata. 

 mclite'nsis (Maltese), i. Yellow. July. Malta. 



1710. 

 ,, moscha'ta (musky. Sweet Sultan). 2. Purple. 



August. Persia. 1629. 

 a'lba (white). 

 fta'va (yellow). 

 purpu'rea (purple). 

 napifolia (turnip-leaved). 3. Purple. July. Candia. 



1691. 



odora'ta (sweet-scented). Caucasus. 1893. 

 ,, a'lba (white). White, sweet scented, dwarf . 1893. 

 palle'scens (pale). 2. Yellow. July. Egypt. 1816. 

 pulche'lla (neat). 2. Purple. June. Persia. 1836. 

 pu'lchra (beautiful), i. Bright crimson. June. 



Cashmere. 1838. 

 salma'ntica (Salamanca). 3. Purple. July. S. 



Europe. 1596. Biennial. 



si'cula (Sicilian). 2. Yellow. July. Sicily. 1710. 

 solstitia'lis (solstitial), i. Yellow. July. England. 



" Barnaby's Thistle." 

 Steve' nii (Steven's). 2. Yellow. July. Caucasus. 



1820. Biennial. 



strami'nea (straw-coloured). See C. GLOMERATA. 

 suave'olens (sweet-scented). See C. MOSCHATA. 

 sulphu'rea (sulphur-coloured), i. Yellow. July. 



Sicily. 1815. 



torrea'na (Torre's). See C. CALCITRAPA. 

 Veru'tum (dwarf). 2. Yellow. July. Levant. 1780. 



HALF-HARDY. 



C. (Egypti'aca (Egyptian), i. White. July. 



1790. Herbaceous perennial. 

 arge'ntea (silver-leaved). 2. Pale yellow. 



Candia. 1739. Evergreen shrub. 

 argu'ta (sharp-no tched). August. Canaries. 



Evergreen shrub. 

 Cinera'ria (grey-leaved). 3. Purple. July. 



1710. Herbaceous perennial. 

 crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). Malta. 

 gymtioca'rpa (naked-fruited). 2. Pale purple. 



of Capraja. 1858. 

 hyssopifo'lia (hyssop-leaved), i. Purple. 



Spain. 1812. Half-hardy evergreen. 

 ragusi'na (Ragusan). 2. Yellow. July. 



1710. Evergreen shrub. 

 sempervi'rens (evergreen). 2. Red, yellow. 



Portugal. 1683. Herbaceous perennial. 

 spino'sa (prickly-branched). 2. Purple. 



Candia. 1640. Herbaceous perennial. 



Egypt. 

 July. 

 1839- 

 Italy. 



Island 



July. 



Candia. 

 July. 

 July. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



C. 



acantho'des (Acanthus-like). 2. Purple. July. 1827. 



acau'lis (stemless). N. Africa. 1799. 



ala'ta (winged-stalked). See C. BEHEN. 



a'lba (vfhite- flowered). 2. White. July. Spain. 



1597. 

 deu'sta (burnt). 5. Dark red. August. Naples. 



1818. 



alpi'na (alpine). 3. Yellow. July. Italy. 1640. 

 ama'ra (bitter). 2. Purple. July. Italy. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 2. Purple. July. 



Switzerland. 1819. 

 ,, pinnatifida. (leafleted). 2. Purple. July. 



Switzerland. 1819. 

 arena'ria (sand). 2. Purple. August. S. Europe. 



1778. 

 a'spera (rough). 2. Purple. August. S. Europe. 



1772. 



astraca'nica (Astracan). See C. STEREOPHYLLA. 

 atropurpu'rea (dark-purple). 3. Purple. July. 



Hungary. 1802. 

 au'rea (great-golden). 2. Yellow. August. S. 



Europe. 1758. 



austra'lis (southern), i. August. Australia. 1821. 

 austri'aca (Austrian). 2. Purple. August. Austria. 



1815. 

 axilla'ris (axillary), i. Purple. July. Austria. 



1823. 



C. babylo'nica (Babylonian). 7. Yellow. July. Levant. 



1710. 

 Balsa'mita (Balsamita). 2. Yellow. July. Syria 



1820. 

 Barrelie'ri (Barrelier's). 2. Purple. July. Hungary. 



1820. 

 ,, bractea'ta (bracteated). 2. Purple. July. S.Europe. 



