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271. ERYNGIUM. 



3. dilatatum. Root-L.pinnatifid. Segments 

 incise, spinescent. Lower stalks spinoso-cUi- 

 ate down to base. Bracts 5-7, spinoso-dentate, 

 exceeding the globular heads. Pales trienspi- 

 date. p. Tuscany. 



4. Spina-alba. Root-L. 3-5-partite. Seg- 

 ments pinnatifid, incise, and inciso-pinnatifid. 

 Hafts of lower L. entire ; of upper inciso-pin- 

 natifid. Bracts 9, 10, pinnatifid, about equal 

 to the cylindi'ical head. Pales tripartite, p. 

 8, 9. Calc. mountains. Provence. Dauphiny. 



5. caxnpestre. Root L. tripartito-bipin- 

 natifid, incise. Auricles of stem-L. lacerato- 

 dentate, amplexicaul. Bracts nearly entire, 

 exceeding the subglobose heads. Pales entii'e. 

 p. 7-9. Dry. m. and s. Europe. 



6. triquetrum. " Stem erect ; upper part 

 and branches 3 -edged. All L. trifid; lower 

 cordate, with broad lobes. Stalk sheathing. 

 Bracts 3-4, quite entire. Pales entire, p. 5-7. 

 Clayey hills. Sic." — Bert. (Root-L. tripar- 

 tite, Guss.) 



ii. Boot-L. undivided and "^-lohed, or all 

 i-loied. 



7. maritimum. Root-L. stalked, nearly 

 circular, cordate at base, 3-lobed, undulato- 

 plicate, dentato-spinous ; upper amplexicaul, 

 palmate. Stalks twice as long as heads. Bracts 

 5-7, rigid, dentato-spinous. Pales tiicuspidate. 

 p. 7, 8. Sandy shores. 



iii. Hoot- and Lower L. all undivided. 



8. tricuspidatuiu. Lower L. orbicular, 

 spinoso-dentate. Stem-L. palmato-laciniate. 

 Stalk short, sheathing (entire?). Head-stalks 

 very short. Bracts numerous, remotely spinous. 

 All Pales tricuspidate. p. 6-9. Stony hills. 

 Sic. Sard. 



9. alpinum. Root- and Lower L. cordato- 

 triangular, serrato-dentate ; uppermost sessile, 

 palmate, serrato-cUiate, suhspinulose. Bracts 

 10-20, not rigid : outer pinnatifid; inner 

 deeply serrato-ciHate, exceeding the oblong 

 head. Pales tripartite, p. 7, 8. Pastures. 

 Alps. 



10. planum. Lower L. oval, crenate, flat ; 

 middle sessile, undivided; upper 5 -partite, 

 serrate. Bracts 6-7, remotely seiTato-spinose, 



• not much exceeding the globose head. Outer 

 Pales tricuspidate. p. 6, 7. Meadows. Pro- 

 vence ? s. e. Ger. 



11. dichotoiuuiu. Root-L. oblong, spi- 

 noso-dentate. Stem - L. palmato - laciniate. 

 Bracts remotely spinoso-dentate, twice as long 



as globose head. Outer Pales tricuspidate. p. 

 5, 6. Clay hills and inundated plains. Sic. 

 Calabria. 



B. Root-L. lanceolate, gradually tapering 

 into stalk. 



12. pusillum. Root-L. lanceolate, dentate 

 or pinnatifid. Stem-L. sessile, palmate. Bracts 

 exceeding the sessile heads. Base dilated into 

 an oblong sheath. Pales entire, p. 5, 6. 

 Moist calc. clay. Sic. Sard. Cal. 



Tribe II. SANICULE^. 



272. HACQUETIA. 



1. XIpipactis. Root-L. temate or tripar- 

 tite. Bracts 5-6, obovate, toothed at the top, 

 exceeding the umbel, p. 4-6. Mountain 

 woods. Grisons. Cai-inthia. n. e. It. 



273. ASTRANTIA. 



1. minor. L. digitate. Lts. 7-9, acute, 

 unequally inciso-serrate. Bracts about equal 

 to umbel, p. 7, 8. Very high. Alps. 



2. pauciflora. L. digitate. Lts. 5-7, 

 entii-e, or with a few distant serratures. Bracts 

 exceeding the umbel, p. 7, 8. Very high 

 grassy. Alpi Appuane. Abruzzi. 



3. g^racilis. Root-L. tripartite. Segments 

 unequally serrate : lateral bifid. Outermost 

 divisions semiovate. Scales of the fruit conical, 

 acute, p. Alps of Carniola. 



4. camiolica. Root-L. palmato-partite. 

 Segments 5, oblong, subtrifid, unequally inciso- 

 serrate. Bracts 12-13, exceeding the umbel. 

 p. 7, 8. Alpine meadows. Carinthia. Car- 

 niola. Priuli. 



5. major. Root-L. palmato-partite. Seg- 

 ments 5-7, obovato-eUiptic, subtrifid, unequally 

 inciso-serrate. Bracts 15-20, sometimes 3- 

 toothed at top, hardly exceeding umbel, p. 

 6, 7. Mountains. 



274. SANICULA. 



1. europsea. Root-L. palmato-partite. 

 Lobes trifid, dentate, perfect. Fl. sessile ; bar- 

 ren on short stalks, p. 5. Shade. 



275. PETAGNIA. 



1. saniculifolia. Root-L. on a long stallc. 



