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98. HELIANTHEMUM. 



obtuse ; upjjer alternate, stipulate, acute. Rac. 

 lona;, grey, downy, few-flowered, a. Dax." — 

 DC. 



10. inconspicuum. Stemdi-tricliotomous, 

 with few hairs. L. oblongo-linear, hirsute, 

 opposite ; upper alternate, stipulate. Rac. long, 

 filiform. Pl.-stalks short, secund. Pet. ob- 

 longo-hnear, shorter than calyx, hairy on one 

 edge, a. ? Corsica. 



S. Style straight, as long as, or longer than 

 Stamen. Sepals 5. 



i. Shrubig. 



11. lunulatuia. Stem twisting, branched. 

 L. oblong, attenuate, generally ciliate on the 

 margin. Fl. solitaiy, or 2-4 in a sort of umbel 

 on short stalks. Cal. of flower reflexed. Pet. 

 yellow, with a saffron, crescent-sha'ped spot. 

 •w. 5, 6. w. Lig. 



iL Annual. 



12. ledifolium. Nearly smooth. Stem 

 erect. L. oblong, somewhat denticulate, stalked, 

 opposite ; upper alternate, stipulate. Stalk 

 solitary, opposite L., shorter than acumiuate 

 calyx, a. 4, 5. Dry. Mdt. Pr. ? Cal. Sic. 

 Sard. 



)3, niloticum. Hirsute. Pet. shorter than 

 calyx." Sic. Monte Gargano. 



13. salieifolium. Branches suberect, some- 

 what hirsute. L. obovato-oblong, acute, denticu- 

 late, green above, somewhat tomentose, stalked. 

 Stip. lineari-oblong ; upper half as long as L. 

 Bracts ovate, acuminate, sessile, entire. Cal. 

 and horizontal Stalks hirsute. Stalks exceeding 

 L. Inner Sepals 8-nerved. a. 4, 5. Barren. 

 Pr. Vail. It. 



a. Upper Stipules half as long as L. Bracts 

 entire. 



/3. denticulatum, DC. Bracts somewhat in- 

 cise. 



y. intermedium, DC. Upper Stip. not half 

 as long as L. 



14. Eegyptiaciim. L. linear, somewhat 

 obtuse, pale grey beneath, stalked, opposite ; 

 upper alternate. Margin revolute. Stip. 

 lineari-subulate. Cal. inflated, including Pet. 

 Inner Sepals 4-nerved. Stalks filiform, cemuous 

 in Bud and Fr. a. 4, 5. Sandy hills. Sic. 



C. Style twisted at base, usually opposite the 

 L., of which the upper are alternate. 

 Stem woody. 



i. All L. alternate. No Stipmles. 



15. ericoides. " Stem nearly erect. L. 



imbricate, semicylindiical, short. Rac. soli- 

 tary, terminal. Stallis 1 -flowered, pubescent, 

 somewhat secund, bowed when in Fr. Caps, 

 hail-less. w. 4, 5. Sic." — Guss. 



16. Fu!!naiia. Stem crooked, diffuse. Lower 

 branches procumbent. L. linear, hairy on 

 margin, somewhat involute ; lower short, 

 crowded; upper scattered, and longer. Stalks 

 solitaiy, 1 -flowered, longer than L. Seeds fall- 

 ing out when the capsule opens, w. Dry. 

 Gothland. Silesia, s. Eiu*. 



17. procumbens. Stem prostrate. L. 

 linear, lax, with strigose hairs on margin and 

 beneath. Flower-stalk shorter than L. Open 

 capsules retaining the seed. ■w. Sandy. Frejas. 

 Fontainebleau. Probably a variety of H. Fu- 

 mana. 



ii. All L. alternate, stipulate. 



18. arabicuia. Stem decumbent. Branches 

 rod-Uke. L. lineari-oblong, hirsute, nearly 

 sessile. Stalk 1 -flowered, solitary. Cal. 

 hirsute. Seeds reticulate, without hairs, tv. 

 4, 5. Dry hills. Coast of Sic. 



19. Savii. Stem ascending or erect. L. 

 lanceolate, acute, flat, pubescent. Rac. lax. Cal. 

 acuminate, hirsute. Seeds even, finely downy, 

 •w. 5. Pisa. Amalfi. — Bert. Except under a 

 very high power, the seeds appear quite 

 smooth. 



20. Isevipes. Stem ascending. L. setaceous, 

 glaucous, nearly hairless. Gemmse leafy, axil- 

 lary. Stip. long, fihform. Rac. long, secund, 

 partial. Stalks bracteate at the base. Cal. 

 hirsute. Seeds pitted, ■w. 4, 5. Rough kills. 

 Prov. Nice. Sic. Capri. 



iii. L. Kith Stipules ; lower opposite ; upper 

 alternate. 



21. sessilifiorum. Hoary. Stem branched, 

 erect. Lower L. opposite, lineari-lanceolate. 

 Margin revolute. Stip. linear, ciliate. Fl. in 

 secund spikes. Caps, villous. Seeds smooth. 

 sS. 4, 5. Tarento, Sic. 



22. juniperinum. Stem ascending. L. 

 lineari-subulate, ciliate, mucronate, somewhat 

 revolute on margin, opposite ; uppermost alter- 

 nate. Stip. subulate ; upper longest, not half 

 as long as L. Rac. and Cal. viUoso-glutiuous. 

 ■w. 4, 5. Barren, s. Fr. It. 



/8. viride. L. without hairs. 



23. tlijnxiifoliuiu. Stem procumbent. 

 Branches downy. L. nearly linear, vei-y short, 

 downy, opposite ; uppermost alternate. Stip. 

 mucronate, erect ; upper more thaii half as long 