1817. 

 calcitrapoi' des (Calcitrapa-like) . i. Purple. June. 



Levant. 1683. 

 caloce'phala (beautiful-headed). 3. Yellow. July. 



Levant. 1816. 

 calophy'lla (beautiful- leaved). 5. Yellow. July. 



S. Europe. 1816. 



capilla'ta (hairy), i. Purple. July. Siberia. 1810. 

 carthamoi'des (Carthamus-like). 2. August. Siberia. 



1816. 

 ,, centauroi'des (Centaurea-like). 3. Yellow. June. 



S. Europe. 1739. 

 Centau'rium (great centaury). 4. Yellow. July. 



Italy. 1596. 

 ,, cheiranthifo'lia (wallflower-leaved). 2. Pale yellow. 



July. Caucasus. 1820. 



cichora'cea (endive-like). See SERRATULA CICHORACEA. 

 ,, cicuUefo'lia. (Cicuta-leaved) . See C. COLLINA. 

 cine'rea (grey). 2. Purple. June. Italy. 1710. 

 Cleme'ntei (Clement's). 2. Yellow. Spain. 1871. 

 colli'na (hill). 3. Yellow. June. S. Europe. 1596. 

 conci'nna (neat). 4. Yellow. August. Caucasus. 



1818. 



coria'cea (leathery-leaved). See C. SCABIOSA. 

 coronopi/o'lia (buckhorn-leaved). 3. Yellow. June. 



Levant. 1739. 



corymbo'sa (corymbose), i. Purple. July. Switzer- 

 land. 1819. 



crue'nta (crimson-leaved), i. Purple. July. 1816. 

 ,, cynaroi'des (Cynara-like). Purple. Canary Islands. 

 dealba'ta (whitened). 2. Purple. July. Caucasus. 



1804. " Mealy Centaury." 



deci'piens (deceiving). See C. NIGRA DECIPIENS. 

 declina'ta (curved-down). 2. Purple. July. Cau- 

 casus. 1821. 

 ,, decu'mbens (lying-down). 2. Purple. August. 



France. 1815. 

 depre'ssa. (depressed), i. Blue. July. Caucasus. 



1818. 



deu'sta (burned). See C. ALBA DEUSTA. 

 dilu'ta (washed). 2. Pale purple. July. S. Europe. 



1781. 

 disse'cta (deeply-cut-leaved). a. Purple. July. 



Naples. 1823. 



ela'ta (tall). 4. Yellow. August. Mauritania. 1820. 

 elonga' ta (lengthened). 2. Purple. August. Barbary. 



1823. 



eriophy'lla (woolly-leaved). 3. Yellow. July. 1827. 

 Fe'nzlii(Fenzl's). 4. Yellow. Temperate Asia. 1868. 

 fe'rox (fierce). 2. Yellow. August. Barbary. 1790. 

 ,, Fische'rii (Fischer's). 2. Blue. July. Russia. 1820. 

 flosculo'sa. (many-Sore ted), i. Purple. August. 



Italy. 1818. 



Fontane'sii (Fontanes's). Algeria. 

 glastifo'lia (woad- leaved). 4. Yellow. July. 



Siberia. 1731. 



hy'brida (hybrid). See C. CORYMBOSA. 

 inca'na (hoary). 2. Purple. August. Naples. 1822. 

 intyba'cea (succory-leaved). 2. Purple. August. 



S. Europe. 1778. 



Isna'rdi (Isnard's). See C. ASPERA. 

 Ja'cea (Jacea). 2. Purple. July to September. 



Europe. " Brown Knapweed." 

 jacobaczfo'lia (Jacobasa-leaved). 3. Yellow. July. 



1818. 

 kartschia'na (Kartschi's). 2. Purple. June Car- 



niola. 1836. 

 leuca'ntha (white-flowered). 2. White. August. 



S. France. 1816. 

 leucophy'lla (white-leaved). 2. Purple. July. 



Caucasus. 1823. 



limba' ta (fringed). 3. Purple. July. Portugal. 1818. 

 lingula'ta (tongue-leaved). 2. Blue. July. Spain. 



1824. 

 linifo'lia (flax-leaved), i. Purple. July. Spain. 



1827. 

 macroce'phala (large-headed). 3. Yellow. July. 



Caucasus. 1805. "Great Knapweed." 



