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DIPSACE^E. VI. SCABIOSA. 



eels elongated, equal in length to die linear foveolae; crown 

 of seed spreading, 24-nerved ; limb of calyx pedunculate ; bris- 

 tles of calyx 5, equal in length to the crown. T/ . H. Native 

 of Provence, north of Italy, Carniola, Pannonia, Barbary, Swit- 

 zerland, on the mountains. Coult. diss. p. 34. t. 2. f. 3. Waldst. 

 et Kit. pi. rar. hung. 188. Lindl. hot. reg. t. 835. Asteroce- 

 phalus graminifolius, Spreng. Flowers pale blue, very like 

 those of S. Caucdsica. The Swiss variety of this plant is much 

 more tufted than those from other countries, and seems different 

 altogether. 



Grass-leaved Scabious. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1683. PI. 1 ft. 



5 S. PROH'FERA (Lin. spec. p. 144.) stem herbaceous, dicho- 

 tomous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, almost entire, downy ; heads 

 almost sessile in the forks of the stem ; corollas 5-cleft, 

 radiant; involucels obconical, elongated at the base, equal to 

 the foveolae, which are obovate ; crown of seed spreading, ex- 

 ceeding the base, 32-36-nerved ; limb of calyx pedunculate, 

 hardly equal in length to the bristles of the crown. O- H. 

 Native of Cyprus, Egypt, and Barbary. Coult. dips. p. 34. t. 

 2. f. 4. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. t. 107. Asterocephalus pro- 

 lifer, Spreng. Herm. par. t. 125. Flowers pale yellow. 



Proliferous- stemmed Scabious. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1686. 

 PI. 1 foot. 



6 S. STELLA V TA (Lin. spec. p. 144.) stem branched; leaves 

 cut or sublyrate : the terminal lobe obovate, toothed, large ; 

 heads on long peduncles ; corollas radiant ; base of involu- 

 cels elongated, about equal in length to the foveolae, which are 

 also elongated ; crown spreading, 40-nerved, twice the length of 

 the base ; limb of calyx pedunculate, having the bristles thick- 

 ened at the disk, not exceeding the crown. O- H. Native in 

 the region of the Mediterranean, in fields and arid places. Coult. 

 dips. p. 34. t. 2. f. 5. D. C. fl. fr. no. 3312. Succisa stellata, 

 Mcench. meth. p. 490. Scabiosa rot&ta, Bieb. suppl. p. 102. ex 

 Coult. Asterocephalus rotatus, Spreng. Bristles of calyx 

 black. Flowers very pale blue, almost white. 



Var. ft, pinnatijida (D. C. prod. 4. p. 655. ) leaves pinnatifid, 

 with linear lobes. O- H. Native about Montpelier, in fields. 

 S. stellata /3 et y, Coult. dips. p. 34. S. simplex, Desf. fl. atl. 

 1. p. 125. t. 39. f. 1. ex Coult. Gaertn. fruct. 2. p. 39. t. 86. 

 There are varieties of this with branched stems, bearing many 

 heads of flowers ; and single stems, bearing only one head of 

 flowers. 



Starry-crowned Scabious. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1596. PI. 

 1 1 foot. 



7 S. MONSPELIE'NSIS (Jacq. misc. 2. p. 320. icon. rar. 1. t. 

 24.) hairy ; stem a little branched ; leaves pinnate-parted : with 

 toothed or cut oblong-linear lobes ; heads on long peduncles ; co- 

 rollas nearly equal ; base of involucels hardly elongated, equal to 

 the linear open foveolae ; crown twice the length of the base, 32- 

 35-nerved ; limb of calyx pedunculate, with much exserted 

 bristles. O or S . Native of Spain, Barbary, and the .south 

 of France, in exposed places. Coult. dips. p. 34. t. 2. f. 7. 

 Asterocephalus stellatus, Spreng. Scabibsa simplex, D. C. fl. 

 fr. no. 3313. Desf. fl. atl. 1. p. 125. t. 39. f. l! Flowers purple. 



Montpelier Scabious. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PL 1 to 2 ft. 



8 S. PAUESTINA (Lin. mant. p. 37.) stem divaricately branch- 

 ed ; leaves obovate-oblong, coarsely toothed, tapering into the 

 petioles, pinnatifid at the base ; heads on long peduncles ; corol- 

 las radiant ; base of involucels hardly elongated, equal to the 

 foveolae, which are linear and elongated ; crown spreading, twice 

 longer than the base or more, S2-35-nerved ; limb of calyx on 

 a long peduncle ; bristles shorter than the crown. 0. H. Native 

 about Aleppo, and in Palestine. Jacq. hort. vind. 1. t. 96. S. 

 Vahlii, Coult. dips. p. 35. t. 2. f. 6. exclusive of the country. 

 Asterocephalus Palaestinus, Spreng. Flowers white or pale red ; 

 segments jagged. 



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Palestine Scabious. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1771. PL 1 foot. 



