. VI. SCABIOSA. 



691 



Olivier's Scabious. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



13 S. ISETE'NSIS (Lin. mant. p. 37.) stem much branched ; 

 leaves pubescent : lower ones bipinnate-parted ; superior ones 

 pinnate-parted ; segments of all oblong-linear ; heads and pe- 

 duncles clothed with white tomentum ; corollas radiant ; base 

 of involticels elongated, villous ; crown erect, 16-20-nerved, 

 one-half shorter than the bristles. Tf.. H. Native of Sibe- 

 ria, in stony dry places, about Isetsk, and at Cape Caucasus; in 

 the Kirghisean steppe, between the mountains Ku and Karka- 

 raly, and at the Don. Coult. dips. 1. p. 34. Bieb. suppl. p. 100. 

 S. rupestris, Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 95. S. rupestris and Isetensis, 

 Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 64. 83. Asterocephalus Isetensis, 

 Spreng. Sclerostemma Isetense, Schott. mss. Gmel. sib. 2. 

 p. 214. no. 7. t. 88. Flowers white. 



Isetsk Scabious. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1801. PI. 1 foot. 



14 S. CRENA'TA (Cyr. pi. rar. neap. 1. p. 11. t. 3.) stems suf- 

 fruticose at the base, ascending ; leaves smoothish, bipinnatifid : 

 lobes entire or tridentate ; heads on long peduncles ; corollas 

 radiant, crenated ; base of involucel equal to the oblong fo- 

 veolae ; crown subdentate, 16-20-nerved ; limb of calyx sessile ; 

 bristles twice longer than the crown. If. . Jj . H. Native 

 of Calabria, on calcareous mountains ; and of Greece. Coult. 

 dips. p. 36. Asterocephalus crenatus, Spreng. S. coro- 

 nopifolia, Sibth. et Smith, fl. grsec. t. 114. S. crenata and S. 

 coronopifolia, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 71. and 86. Col. 

 phyt. 2. f. 31. There are elongated and dwarf varieties of this 

 plant. Corollas flesh-coloured or pale-red. 



Var. /3, hirsuta (Guss. prod. 1. p. 162.) leaves hairy ; bristles 

 of calyx 3 times longer than the crown. 3{. or $ . Native of 

 Sicily, on the mountains. Columbaria crenata, Presl. S. coro- 

 nopifolia hirsuta, Biv. mant. 3. p. 6. 



CVenate-flowered Scabious. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1 825. PI. 

 1 to 2 feet. 



15 S. PECTINA'TA (Lag. clench, madr. 1803. p. 33.) stems 

 spreading ; leaves fleshy, pinnatifidly pectinated, channelled ; 

 corollas radiant. O- H. Native of Arabia. Coult. dips. p. 

 36. Asterocephalus pectinatus, Lag. gen. et spec. p. 8. Said 

 to be allied to S. Ukrdnica. Flowers violaceous ? 



Pectinaled-le&veA Scabious. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. PI. 

 \\ foot. 



16 S. LYRA TA (Forsk. descrip. p. 203. but not of Lam.) stem 

 simple ; lower leaves oblong, coarsely and bluntly serrated : su- 

 perior ones pinnate at the base ; corollas radiant, with entire 

 lobes. $ . H. Native at the Dardanelles. Vahl. symb. 2. p. 

 92. Coult. dips. p. 37. Asterocephalus lyratus, Spreng. Stem 

 rather tomentose. Corollas purple. 



Lyrate-]eaved Scabious. PI. 1 foot. 



17 S. ACUTIFLO'RA (Rchb. pi. crit. 4. p. 24. t. 326.) stem 

 branched : lower leaves spatulate, and linearly pinnatifid, ser- 

 rated : superior ones pinnate-parted, with oblong-linear entire 

 lobes ; heads of fruit ovate ; corollas 5-cleft, radiant, with the 

 outer lobes acuminated ; crown a little longer than the tube ; 

 bristles of calyx 5, exserted. 11 . H. Native of the south of 

 Europe. Involucels spongy at the edges. Flowers pale, peach- 

 coloured. Allied to S. Ukrdnica. 



Acute-flowered Scabious. PI. 1 foot. 



SECT. II. VIDU'A (meaning not explained by the author). 

 Coult. dips. p. 37. D. C. prod. 4. p. 657. Involucels rounded 

 at the base, plicate ; tube with the foveolse usually obliterated. 

 Crown small, inflexed. Limb of calyx pedicellate, with 5 ex- 

 serted bristles. 



