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unequal outer dark rather lax inner narrow acute much paler, 

 somewhat pilose-tipped densely setose with few hairs. Fl. 

 golden yellow, ciliate-tipped, styles dark. Mon. Brit. Hierac. 

 PL 21. High mountains. Argyleshire. Perthshire. P. VII. 

 VIII. S. 



23. H. hyparct'icum (Almq.)/; st. 12 20 in. high, branched 

 striate floccose throughout somewhat hairy setose above, ped. 

 long arcuate densely floccose setose with few hairs ; rt.-l. 3 7, 

 outer elliptic-oval apicuiate nearly entire, inner narrow ovate 

 or elliptic, finely toothed in lower part almost entire towards 

 the apex decurrent into hairy stiff recurved petioles ; pale 

 yellowish green firm glabrous above very floccose with few 

 hairs beneath. St.-l. 1 or none small narrow sessile floccose 

 beneath, heads 2 5, buds cylindric, inv. long gradually nar- 

 rowed into the peduncle dark, outer phyll. short rather blunt, 

 inner paler narrow gradually attenuate subacute, hairy setose 

 the margins and tips very floccose. Fl. pilose-tipped, styles 

 almost pure yellow. Mon. Brit. Hierac. PL 22. Ben More 

 of Assynt, Sutherland. P. VII. S. 



Amplexicaulia. Plant yellowish green, rarely glaucous, 

 viscid-glandulose. Rt.-l. rosulate persistent until after 

 flowering ; st. with few large L, all clothed with yellow- 

 headed setae. Phyll. acuminate setose. Fl. ciliate. 



[H. amplexicaule (L.) ; yellowish green, st. 6 18 in. high, 

 paniculately and corymbosely branched floccose setose with 

 few white hairs towards the base, st.-l. 1 6 large, lower ob- 

 lanceolate or oblong, upper and bracts at base of corymbs 

 broadly ovate acuminate amplexicaul with large rounded 

 auricles, rt.-l. rather rigid oblanceolate gradually decurrent 

 into short petioles subobtuse coarsely dentate; inv. ovate at 

 the base, phyll. numerous acuminate lax densely setose with 

 senescent tips. Fl. pale yellow, very ciliate-tipped, styles 

 yellow. The whole plant densely clothed with short yellow- 

 headed setae. Exsicc. Fasc. i. 7. Naturalized on old walls 

 and rocks at Oxford, Hawes, Cleish Castls Kinross, and other 

 places. P. VII. VIII. E. S.] 



Cerinthoidea. Plant glaucous not glandular with simple or 

 denticulate hairs. Rt.-l. rosulate persistent until after 

 flowering ; st. with few leaves. Phyll. with simple or 

 gland-tipped hairs. Heads large. FL ciliate. 



24. H. callistopliyl'lum (F. J. Hanb.): st. erect 12 ft. high 

 often much branched hairy somewhat floccose, ped. spreading 

 hairy setose densely floccose, rt.-l. outer almost balloon-shaped 



