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almost of B. tenwssimum, but the stems are procumbent, and the 

 umbels are 2-5-rayed. 



Procumbent Hare's-ear. PI. procumbent. 



4 B. GLAU'CUM (Rob. et Cast, in D. C. suppl. fl. fr. p. 515.) 

 stem branched, diffuse ; leaves linear ; umbels terminal, usually 

 of 3 rays : lateral rays incomplete ; involucels of 5 lanceolate 

 cuspidate denticulated leaves, exceeding the flowers and fruit ; 

 fruit without vittae, and almost without ribs, echinated with tu- 

 bercles. . H. Native of Provence, Nice, Corsica, Narbonne, 

 Spain, and Sicily, on the sea shore ; and of Caucasus, on dry 

 hills near Baku and Sallian. Rchb. icon. 2. p. 60. t. 1 78. 

 Odontites glauca, Spreng. in Schultes, syst. 6. p. 383. The 

 whole plant is very humble and glaucous. 



Glaucous Hare's-ear. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1819. PI. ^ foot. 



5 B. SEMICOMPO'SITUM (Lin. spec. p. 342.) stem erect, branch- 

 ed ; leaves oblong-spatulate ; umbels terminal, of 3-5 rays: 

 lateral rays incomplete ; leaves of involucels lanceolate, cuspi- 

 date, quite entire, 3-nerved, exceeding both the flowers and 

 fruit ; fruit without vittae, and the ribs are obliterated, and the 

 furrows are granular. . H. Native of the south of France, 

 Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Dalmatia, Istria, Algiers, Greece, &c. in 

 cultivated fields. Gouan. ill. t. 7. f. 1. Smith, fl. graec. t. 2C1. 

 Rchb. icon. 2. p. 77. t. 183. B. divaricatum ft, Lam. fl. fr. 

 Odontites luteola, Hoffm. umb. 209. t. 1. B. f. x. but not of 

 Spreng. 



Semi-compound-v(mbe]]ed Hare's-ear. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 

 1778. PI. | to | foot. 



6 B. GRA'CILE (D. C. prod. 4. p. 128.) stem erect, much 

 branched ; leaves linear, acute ; umbels terminal : lateral ones 

 somewhat 3-rayed ; leaves of involucel lanceolate, shorter than the 

 fruit-bearing umbel ; fruit granular, having the ribs obliterated. 

 0. H. Native of the south of Tauria, in gravelly saltish places ; 

 and of the plains of Caucasus, adjoining the river Terek. Odon- 

 tites gracilis, Bieb. suppl. p. 198. Allied to B. decompositum, 

 but differs in the involucels being shorter than the umbellules, 

 not longer than them. 



Weak Hare's-ear. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. to foot. 



7 B. CHINE'NSE (D. C. prod. 4. p. 128.) stem with erect 

 branches ; leaves broadly linear, 5-nerved ; umbels of 5-6 rays ; 

 involucra and involucels of 1-2 linear leaves, shorter than the 

 flowers; fruit with 5 acutish ribs, having the furrows smooth. 

 Q. H. Native of China. Habit of B. tenue, but differs in the 

 involucels being narrower and fewer, and in the pedicels being 

 hardly equal in length to the flowers. 



China Hare's-ear.. PI. 1-jfoot. 



8 B. TE'NUE (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 182.) stem erect, fili- 

 form, branched ; leaves 7-nerved ; lower ones linear-mucronate, 

 5-nerved : upper and rameal ones lanceolate ; umbels of usually 

 4 rays ; involucels of 4-5 elliptic mucronate leaves, which are 

 about equal in length to the fruit ; fruit acutely ribbed, with the 

 furrows smooth. Q. H. Native of Nipaul, at Narainhetty, 

 Kamaon, and Gosaingsthan. B. virgatum, Wall. cat. 555. Very 

 like B. tenuissimum, but differs in the umbels being of 4 rays, 

 instead of 6, and in the leaves of the involucels being elliptic, not 

 lanceolate, &c. Umbels numerous. 



Var. ft,flexuosum (Wall, mss.) stem much branched, flexuous ; 

 leaves having 7-9 nerves, and dotted between the nerves. 0. 

 H. Native of Nipaul. 



Slender Hare's-ear. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



9 B. GERA'RDI (Jacq. austr. 3, t. 256.) stem erect, branched ; 

 leaves linear, cuspidate ; umbels terminal, of 5-7 rays ; leaves of 

 involucel linear, cuspidate, exceeding the flowers, which are 5 

 or 6 in each umbellule ; ribs of fruit hardly elevated, and the 

 furrows between the ribs are furnished with 3 vittae. 0. H. 

 Native of Provence, Nice, Sicily, Austria, Tauria, Caucasus, &c. 

 in dry fields. Rchb. icon. 2. p. 56. t. 164. and t. 165. B. 



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junceum var. Lam. Spreng. B. filicaule, Brot. ex Steud. Iso- 

 phy'llum Gerardi, Hoffm. Buprestis Gerardi, Spreng. Ger. 

