PLi'x.cal. 41.VALERIANEiE. iM.9. Cciitrantli. 479 



II. 249. CENTRANTHUS. De Candollo. Ceiitranthus, 

 Calyx-limb at first revolute, afterwards expanded into a 

 featherlike pappus; corolla tubular, spurred at the base; 

 limb rather unequal; stamejis 1; carceruleP 1-seeded. — 

 Herb smooth, entirely bald ; fiovuers corymbose. 



Centranthus marimis. Sea centranihus. 



Leaves ovate, lanceolate, edge not cut. 



Valeriana rubra Dodonaei, Ger. em. 678, 1. 

 Valeriana marina, Rivini Monop. 

 Valeriana rubra, Lin. S. P. 44. 

 Centranthus ruber, De Cando.Ue Fl. Gall. S.'iST. 

 Red Valerian. 



Old walls and chalk-pits, naturalized ; perennial ; June 

 to September. 



Corymlms close, much branched, terminal ; corolla, dark 

 rose-red or white. 



III. 250. VALERIANELLA. Columna. Corn-salad, 

 Calyx-Umh very small, 5-toothed, not becoming pappose; 

 coro//a spurless; limb 5-lobed, irregular; stamens S; ovary 

 3-celled, 2 cells mostly abortive ; carcerule or akeniopsis 

 1 -celled, 1-seeded. — Stem forked; leaves small, not cut; 

 fiowers terminal or axillary. 



1. Valerianella olitoria. Garde?! corn-salad. 



Leaves lanceolate, edge not cut ; calyx very small ; fruit 

 1-seeded. 



Valerianella arvensis praecox humilis semine compresso, Raii Syn. 

 201, 1. 



Lactuca agnina, Ger. em. 310, 1 ; Park, 812. 

 Valeriana Locusta, Lin. S. P. 47. 

 Fedia olitoria, Gcertner Fr. et Sem. 2, 36. 

 Fedia calyculata, Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 98. 

 Lambs' Lettuce. 



Cornfields ; annual ; April to July. 



Leaves minutely fringed ; fiowers in tufts, terminal.-— 

 Young leaves eaten as salad in spring and autumn. 



^. serratifoUa. Uppe^- leaves serrated at the base. 



Lactuca agnina latifolia, Ger. em. 310, 2. 

 Valeriana olitoria /3, WiLld. S. P.l, 103. 



y. latifolia. Leaves elliptical, broad. 



S". laciniata. Lower leaves jagged. 



Valerianella seu lactuca agnina foliis serratis, Raii Syn. 201, 2. 



E. procera. Herb tall; leaves not cut; fr?iit round, swollen, 

 Valerianella vulgaris major, serotina, Raii S^n. 201, 3, 