18 S. ATROPURPU'REA (Lin. spec. p. 144.) stem branched; 

 radical leaves lanceolate-ovate, lyrate, coarsely toothed ; cauline 

 leaves pinnate-parted, with oblong, toothed or cut lobes ; heads 

 ovate while bearing the fruit ; corollas radiant, a little longer 



than the involucra. O- H. Cultivated in gardens. Said to 

 be spontaneous in India, but Roxburgh contradicts that asser- 

 tion. Said also to be a native of Sicily, but according to Schouw 

 it has been introduced there. S. atropurpurea a, and ft, Coult. 

 dips. p. 37. t. 2. f. 11. Curt. bot. mag. t. 247. Succisa atro- 

 purpurea, Mcench. Sclerostemma, Schott. Asterocephalus 

 atropurpureus, Spreng. Sc. calyptocarpa, St. Am. fl. agen. p. 

 61. There is a proliferous headed variety of this species (Mor. 

 oxon. sect. 6. t. 14. f. 27.). The flowers are very sweet- 

 scented. There is a great variety in their colour, some being of 

 a purple, approaching to black, others of a pale purple, some 

 red, some white, and others variegated. It varies also in the 

 leaves, some being more finely cut than others. 



Dark-purple-fiowered or Sweet-scented Scabious. Fl. July, 

 Aug. Clt. 16*9. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



19 S. SETI'FERA (Lam. ill. no. 1321.) stem branched, downy ; 

 lower leaves ovate-spatulate, crenated or cut, rather villous ; 

 superior ones pinnate, with linear-lanceolate obtuse segments, 

 the terminal segment the largest ; corollas radiant, much longer 

 than the involucrum. If.. H. Native of the south of France, 

 about Marseilles. S. atropurpurea /3 setifera, D. C. prod. 4. p. 

 657. Asterocephalus setifer, Spreng. Corollas lilac. Bristles 

 of calyx 5, black. 



Bristle-bearing Scabious. PI. 2 feet. 



20 S. GRANDIBLO'RA (Scop. del. ins. 3. p. 29. t. 14.) stem 

 branched, downy ; leaves rather villous ; radical ones oblong, 

 crenated ; cauline ones pinnatifid, with lanceolate linear spread- 

 ing segments ; corollas amply radiant. l/.H. Native of Bar- 

 bary, Italy, and Sicily, in fields. Desf. all. 1. p. 123. S. 

 arvensis, Ucria, but not of Lin. Columbaria vulgaris, Presl. 

 S. atropurpurea y grandiflora, D. C. prod. 4. p. 657. Corollas 

 cream-coloured or white, with reddish tubes. Bristles of calyx 

 5, reddish brown. 



Great-flowered Scabious. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1804. PI. 2 

 to 3 feet. 



21 S. MARI'TIMA (Lin. amcen. 4. p. 304.) stem branched ; 

 radical leaves pinnatifid, with toothed lobes ; middle cauline ones 

 pinnatifid, with linear entire lobes ; uppermost ones linear and 

 quite entire ; fructiferous heads globose ; involucrum twice 

 shorter than the radiant flowers. 0. or $ . H. Native of the 

 south of France, Corsica, Italy, and Sicily, in arid places by the 

 sea side. D. C. fl. fr. suppl. no. 3309 a. S. Cupani, Guss. 

 prod. 1. p. 160.? S. angulata, Radii, car. p. 81.? S. atro- 

 purpurea var. Coult. Stem villous. Flowers lilac, rose-co- 

 loured or white. 



Sea-side Scabious. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1683. PI. 2 feet. 



22 S. DAUCOIDES (Desf. fl. all. 1. p. 123. t. 38.) stem almost 

 simple ; lower leaves lyrate : cauline ones pinnate-parted, with 

 linear acute cut segments ; leaves of involucrum pinnatifid ; 

 bracteas exceeding the fruit. $ . H. Native of Algiers, on 

 hills. Coult. dips. mss. 1824. Asterocephalus daucoides, 

 Spreng. syst. 1. p. 388. Very like S. atropurptirea. Plant 

 downy. Corollas bluish or violaceous. 



Carrot-like Scabious. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



23 S. AMBI'GUA (Ten. fl. neap, append. 5. 1826. p. 7.) plant 

 glabrous ; leaves fleshy, shining, crenated ; radical leaves ob- 

 ovate : cauline leaves lyrate or pinnatifid, with oblong remote 

 entire lobes ; heads few-flowered, radiant ; tube of corolla very 

 long; corolla spongy, involute. If. H. Native of the king- 

 dom of Naples, at Paneta del Fusaro, in corn-fields by the sea 

 side. Flowers purple or blue. 



Ambiguous Scabious. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



24 S. CORNUCOPIA (Vivian, add. fl. itin. in fl. lyb. p. 67.) plant 

 hairy ; radical leaves elliptic, toothed ; cauline ones pinnate : 

 flowers 5-cleft, pedicellate within the involucrum ; involucels 

 trifid ; seed triaristate. Native of Liguria, in the valley of 



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