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4. Some of the heads on axillary naked 

 stallvs. 



In the. Specimen in Linnaus's Herharium, 

 ■marked 38, the lowermost tooth is rather 

 longer than the tiiie. 



33. tenuiflorum. Villous. Lowennost Tooth 

 of Cal. longest, as long as tube and equalling 

 corolla ; all sjnnescent. Heads ohlong, sessile 

 on short branches, and apparently axillary. 

 Lower Stip. lanceolate ; upper ovate, mucro- 

 nate. Lts. obovato-cuneate, serrulate. Stem 

 erect, a. 4-6. Open woods. Nap. Sic. 



c. Some Heads terminal, others axillary, 

 on naked stalks. 



* Axillary Heads from a pair of L. 



34. obscurum. yillous. Cal. Teeth nearly 

 equal, lanceolate, acuminate, longer than tube. 

 (S-nerved. Callus nearly haii-less, Guss.) Stip. 

 membranous, ciliate. Tail triangular. Lts. 

 obovate or lanceolate, entire, a. Florence. 

 vei-y rare. 



35. leucanthum. " ViQous. Cal. Teeth 

 nearly equal, lineari-lanceolate, longer than 

 tube, shorter than corolla, nearly 1-nerved. 

 Mouth closed with dense hairs. Heads often 

 in pairs, naked or leafy. Stip. with lanceolate 

 tails. Lts. obovate or oblong. Seedl. a. 4, 5. 

 Meadows and dry pastures. Sic." — Guss. 



36. supiuum. Cal. Teeth unequal, 3, 2, 

 and 1 ; upper shorter than tube. Stip. small, 

 subulate. L. obovate, ciliate. a. 6, 7- Clayey 

 banks, mdt. Fr. It. 



37. latinum. Cal. Teeth unequal, 4 and 1 ; 

 aU longer than tabe. Stip. linear, acute. L. 

 lanceolate, a. 6. Woods. Macchia de Mattel 

 near Rome. 



** Axillary Heads from a single L. 



38. arvense. Tube of Cal. ovoid. Teeth 

 equal, setaceous, exceeding polypetalous corolla. 

 Heads at last cylindrical, on long stalks. 

 Stip. hairy, membranous, nervose, with very 

 long, subulate tail. Lts. lineaii-spatulate. a. 

 7-9. Melds and sandy. 



39. phleoides. Tubeof Cal. cylindiical, not 

 closed. Teeth equal, subulate, divergiug, longer 

 than tube, shorter than coi'olla. Heads sub- 

 globose. Stip. somewhat membranous, with 

 short subulate tail. Lts. obovato-denticulate. 

 a. 5, 6. Open hills. It. Sic. 



40. ligusticuia. Tube of Cal. conical. 

 Teeth equal, subulate, longer than tube, shorter 



than corolla. Heads oblong, often in pairs. 

 Stip. small, with subiJate tail. Lts. obovate. 

 a. 6, 7. It. 



d. Axillary Heads sessile. 



41. dalmaticum. "Cal. Teeth hirsute, 

 triangidar, aljout equalling corolla. Heads 

 simple, cylindi'ical, mostly terminal. Plant 

 erect. Stip. with short, lanceolate tails. Lts. 

 obovate. a- 4, 5. Op)en hills. Monti deUa 

 Plana e deUe Rose, Sic." — Guss. 



42. scabrum. Cal. Teeth unequal, rigid, 

 and recm-ved ia fifuit, equalling corolla. Heads 

 simple, ovate, almost all axillary. Plant pros- 

 trate. Stip. with short tails. Lts. obovato- 

 denticulate. a. 5, 6. Dry hills. 



43. sufFocatum. Cal. nearly smooth, 

 membranous. Teeth nearly equal, lanceolate, 

 recurved, far exceeding coroUa. Heads com- 

 poimd. L. springing from among.the flowers. 

 Plant compact. Stip. scariose. Lts. obcordate, 

 denticulate, a. 4-6. Satidy shores. Eng. 

 mdt. Fi-. Istr. It. 



S. Calyx sessile, without bracts; not in- 

 flated. 3Iouth open. 



44. subterraneum. Cal. finely striate, 

 thickened on back after floweriag. Teeth much 

 shorter than corolla. Heads with a crown of 

 abortive flowers, a. 5. Sandy pastures. Eng. 

 w. and s. Fr. It. Not in Germany, except on 

 the Adriatic. 



C Calyx inflated after flowering ! sessile, 

 or nearly so. 



i. Calyx hairy, %-lipped; the upper alone 

 inflated. 

 a. Calyces bent down after flowering. 

 Heads evenly globose. 



45. Cupani. Lower Lip of Cal. as long as 

 upper, even when in fruit. Plant decumbent, 

 (not creeping,) hairless. Heads globose, stalked. 

 p. 5, 6. Open pastures. Sic. 



46. fragiferum. Lower Lip of Cal. of Fr. 

 much shorter than the upper. Heads evenly 

 globose on long stalks. Plant creeping, p. 

 5-8. Clay meadows. 



fi. Bonanni. The two longer teeth connivent. 

 Sic. 



47. tomentosum. Upper Lip of Cal. of 

 Fr. not much longer than lower. Stalk of 

 Heads shorter than that of L. Stip. with short, 

 lanceolate tail. Lts. shaiYly serrulate, a. 5. 

 Dry. s. Eui'. 



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