i 5 8 THE FLORA OF THE ALPS 



with yellow flowers ; Switzerland. S. affims, G. and G. ; 

 resembling Columbaria, but capitule nearly globular ; 

 Dauphiny. 5. gramontia, L. (agrestis, W.K. ; pyrenaica, 

 All.) ; leaves more finely divided, awns of calyx shorter ; 

 Southern Switzerland, Tirol, Styria, Pyrenees. 6*. succisa, 

 L. (Succisa arvensis, Moench.), Devil's Bit ; flowers blue, 

 outer ones not rayed, capitule nearly globular, leaves 

 simple, root premorse ; marshes, common. 



4. KNAUTIA, Coult. 



Resembling Scabiosa, but awns of calyx deciduous. 



K. arvensis, Koch, Field-Scabious ; flowers violet-blue, 

 upper leaves pinnatifid; very common. K. sylvatica, 

 Duby ; flowers reddish-blue, leaves nearly entire ; woods. 

 K. transalpina, Christ; flowers pink or purple, outer 

 flowers not much larger, stem about 6 in., white with 

 rough hairs; Switzerland, rare. K. longifolia, Koch; 

 flowers lilac, outer ones much larger, stem 1-2 ft., glan- 

 dular-viscid, leaves oblong-lanceolate ; Jura, Tirol, Styria, 

 Pyrenees. K. mollis, Jord. ; flowers purple, leaves pubes- 

 cent, almost silky, flower-stalk covered with glandular 

 hairs; Dauphiny, Pyrenees. 



Order XLV. CAMPANULACE^. 



Calyx 5 -cleft; corolla regular, 5 -cleft ; stamens 5; 

 anthers connivent round the style; ovary inferior, 2-3- 

 celled ; style I ; stigmas 2-8 ; fruit a two- or more-celled 

 berry or capsule. A large order, chiefly of Temperate 

 climates. 



