COMPOSITiE. 



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Root vertical, simple. 



5. tenuiflorus. Scape nalced or with 1- 

 2 scales, thickened under the flowers. PL- 

 buds nodding. L. lineari-lanceolatc, rcpando- 

 denticulate. Haii-s forked, p. 6. Hill of St. 

 Salvador at Lugano. Cantou of Tessin. 



B. All the Shafts feathered. 

 i. Root vertical, nearly simple. 



6. Berinii. " Scape 1-3-flowered, with a 

 L. at each branch, somewhat scaly, thickened 

 at ilowers. Fl.-buds nodding. L. oblongo- 

 ianceolate attenuate, rough, with a mealy pu- 

 bescence. Hairs 3-4-cleft. Inner Shafts with 

 a broadei', serrulate base. p. 7, 8. Gravel of 

 the Isonzo." — Koch. 



7. incanus. Scape 1-flowered, thickened 

 under flowers, naked, or with 1-2 acuminate 

 scales. L. oblongo-lanceolate, somewhat den- 

 ticulate, hoary on both sides with a short stel- 

 late pubescence. Inner Shafts with a broader 

 serrulate base. (Recept. dowTiy, Gaud.) p. 7. 

 Mountain meadows and rocky hills, e. Alps. 

 France. 



8. crisptis. Scape 1-flowered, naked or 

 with 1-2 scales, hardly thickened upwards. 

 Fl.-buds nodding. L. pinnatipartite, rough 

 with rigid, forked hairs. Seeds with a short 

 beak, regularly tubercled, shorter than crest. 

 Outer Shafts shorter ; all feathered li'om base. 

 p. 7, 8. Open roclcy. Zermatten. On the 

 riiielen. Canton of Tessin. w. Alps. 



9. saxatilis. Scape 1-flowered, hardly 

 scaly, thickened at the top. Fl.-buds nodding. 

 L. lanceolate, attenuate, sinuate or pinnatifido- 

 dentate. Hairs 3 -cleft, rigid. PhyU. hairy on 

 the back. Tube of Fl. equal to blade. Beak 

 of Seeds muricate, twice as long as crest. All 

 the Shafts feathered from the base. p. 6, 7. 

 Open calc. mountains, adr. G. Montp. Cor- 

 sica. Capri. 



10. asper. " Hoary with rigid, 8-pronged 

 hairs. Scape usually 1-flowered. L. sinuato- 

 dentate or runcinato-pinnatifid. PhyU. with 

 simple hairs. Seeds hispid, p. 7, 8. Calc. 

 hills. Westph. Sw."— RcHB. Pyr. Sic? 



11. biscutellifolius. " Scape 1-2-flow- 

 ered, stiiate, somewhat strigillose. L. oblong, 

 attenuate, pinnatifid. Divisions very narrow, 

 toothed, acute. Hairs simple and forked. All 

 the PhyU. Unear, acuminate, ciUate and hairy 

 on the back ; outer recui'ved at top. Seeds 

 finely muricate. p. Dry pastures. Apenn. 



of Rome and Najdes." — DC. I do not know 

 whether the root is prmmorse. 



ii. Root prcemorse. 



12. Villarsii. Root scaly. Scape 1-flow- 

 ered, nearly hairless. L. lineari - spatulate, 

 pinnatipartite. Segments nearly triangular. 

 Haii's simple, rigid. PhyU. acuminate. Seeds 

 nearly smooth, p. 6, 7. Open stony, s. Fr. 

 Piedmont. 



13. Rosani. "Scape naked, 1-flowered, 

 hispid near the flowers. L. runcinato-pinna- 

 tifid, hispid with glochidiate hairs. Lobes very 

 remote, terminal, hastato-triangular. Rosano, 

 Ischia. Differs from L. Villarsii by its glochi- 

 diate hairs." — Ten. ; but DC. says the hairs 

 are simple. 



14. autuimialis. L. pinnatiQdo-dentate. 

 Scapes scaly at top, erect before flowei-ing, 

 branched. Seeds with rugulose stripes. Crest 

 dirty, p. 7-9. Meadows, Sfc. 



/3. pratensis {Apargia Taraxaci of Sm., if 

 one-flowered). Cal. and Stalks densely 

 covered with dark haii-s. 



400. MILLINA. 



1. leontodontoides. Scape simple. L. 

 eUiptical, runcinato-dentate at base. Beak 

 about as long as seed. Shafts of the Crest 

 not dilated at the base. p. 5, 6. High icoods 

 and pastures. Monte Gargano. Madonie. 

 .^tna. 



401. THRINCIA. 



A. Inner Seeds hardly beaked ; outer not 

 at all so. 



1. hirta. Root somewhat prsemorse, with 

 strong fibres. L. lanceolate, sinuato-dentate. 

 Hairs simple or slightly forked. Accessory 

 Scales 10-12. p. 7, 8. Dry borders. 



2. hispida. Root fusiform, without strong 

 fibres. Hairs 2-3-forked. a. 6, 7. Stony or 

 sandy, occ. 



B. All Seeds beaked ; inner most so. 



3. tuberpsa. Root grumoso-fasciculate. 

 L. runcinate. Hairs forked, p. 5, 6. Sha- 

 dows on Coasts of Mdt. 



402. KALBFUSSIA. 



1. MuUeri. L. neaily entii'e or somewhat 

 incise. Divisions obtuse. PhyU. with a fur- 

 furaceo-pubescent margin. Seeds of centre 



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