9 S. ALE'PPICA (Coult. dips. p. 35. t. 2. f. 8.) stem branched ; 

 leaves pinnate-lobed : lobes oblong-linear, quite entire ; heads of 

 flowers pedunculate ; corollas radiant ; base of involucels hardly 

 elongated, equal in length to the linear foveolae ; crown 

 spreading, 3 times longer than its base, 20-24-nerved ; limb of 

 calyx on a long peduncle ; bristles shorter than the crown. Q. 

 H. Native of the Levant, between Bagdad and Aleppo, where 

 it was collected by Olivier and Bruguiere. Stems humble, sil- 

 very, villous. Peduncles smoothish. 



J4leppo Scabious. PL humble. 



10 S. UKRA'NICA (Lin. spec. p. 144.) stem branched; leaves 

 ciliated at the base : lower ones pinnatifid, with linear distant 

 lobes : superior ones linear, quite entire ; heads pedunculate ; 

 corollas radiant ; base of involucels hemispherical, equal in 

 length to the foveolae, which are ovate-linear ; crown 20-24- 

 nerved, acutely toothed, shorter than the bristles. 3 . H. Na- 

 tive of the south of Europe, from Spain to Tauria ; also of the 

 temperate parts of France. Coult. dips. p. 63. var. a, t, , y, 

 t. 2. f. 9. D. C. fl. fr. no. 3310. Mor. bibl. ital. p. 9. Rchb. pi. 

 crit. 4. t. 316. but the fruit is erroneous in the figure. Scabiosa 

 alba, Scop. del. 3. p. 33. t. 16. S. argentea, Lin. spec. p. 145. 

 Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. t. 168. Desf! ann. mus. 11. t. 24. S. 

 Gmelini, St. Hil. bull. phil. 661. p. 149. t. 3. Asterocephalus 

 pilosus, Lag. gen. et spec. p. 8. Aster, argenteus, Spreng. 

 Sclerostmma Scopolii and S. argenteum, Schott. Gmel. sib. 

 2. p. 213. t. 87. Cauline leaves ciliated at the base. Flowers 

 from blue to white, and greenish yellow. Segments of corolla 

 entire, ciliated. 



Var. ft, umbellala (Coult. 1. c. var. /3.) flowers pedicellate, 

 within the involucrum. I/ . H. Native about Venice. Mori- 

 cand, fl. ven. 1 . p. 84. 



Var, y, Sicula (Coult. 1. c. var. y.) leaves of involucrum elon- 

 gated, exceeding the flowers. Tf.. H. Native of Sicily, &c. 

 S. Sicula, Lin. mant. p. 196. S. divaricata, Jacq. hort. vind. 1. 

 t. 15. Succisa macrocalycina, Mcench. meth. p. 489. S. mari- 

 tima, Wulf. in Roem. arch. 3. p. 317. Sclerostemma Siculum, 

 Schott. S. eburnea, Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. t. 106. ex Coult. 

 Flowers white or rose-coloured. Segments of corolla toothed. 



Ukraine Scabious. Fl. Sept. Clt. 1795. PI. 1 foot. 



11 S. MICRA'NIHA (Desf. ann. mus. 11. t. 25. choix. t. 40.) 

 stem branched ; leaves hairy ; lower ones lyrately pinnate, 

 with oblong or linear lobes ; lower leaves oblong or lanceo- 

 late-toothed ; heads of flowers on long peduncles, ovate ; co- 

 rollas equal ; base of involucel hemispherical, equal in length 

 to the linear ovate foveolae ; crown 20-24-nerved, acutely 

 toothed, shorter than the bristles. () H. Native of Tauria, 

 Caucasus, Armenia, and Iberia, in sterile stony places. S. mi- 

 crantha and S. Biebersteinii, Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 80. 

 and 75. S. Sicula, Bieb. fl. taur. p. 98. S. Ukranica S, Coult. 

 dips. p. 35. and diss. mss. 1824. Asterocephalus micranthus, 

 Spreng. S. orientalis villosa, flore suavi rubente, fructu pul- 

 chro oblongo, Tourn. cor. inst. p. 35. Flowers red. Plant vil- 

 lous. According to Desfontaines the radical and upper cauline 

 leaves are entire. 



Small-flowered Scabious. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1825. PL 1 

 to 2 feet. 



12 S. OLIVIE'RI (Coult. dips. p. 36. t. 2. f. 10.) stem much 

 branched, dichotomous ; leaves linear-oblong, villous, entire or 

 auricled ; heads small, pedunculate, few-flowered ; base of in- 

 volucel hemispherical, equal to the obovate foveolae ; crown 

 entire, spreading, 20-24-nerved, hardly exceeding its base ; 

 limb of calyx almost sessile, with much exserted bristles. Na- 

 tive of the Levant, between Bagdad and Kermancha, where it 

 was collected by Olivier and Bruguiere. Stem glabrous, white. 

 Herb very slender. Flowers white. 



