COMPOSITiE. 



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of Crest 4-10. b. 5, 6. Pastures and bor- 

 ders. K. Naples. Sic. 



4. altissima. Stem branched. L. lineari- 

 lanceolate, dentate : uppermost entii'e. Stalks 

 aud Phyll. mealy. Shafts of Crest 6-10. a. b. 

 6, 7. Olive-grounds and sandy. Frejus. 

 Toulon. Isl. of Hyeres. Lig. Cors. 



j8. sexaristata. Bracts and outer Phyll. vei-y 

 short. Shafts 4-6. 



5. quadriaristata. Root-L. oblongo-lan- 

 ceolate, dentate or pinnatifid. Stem-L. linear, 

 nearly entire. Outer PhyU. erect, as long as 

 inner. Shafts of Crest rarely more than 4. p, 

 5, 6. Barren hills. Sic. — Guss. 



Tribe V. HTPOCH^RIBU^. 

 391. HYPOCH^RIS. 



1. glabra. Outer PhyU. obtuse ; inner 

 acuminate, equalling florets. Stem branched. 

 L. runcinate or sinuato-dentate. Root simple. 

 a. 6—8. Dry banks. 



a. Outer Seeds truncate ; inner beaked. 

 p. arachnoidea. No Beaks to seeds. 

 7. Balbisii. All Seeds beaked. 



2. ueapolitana. Outer PhyU. obtuse ; in- 

 ner acuminate, equaUing florets. Stem branched. 

 L. sinuato-dentate, ciliate. Root fascicled, p. ? 

 7, 8. Sandy thickets. Nap. Mtp. Common 

 in Sicily. 



3. radicata. AU PhyU. acuminate, faUing 

 short of florets. L. runcinate. Stem branched, 

 scaly at top. b. 5-7. Pastures and waste. 

 Not in Sicily. 



392. ACHYROPHORUS. 



1. pinnatifidus. Root-L. pinnatifid. Lobes 

 lineari-laneeolate, cuspidate, neaily entii-e. 

 Stem nearly naked. Mountain meadows. K. 

 Nap. Cors. 



2. maculatus. Root-L. ovali-oblong, un- 

 divided. Stem with 1 L. and 1 or 2 flowers. 

 Bracts few, opposite, spreading. PhyU. with 

 rigid hairs and an entire margin, p. 6, 7. 

 Rotigh pastures, occ. 



3. belveticus. Root-L. oblongo-lanceolate, 

 dentate, hirsute. Stem with 1 or 2 L. and 1 

 flower. PhyU. lacerato-timbriate. p. 6, 7. 

 Mountain meadows. Alps. G. 



393. METABASIS.- 

 1. setnensis. Stem branched. Root-L. 



obovate, undivided, hairy. Stem-L. few, small, 

 oblong or Unear, quite entire. PhyU. hairy on 

 the back. a. 6, 7. Cult, and uncult. Coasts 

 of Mdt. 



2. cretensis. Stem sparingly branched. 

 Root-L. runcinate, hairy on both sides. Stem- 

 L. few, Unear, quite entire. PhyU. bristly, p. 

 5, 6. Borders. Palermo. Sard. 



894. SERIOLA. 



1. laevigata. Smooth. Stem somewhat 

 branched. Root-L. obovato- oblong, dentate, 

 somewhat acute, attenuate. External PhyU. 

 smaU, Unear. 



^. glauca. PhyU. with white rigid bristles 

 on the back. 



7. albicans. PhyU. with black hairs on the 

 back. p. 4-6. Rocks. Sic. 



2. depressa. Hispid. L. obovate, dentate 

 or dentato-runcinate. Stem branched, de- 

 pressed. PhyU. with pungent bristles, s. Cors. 

 Sardinia. 



395. ROBERTIA. 



1. taraxacoides. Smooth. Root-L. run- 



cinato-pinnatifid. Lobes entire. Scapes seve- 

 ral, naked, one-flowered, p. 7, 8. Rocky. Cors. 

 Sard. j33tna. 



Tribe VL TRAGOPOGONE^. 

 396. UR0SPERMU3I. 



1. Dalechampii. 



PhyU. velvety, b. 6, 7- 

 s. Pr. It. 



L. runcinato-dentate. 

 Fields and vineyards. 



2. picroides. L. runcinate, dentate : those 

 on the stem amiculato-sagittate. PhyU. bristly. 

 a. 6, 7. Fields, vineyards, uncult. s. Fr. It. 



y3. asperum. UsuaUy one-flowered. Upper L. 

 neaily entire. JMtp. 



397. GEROPOGON. 



1. g^laber. Stem nearly simple. L. long, 

 scmiamplesicaul. Fl. purple, a. 6, 7. Fields. 

 Nice. Sard. Sic. 



398. TRAGOPOGON. 

 A. Stalk enlarged and hollow at top. 



1. porrifolius. Smooth. L. Uneari-snbulate 

 on an expanded base. PhyU. about 8, nearly 

 twice as long as florets, which are rounded at 

 the ends. Fl. flat, purple, a. 6, 7. Mea- 

 dows, occasionally. 