 Galloprov. t. 6. There are varieties of this plant with either 

 erect or spreading branches, and with the involucels either 

 shorter or longer than the flowers. 



Gerard's Hare's-ear. Fl. July, Aug. Cl . 1804. PI. 1 to 

 3 feet. 



10 B. JU'NCEUM (Lin. spec. p. 343.) stem erect, panicled ; 

 leaves linear-lanceolate, cuspidate ; umbels terminal, of 3 rays ; 

 leaves of involucel linear- lanceolate, cuspidate, shorter than the 

 flowers, which are 3-5 in each umbel ; ribs of fruit elevated, 

 acute : having the furrows smooth, and almost without vittae. 

 . H. Native of south and middle Europe, even to Caucasus, 

 in fields. Rchb. icon. 2. p. 57. t. 166. B. junceum ft, Lam. 

 diet. 1. p. 519. B. Gerardi, Smith, fl. graec. t. 262. B. junceum 

 a, Spreng. in Schultes, syst. 6. p. 37-1. Lob. icon. t. 243. f. 1. 



Var. ft, Rissoni (D. C. prod. 4. p. 128.) fruit-bearing pe- 

 duncles short, axillary, hardly attaining one-half the length of 

 the leaves. 



Rushy Hare's-ear. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1772. PI. 3 to 4 ft. 



11 B. GLUMA'CEUM (Smith, prod. fl. graec. 1. p. 177. but not 

 of Spreng.) stem erect, very slender, panicled ; leaves linear, 3- 

 nerved ; involucra and involucels of 5 lanceolate cuspidate 3- 

 nerved leaves, which are pellucid between the nerves and veins, 

 exceeding the umbels ; furrows of fruit smooth, furnished each 

 with one vitta, and the ribs are acute and very slender. . H. 

 Native of Calabria, in barren fields ; island of Scio ; about Con- 

 stantinople, Cephalonia, Candia, and Cyprus. Rchb. icon. 2. p. 

 71. t. 179. B. flavum, Forsk. eg. ar. suppl. p. 205. ? B. gracile 

 d'Urvill. enum. 30. p. 250. but not of Bieb. Nearly allied to 

 B. odontltes, but perfectly distinct, in the leaves of the involucel 

 being diaphanous between the nerves, not reticulated. 



Glumaceous Hare's-ear. PI. 1 foot. 



12 B. ODONTI'TES (Lin. spec. p. 342. exclusive of the syn. of 

 Haller.) stem erect, panicled ; leaves linear, 3-nerved ; leaves 

 of involucel 5, linear-lanceolate, cuspidate, 3-nerved, reticulately 

 veined from the middle nerve being pinnate ; fruit having the far- 

 rows smooth, and furnished with one vitta each, and the ribs acute 

 and very slender. . H. Native of Italy, Sicily, Greece, Smyrna, 

 Montpelier, and Mauritania. Jacq. hort. vind. 3. t. 91. Rchb. 

 icon. 2. t. 68. t. 177. B. Fontanesii, Guss. ind. sem. hort. bocc. 

 1825. ex ind. sem. 1826. pi. rar. 112. and prod. 1. p. 312. 



Odontites Hare's-ear. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1749. PI. 1 foot. 



13 B. ARISTA'TUM (Barth. in Rchb. icon. 2. p. 70. t. 178.) 

 stem erect, panicled ; leaves lanceolate, linear, 3-nerved ; leaves 

 of involucel 5, elliptic, aristately cuspidate, reticulately veined, 

 from the middle nerve being pinnate, exceeding the umbellules ; 

 fruit with smooth furrows, furnished with one vitta each, and 

 acute very slender ribs. . H. Native of England, France, Ba- 

 learic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Liguria, Dalmatia, &c. in 

 dry fields and on hills. In England on a marble rock in Devon- 

 shire, unquestionably wild. B. divaricatum, Lam. fl fr. 3. p. 

 410. B. glumaceum, Spreng. umb. spec. 18. t. 3. f. 5. but not 

 of Sibth. B. Odontites, Smith, engl. bot. t. 2468. Odontites 

 lutea, Spreng. prod. 33. Schultes, syst. 6. p. 380. but not of 

 Hoffm. By most authors this species has been confused with 

 the preceding. 



Anned Hare's-ear. Fl. July. England. PL i to | foot. 



14 B. NODIFLORUM (Sibth and Smith, fl. grsec. t. 260.) stem 

 dichotomous or trichotomous from the base ; branches spread- 

 ing, forked ; leaves linear : radical ones distich ; umbels axil- 

 lary and terminal, rather capitate ; leaves of involucrum 5, ovate, 

 cuspidate, 3-nerved, transparent between the nerves, as well as 

 the margins of the upper leaves ; fruit with smooth furrows. 

 . H. Native of Candia, in corn-fields ; in Syria near Baruth ; 

 and Egypt. B. nanum, Poir. suppl. 1. p. 750. B. Mareoticum, 



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