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Branches nearly erect. L. linear, ciliate at 

 base. 11. terminal and axillary.- Cal. club- 

 shaped. Pet. obtuse, cloven. Claws exceed- 

 ing calyx. Tl. fink or purplish, a. Sandy 

 shores. Ajaccio." — Lois. 



32. vespertina. L. obovate, attenuate. 

 Racemes usually in pairs, with about five 

 alternate. flowers. Cal. without intermediate 

 veins, drooping, on an erect stalk ; club-shaped 

 and erect in the fruit. Teeth ovate, some- 

 what acute. Pet. deeply cloven. Crest acute. 

 a. 5, 6. Sandy shores. Trieste. — Beet. 



23. sabuletorum. " Branched from base, 

 erect, three feet high, hii'sute. Lower L. spa- 

 tulate ; upper lanceolate. Fl. in spikes and 

 in the forks. Cal. nai*row subcylindiical, fur- 

 nished with long hairs. Pet. emarginate, 

 somewhat cloven, a. ? Sandy. Aleria in 

 Corsica." — Dubt. 



24. hispida. Erect. Lower L. oblongo- 

 ohovate, acmninate ; upper lanceolate. Ra- 

 cemes in pairs, many-flowered. Cal. nodding 

 in flower ; erect in fruit. Intermediate Nerves 

 branched. Teeth subulate. Thecaphore as 

 long as germen. a. 5, 6. s. It. Sic. 



** Calyx somewhat bladder-like, hardly 

 contracted on the Thecaphore. 



25. ciliata. Pubescent. Stems numerous, 

 prostrate, very leafy at base. L. ciliate at 

 base ; lower obovato-lanceolate ; upper linear. 

 Raceme 2-4-flowered. Cal. cyHndrico-cam- 

 panulate. Teeth very obtuse, with scariose 

 margin. Pet. bipartite, w. 7, 8. High. Pyi'. 

 Cantal. 



26. Gr^fFeri. " Erect, pubescent. Lower 

 L. lanceolate ; upper linear, short. Raceme 

 few-flowered. Cal. of Fruit cylindrico-cam- 

 panulate, erect. Pet. cloven. Caps, oblong, 

 about as long as thecaphore. p. 6-8. Apen. 

 The stem is less woody at base, and less 

 branched, than in ciliata." — Beet. 



Ei. Flowers in lohorls on the opposite branches 

 of a raceme-like Fanicle. 



27. Otites. Erect. Lower L. spatulate ; 

 upper few, lanceolate. Fl. dioecious. Cal. of 

 fertile Fl. tubuloso-campanulate. Pet. linear, 

 undivided. Crest 0. p. 7, 8. Sandy. 



iS. unibellata. Raceme very short, umbel- 

 like, w. Fr. 



28. staminea. Erect. Lower L. spatu- 

 late ; upper linear. Fl. complete. , Cal. tubu- 

 loso-campanulate. Pet. cloven. Claws ciliate. 



Stamens exceeding corolla. Thecaphore nearly 

 as long as capsule, p. 6, 7- Monte Vettore. 

 Monte Cornu. Monte di Mezzo. 



29. viscosa. Pubescent ; very viscid. 

 Stem simple. L. Uneari-lanceolate, undulate. 

 Fl. large, nodding. (Raceme whorled. StaEcs 

 opposite, 1-3-flowered, Koch.) Caps, cylin- 

 di'ico-clavate. Pet. cloven. Crest 0. b. 

 6, 7. TJncult. and sandy pastures. Boh. 

 Mor. I have followed DC. in putting this 

 tvith the Otites. 



P. Flowers opposite, on the opposite branches 



of Fanicle. 



i. Branches short, forming a raceme-like 



Panicle. 



30. tatarica. Stem densely leafy. L. 

 lineari-lanceolate, attenuate. Raceme secund, 

 erect. Branches 1-3-flowered. Fl. nodding. 

 Cal. cyhndrico-clavate. Teeth acute. Pet. 

 cloven. Crest 0. Thecaphore one-fourth of 

 capsule, p. 7, 8. Sandy shores of Oder and 

 Warthe in Nemmark. 



81. chlorantha. Hairless. Stem erect, 

 simple. L. lanceolate, attenuate ; upper few, 

 short, linear. Raceme secund. Branches 1- 

 3-flowered. Fl. nodding. Teeth of Cal. 

 obtuse. Pet. crested, cloven. Segments fih- 

 form. Thecaphore about one-fom'th of capsule. 

 p. 6-8. Sandy hills, n. e. G. 



32. mollissima. Very silky. Stem erect, 

 branched. L. thick; lower lao-ge, oblongo- 

 spatulate ; upper lanceolate. Teeth of Cal. 

 obtuse, with a membranous margin. Theca- 

 phore about as long as capsule, p. 7- Mns. 

 Cagna and Coscione, Cors. 



ii. Branches long, forming a wide Fanicle. 

 a. Thecaphore very short. 



33. viridiflora. Erect, soft, haiiy, vis- 

 cid. L. large, ovate, acute ; lower stallvcd, 

 spatulate. Panicle few-flowered. Fl. nodding. 

 Cal. of Fruit ovoideo-tm-gid, erect. Teeth 

 acimiinate. Pet. mth a long claw, narrow, 

 cloven, crested, b. p. 5, 6. Woody hills. 

 It. n. Sic. abundant at Albano. 



34. ruberis. " Haii-y. Stem erect. Stem 

 L. lanceolate. Floral L. dilated at base. 

 Fl. nodding. Stalks 3-6-flowered. Cal. co- 

 lom-ed. Pet. cloven, crested. Clagenfiu-th." 

 — DC. Not in Koch. I place this here, vnth- 

 out knowing either the shape of the Fanicle 

 or the length of the Thecaphore, because DC. 

 places it between iratans and vii'idiflora. 



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