356 THE ALPINE FLORA 



dentate, lower elliptic, upper oblong ; stem 1 2-20 ia ; 

 capitules i-3, bright yellow. July-August. Roocy 

 mountain pastures. 



S. aurantiacus. Plant with cobwebby nap ; lower 

 leaves ovate, oblong, faintly crenate, upper entire ; 

 flowers saffron in 2-8 capitules forming an erect corymb 

 on a stem 8-12 in. July. Limestone Alps, i3oo-i60o m. 

 Rare. 



S. cordifolius. The fine, sturdy, high-coloured plant, 

 whose glorious golden panicles brighten the neighbour- 

 hood of alpine chalets between i3oo-i6oo m. /Lower 

 leaves cordate-ovate, serrate, slightly grey beloW. Stem 

 2o-3o in., bearing (July- August-October) a larg^ panicle 

 of small, bright-yellow capitules. To be grown/in partial 

 shade, in a cool situation. S. Jacquinianus a/d fuchsii 

 are tall plants, over 40 in. high, with narrow, ^ear-green 

 leaves, and innumerable small, yellow capit/iles in an 

 open panicle. Gorges and cool mountain places. June- 

 September. 



S. abrotanifolius. Leaves glabrous, darV green, the 

 lower finely bipinnate with elongated, linear segments ; 

 flowers fiery scarlet orange in rather Ja/ge capitules, 

 forming a loose corymb. Central limes/one Alps and 

 Grisons; 1200-1600 m. Adapted for roytery, in light, 

 well drained soil, partial sun. 



S. incanus (PI. LV11). Small, tomerrose plant, with 

 ovate, toothed leaves, forming a low tuft/ flowers yellow, 

 rather few, capitules in a somewhat lax corymb. Granitic 

 Alps, in dry pastures of the higher zoi 



S. uniflorus, which is found in the higher Pennines, is 

 to be distinguished by leaves of a de/der white and less 

 deeply toothed, by the solitary capit/ue on the stem, by 

 the larger flowers of orange-yellov/, S. carniolicus, a 



