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402. KALBFUSSTA. 



twice as long as those of circumference, a. 

 4, 5. Sandy pastures. Sard. Catania. 



Tribe VIII. PICJRIDUM 

 403. PICRIS. 



1. hieracioides. Hispid with bristles and 

 hairs forked at top. L. oblongo-lanceolate, 

 sinnato-dentate : the upper somewhat amplexi- 

 caul. Phyll. bristly on the back, smooth ened 

 on the margin, p. 7, 8. JJncult. 



)3. crepoides, Sauter. Upper L. mth long 

 acumen. Sty. Vosges. 



J. ruderalis, Bessee. Outer Phyll. much 

 broader. Boh. 



5. ipaleacea. Vest. Fl. subumbellate. Sty. 

 €. seaberrima^, Guss. Cal. mealy. Calabria. 

 f. spinulosa, Guss. Keel of Phyll. spinous. 

 Sic. 



2. hispidissima. Stem corymbose. L. 

 lanceolate, sinuato-dentate. Stem-L. cordate 

 at base and somewhat amplexicaul -. upper- 

 most entire. Outer Phyll. setoso-ciliate, 

 spreading. Seeds transversely WTinlded. b. 

 6, 7- Sandy shores. I. of Veglia. 



3. paucifiora. Somewhat glaucous. Stem 

 slightly branched. L. lanceolate, dentate : 

 lower attenuate ; upper aurito-sagittate. Fl.- 

 stalks long, naked. Outer Phyll. few, Uneari- 

 setaceous, short, spreading ; inner concave, to- 

 rulose. a. 7, 8. Open uncult. s. Fr. It. 



4. sprengeriana. " Green. Stem much 

 branched. L. lanceolate, dentate : lower attenu- 

 ate ; upper aurito-sagittate, sessile. Il.-stalks 

 terete. Outer Phyll. short, Hneari-setaceous, 

 spreading ; inner concave, torulose. a. Hough. 

 Narb. Nice." — DC. Seems to differ from 

 Sp. 3 onl'if in colour and in being more 

 branched. 



5. inte^ifolia. "Stem erect, branched. 

 L. entire ; lower obovato-oblong, attenuate 

 into stalk. Stem-L. cordate at base, semi- 

 amplesicaul, acuminate. Fl.-stalks spreading, 

 without bracts. Phyll. very hispid : the outer 

 spreading, a. Eur." — DC. 



404. PIELMINTHIA. 



1. ecliioides. Erect, hispid. Outer Phyll. 

 cordate, a. 6, 7. Fields and uncult. 



2. spinosa. Erect, hispid, corymbose. 

 Outer PhyU. 3, lanceolate, spreading, shorter 

 than inner, a. 7- Pyr. Not found lately. 



3. humifusa. " Stem erect or prostrate, 

 nearly smooth. L. strigose. Root- and lower 

 L. oblongo-obovate, entire or sinuato-pinna- 

 tifid ; upper oblongo-lanceolate, entire, amplexi- 

 caul. Outer Phyll. ovate, ciliato-spinose, half 

 as long as inner. Seeds smooth, p. 4-8. 

 Dry fields. Sic." — Guss. 



4. aculeata. " Rough with forked bristles 

 and pricldes. L. oblongo-lanceolate, unequal, 

 repando-dentate. Stem-L. few, amplexicaul. 

 Fl. in a corymb. Stalks thickened upwards. 

 PhylL. linear on an ovate base : outer lanceolate, 

 finely acuminate. Seeds transversely muricate 

 at top. Crest white, on a long stajlc. p. 5, 

 6. Calc. hills. Sic." — Guss. 



Tribe IX. SCOEZONEBEM 

 405. PODOSPERMUM. 



A. L. divided. 



1. calcitrapifolium. L. pinnatifid: seg- 

 ments elUptico-lanceolate, obtuse. (L. pinnate : 

 segments oval or oblong, DC.) Phyll. point- 

 less. No barren shoots, b. or p. 6. Calc. 

 hills. Alsace. 



j3. decumbens. Phyll. not bearded at top. 

 Sicily. 



2. Tenorii. "Stem erect, branched. L.pin- 

 natipartite. Segments lineari-lanceolate, quite 

 entile. PhyU. nearly smooth, but with an 

 internal beard at the tip. b. p. Clayey hills. 

 Luc. Cal. Flowers twice as large as in P. 

 jacquinianum, and the Calyx not angular." 

 —DC. 



3. jacquinianum. Root many-headed, 

 producing, besides the steih, barren tufts of 

 L. Segments of L. few, linear, acuminate. 

 Marginal Fits, twice as long as acuminate 

 phyllaries. p. 6-8. Waste, lower Aust. Mor. 

 Luc. Cal. Sic. 



4. intermedium. " Smooth, erect, branch- 

 ed. L. pinnate. Segments oblongo-Unear, 

 acute, entire; uppermost longer, confluent 

 with the next. PhyU. pointless, p. Meadows. 

 Alby. Brianjon. Agen. Tende. Sic." — DC. 



5. laciniatum. Root simple. No barren 

 tufts of L. Stem erect, branched. Branches in 

 the living plant terete. L. pinnatifid. Divi- 

 sions linear, acuminate, entire. PhyU. some- 

 what uncinate at top, neai'ly as long as mar- 

 ginal florets, b. 5-7. Fields, meadows, Sfc 

 s. and m. Eur. 



