476 245. Succisa. 40. DIPSACE^, PL ex. cat 



III. 245. SUCCISA. Fuchs. Bevih-lit. 



Pericl'me-scales few, equal, lanceolate, in one series ; cli- 

 nanthus ovate, convex, honeycombed, cells fringed ; chaffs 

 lanceolate, shortei' than the flowers; outer calyx 4-toothedj 

 free, contracted above; inner 5 -toothed, teeth bristlelike, 

 rough ; corolla 4-cut, regular ; stamens 4 or 5, exserted ; 

 stig?na headed; akenium 1 -seeded, free, within the inner 

 calyx. — Stem herbaceous; leaves petioled; calath'ides ter- 

 minal. 



Succisa Fuchsii. Fuchs^ devils-bit. 



Stem simple, upright ; leaves simple, lower and upper- 

 most not cut, middle-toothed; caZa^/zit/e^ rather globular; 

 corollcB 4-cut, regular. 



Scabiosa radice succisa, flore globoso, Rait Spi, 191,3, 



Morsus Diaboli, Ger. em. 726. 



Morsus Diaboli vulgaris, Park. 492. 



Scabiosa succisa, Lin, S. P. 142, 



Fore-bit. 



Fields and meadows ; perennial ; August. 



Root truncated; stem branched above; root-leaves blunt, 

 upper leaves lanceolate; corollce blue, violet, flesh-colour, 

 or white. — Herb dyes, yellow and green ; a strong decoction 

 alterative, used in gonorrhcea. 



IV. 246. COLUMBARIA. Lobell. Field-scabious. 



VericUne-scales lanceolate, equal, in one row ; clinantkm 

 ovate, convex, honeycombed, cells fringed ; chaffs short, 

 lanceolate ; outer calyx free, dilated at top ; inner 5-toothed ; 

 teeth bristlelike, rough ; corolla 4 or 5-cut ; stamens 4 or 5, 

 exserted; akenium 1 -seeded, free, crowned by the inner 

 calyx. 



Columbaria minor. Small field-scabious. 



Root-leaves ovate, crenate ; stem-leaves pinnate, lobes 

 bristlelike; corolla 5-cut, radiating; oi^e^mm 8-furrowed. 



Scabiosa minor vulgaris, Rail Syn. 191, 2. 

 Scabiosa minor sive Columbaria, Ger. cm. 719,2. 

 Scabiosa minor campestris. Park. 484, 

 Scabiosa columbaria, Lin. S. P. 143. 



Chalky and sandy pastures ; perennial ; June and Jul}'. 

 Stem brachiated above; leaves downy; uppermost not 

 cut, bristlelike. 



