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7. brachystephana. Crown hairless, 

 campanidate, with (i hooked teeth, much 

 shorter than the capsule, a. 4, 5. Corn. Abr. 

 — Bebt. Perha'ps a variety of F. hamata. 



8. coronata. Crown campanulate, villous 

 within, divided to hase into 6, usually toothed 

 segments, a. 5, 6. Cult. mdt. Fr. It. V. dis- 

 coidea of Koch. 



*** Barren cells prolonged into teeth or 

 horns : not forming a membranous calyx. 



9. echinata. Cells quite separate, each 

 terminating in a recurved horn. Fl. in sessile 

 heads on thickened stalks, a. 4, 5. s. Eur. 



10. pumila. Fr. terminating in 3 very 

 short teeth. Fl. in loose heads. Bracts sca- 

 riose, ovate, a. 4-6. Cult. s. Fr. s. It. Sic. 



b. Barren cells 2, contiguous. Crown 

 erect. 



11. auricula. Crown of one membranous 

 L. Fl. distant. Upper L. inciso-dentate at 

 base. a. 6-8. Cult. Croion simple. 



|3. tridentata. Crown 3 -toothed, (F. dentata 

 of DC.) V. laticuspis of Bert, probably 

 belongs to this. 



iii. Barren cells 4. 



12. vesicaria. Cal. inflated, with minute 

 inilexed teeth. Fl. in globular heads, a. 5, 

 6. Cape Passaro. 



iv. Barren cells wanting, or reduced to a 

 mere nerve. Panicle somewhat fastigiate. 

 Lower Flowers solitary. 



13. eriocarpa. Crown a somewhat oblique 

 border, v\dth 5-7 straight teeth ; 3 of them 

 nearly equal. Fi'. ovoid. Plant rigid. Fr.- 

 stalk thickened upicards. a. 5, 6. Cult. 

 m. and s. Em*. 



14. dentata. Crown of one L., erect, 

 acute, generally toothed at base. Fr. ovoid. 

 Upper L. toothed at base. a. 5-8. Cult. 



/8. mixta. Fr. rounder. Crown shorter. 



7. lasiocarpa. Fr. hairy. 



15. puberula. Crown oblique, very short, 

 nearly entire. Fr. ovoid, downy. Fl. corym- 

 bose. Upper L. very rarely with a tooth at 

 the base. a. 4, 5. Cult. n. It. Sic. Cors. 

 F. microcai-pa of Gussone appears to be the 

 same species. 



374. CENTRANTHUS. 

 A. Spur long. 

 1. angustifolius. L. linear, very entire. 



Spur eqiudliiig germen. Organs twice as long 

 as corolla, p. 7, 8- Open stony, w. Alps. 



2. ruber, L. ovate or lanceolate : uppermost 

 somewhat dentate. Spur half as long again 

 as germen. Organs hardly exceeding corolla. 

 p. 6-8. Rocks and old ivalls. 



H. Spur very short. 



3. trinervis. L. ovato-obloug, many- 

 nerved, quite entire. Cyme corymbose, p. 

 5, 6. Mountains. Cors. Sard. 



4. Galcitrapa. Root-L. lyrate or ovate, 

 entire : upper pinnatifid. Fl. somewhat pani- 

 cled. a. 5, 6. Sandy or stony, s. Fr. It. 

 Not in Ger. or Sw. 



375. VALERIANA. 



A. Flowers dicecious. 

 i. All L. undivided. 



1. celtica. L. quite entire. Root-L. ob- 

 longo-lanceolate, attenuate. Stem-L. linear, 

 few and small. Corymbs small, disposed in a 

 whorled spike. Fr. hirsute. Root scaly, p. 

 7, 8. Ve7-y high granitic. Alps. 



2. saliunca. L. hairless. Root-L. ob- 

 longo-spatulate, attenuate, quite entire. Stem 

 scape-like, with few and small L., which some- 

 times have linear teeth at base. Corymbs in 

 a terminal head. Fr. oval, haiiless. Root 

 many-headed, p. 7, 8. Very high. Alps, 

 occ. Abr. 



3. samatilis. L. nerved, ciliate. Root-L. 

 oblongo-spatulate, on long stalks. Stem scape- 

 like, with few and small L., sometimes with a 

 linear tooth at base. Corymbs umbel-like. 

 Fr. hairless. Root covered with fibres, p. 6, 

 7. Alps. Mountains of Carrara. 



4. supina. L. ciliate, not toothed. Root- 

 L. subrotundo-spatulate. Stem diffuse, leaiy. 

 Corymbs in a terminal head. Fr. hairless. 

 Root many-headed, p. 7, 8. High, moist. 

 Carinthia. Sty. Tja*. BeUuno. 



5. elongata. L. ovate. Root-L. stalked. 

 Stem-L. sessile, broad at base, incise. Corymbs 

 in a lengthened panicle, p. 6, 7. Moist, stony. 

 e. Alps. 



6. montana. Primary L. rounded ; those 

 of barren shoots ovate, on long stalks ; those 

 of stem ovate, acuminate. Teeth attenuate. 

 Stem erect. Corymbs in a short panicle. 

 Root many-headed, p. 6-8. Mountains. Alps. 

 Pyr. Apenu. 



