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170. ONONIS. 



ii. Annual. 



25. diffusa. " Steins diffuse, downy, 

 wlutish. L. ternate. Lts. oblongo-cuneate, 

 serrate, with very sliort, triangular teeth. Stip. 

 lanceolate, serrate. FI. in a spike-like ra- 

 ceme. Cal. scariose, shorter than corolla, as 

 long as legume, a. 5, 6. Sandy shores. 

 Pozz. Cal. s. Sic."— Ten. Cors. 



26. Dehnhardtii. " Stems villous, viscid, 

 erect. L. ternate. Lts. biserrate with long 

 setaceous teeth ; lower orbicular, retuse. Stip. 

 ovate; upper obovato-cuneate, acutely biserrate. 

 Fl. in a head-like spike. Cal. scariose, shorter 

 than coroUa, longer than legume, a. Sandy 

 shores. Pusaro, Ischia. Gargano. Viesti." — 

 Ten. 



27. naitissima. Stems erect, somewhat 

 hairy, whitish. Lts. oval, serrate. Upper L. 

 simple. Fl. in a long spike, with scariose, 

 stipulary bracts, a. 4, 5. Clayey fields. Cors. 

 Sic. Cal. 



28. alopecuroides. Stem solitary, erect, 

 somewhat hairy. L. simple, elliptic, obtuse, 

 somewhat serrate. Stip. very large, somewhat 

 serrate. Fl. in a dense spike. Divisions of 

 Cal. hispid, about tvrice as long as coroUa or 

 legume, a. 5, 6. Clayey fi,elds. Cors. Cal. 

 Sicily. 



29. xnonopliylla. Stem solitary, erect, 

 somewhat villous. L. simple, shai-ply serrate. 

 Stip. very large, sharply serrate. Fl. in a 

 dense spike. Divisions of Cal. villous, equal- 

 ling corolla, a. Dry fields. Cal. 



D. Flowers sessile or nearly so, yellow. 



i. Perennial, somewhat woody. Most of 

 L. ternate. 



30. arragonensis. Shi-ubby. Lts. sub- 

 rotund, serrate, hairless. Fl. in pairs in a 

 leafless raceme. Cal. villous, half as long as 

 corolla. s.S. Benasque in Pyr. 



31. striata. Prostrate, diffuse, branched. 

 Lts. obovato-cuneate, striate, somewhat rough, 

 serrate. Stip. serrate. Fl. in heads. Cor. 

 exceeding the hirsute, viscid calyx, p. or w. 

 6, 7. Dry mountains. Pyr. Cev. Alps of 

 Prov. and Dau. 



32. Columnse. Pubescent. Stems some- 

 what cespitose. Uppermost L. simple. Lts. 

 obovato-obloug, serrate. Stip. serrate. Fl. in 

 a leafy spike. Expanded base of Teeth of 

 Cal. longer than subulate part. p. or wr. 5-9. 

 Sandy and calc. hills. 



38. minutissiiua. Hairless, somewhat 

 cespitose. Lts. obovato-cuneate, serrate. Stip. 

 su.bulate, entire. Fl. in a leafy spike. Expanded 

 base of Teeth of Cal. much shorter than subu- 

 late part. p. or •vr, 4, 5. Dry calc. s. Fr. 

 abundant. Sic. 



ii. Atinual. L. simple. 



34. variegata. Hairless, diffuse. L. obo- 

 vate, striate, serrate. Stip. broad, somewhat 

 sheathing, serrate. Cor. exceeding pubescent 

 calyx, a. 5. Sandy shores. It. 



171. ANTHYLLIS. 



A. Calyx hardly inflated. Legume ses- 

 sile, as long as calyx. 



1. cytisoides. Shnibby, much branched, 

 unarmed. Fl. in the upper axils forming an 

 interrupted spike. Cal. hirsute. L. simple 

 or ternate ; the middle Lt. much largest. s.S. 

 Eocky. Toulon. La Ciodad. Perpignan. 



2. Hermannise. Shrubby. Branches 

 spinescent. Heads few-flowered, nearly sessile 

 in the upper axils. L. nearly sessile, simple 

 or ternate. S. 4. 5. Very dry calc. Cors. 

 s. Sicily. 



3. Gerardi. Herbaceous, diffuse. Heads 

 stalked, without bracts, many-flowered (15-20 

 flowers). L. pinnate. p. 6, 7. Stony 

 woods. St. Tropez. Rous. Cors. 



B. Calyx Madder-like after flowering. 



4. Erinacea. Shrubby. Branches spi- 

 nescent. L. very few, simple. Heads stalked, 

 bracteate, few-flowered. S. 5. Cors. Pyi*. on 

 borders of Catalonia. 



5. Barba Jovis. Shrub. Silky, unarmed. 

 Heads globose, many-flowered, not exceeding 

 bracts. Lts. 9-13, lineari-oblong, equal. S. 

 5, 6. Rocky shores. Prov. It. tiot common. 



6. montana. Herbaceous, cespitose. Heads 

 solitary, on long stalks, bracteate. Lts. 15- 

 19, equal, ovali-oblong, villous, p. 5, 6. Grassy 

 mountaim. Alps. Apenn. 



7.Vulneraria. Herbaceous. Heads stalked, 

 generally double, bracteate. Lts. 5-13 ; ter- 

 minal much the largest, p. 5-7. Dry 

 pastures. 



8. tetraphylla. Herbaceous, procumbent. 

 Leg. with transverse divisions. Heads axOary, 

 sessile, few-flowered. Lts. 4 : three very small, 

 and the terminal large, a. 3, 4. Dry hills. 

 s. Fr. It. 



