COMPOSlTiE, 



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j8. muricattmi. Stem muricate. Some of L. 



undivided, s. Fr. 

 7. subulatum. L. lineari-subulate. s. Fr. 



B. All L. linear, quite entire. 



6. callosum. Stems numerous, naked at 

 top, 1-flowered. L. tlat, nerved, callous at the 

 ti25. Phyll. acuminate, skinny on margin : 

 the outer somewhat woolly at the back ; the 

 inner smooth. Seeds smooth, p. Dry cole, 

 pastures. Arcidano and Oliastra in Sard. 



7. Columnae. Stems numerous, naked at 

 top, 1 -flowered. L. linear, carinate, somewhat 

 woolly. Phyll. acuminate, smooth. Seeds mu- 

 ricate, attenuate, p. 5, 6. Dry calc. hills. 

 Cal. Sic. Sard. According to Guss., this has 

 not the seeds of Podospermum. 



406. SCORZONERA. 



A. Seeds hairless. 

 i. Mowers imrple. 



1. deliciosa. "Root tuberous, oblong. 

 Stem simple, or branched quite at the base. 

 Fl. solitaiy. L. flat, linear, acuminate, mealy 

 and somewhat cottony at the base. Phyll. 

 quite smooth : the external elliptico-lanceolate, 

 somewhat acute, adpressed. p. Momitain pas- 

 tures. Near Palermo. Certainly different from 

 S. purpurea." — DC. 



2. purpurea. Root cylindi-ico-fusiform, 

 with a stringy coma. Stem 2-5-flowered. L. 

 channeled, somewhat 3-edged, lineari-subulate. 

 Cal. cylindi'ical. Outer Phyll. ovato-lanceo- 

 late, not ciliate. Seeds marked with smooth 

 stripes, p. 5, 6. Grassy calc. hills. G. occ. 



3. rosea. Root cyKndrico-fusiform, with 

 a stringy coma. Stem usually l-flowered. 

 Root-L. flat, lineari-lanceolate. Stem-L. few, 

 Unear, keeled. Cal. cylindi'ical, webbed at the 

 base. Outer Phyll. ovato-lanceolate. Stripes 

 of Seeds roughened with small teeth, p. 7. 

 Mountain meadows. Cam.Mts. of Trent. Apen. 



4. trachysperma. " Smooth. Stem simple 

 or merely branched at base. Fl. solitary. L. 

 linear, acuminate, striate, quite entire. Cal. 

 cylindrical. Phyll. tiled, acute. Seeds tuber- 

 culato-serrulate. p. Meadows. Calabria." 

 — DC. Seems to be a var. of S. rosea. 



li. Mowers yellow. 



5. angustifolia. " Root cylindi'ical, naked 

 at crown. Stem 1-flowered, thickened upwards, 

 covered with linear scales. Lower L. sessile, 

 linear, somewhat 3-nerved. Cal. ovali-oblong. 



Phyll. long lanceolate. Seeds striate, smooth. 

 p. Sandy hills, s. and e. Fr. Sw. n. Italy." 

 —DC. 



6. aristata. Root cylindrical, nearly naked 

 at crown. Stem naked, 1-flowered. L. lineari- 

 lanceolate, very long, 3-5 -nerved, quite entire, 

 webby at the base. Cal. ovate. External Phyll. 

 lineari-subulate on an ovato-lanceolate base, 

 often as long as inner. Seeds transversely pli- 

 cato-tuberculate. p. 7- Momdain meadows. 

 Pyr. Carinthia. Cam. 



7. tenuifolia. " Crown naked. Root-L. 

 narrow linear, quite entire. Stem with very 

 few L. and 1 flower. Cal. ovato-oblong. Ex- 

 ternal Phyll. acuminate ; inner acute. Seeds 

 muricate on angles, p. Mountain meadows. 

 Monte Bego and Bussolino in Pdm." — DC. 



8. hispanica. Root cylindrical. Coma 

 scaly. Stem branched, leafy, somewhat woolly. 

 Root-L. oblong or lanceolate, acuminate, undu- 

 late or somewhat denticulate. Phyll. all acute. 

 Marginal Seeds muriculate. p. 6, 7. {Rich 

 meadows. Ger.^KocH.) 



/8. glastifolia. L. ovali-lanceolate, amplexi- 

 caul, flat. 



7. montana. Stalk and L. woolly. 



9. humilis. Root with a scaly (fibrous, 

 DC.) coma. Root-L. oblougo-lanceolate or 

 linear. Stem woolly, with 2-3 linear L., and 

 1-3 flowers. Phyll. haK as long as florets, 

 ovato-lanceolate, acuminate, obtuse. Seeds with 

 smooth stripes, p. 5, 6. Moist meadows. 



y3. plantaginea. L. elliptico-lanceolate, 5- 

 nerved. 



7. macrorhiza. Root large. Crown naked. 



10. austriaca. Root with a stringy coma. 

 Root-L. oblongo-lanceolate or linear. Stem-L. 

 2 or 3, small. Stem 1-flowered. Phyll. acu- 

 minate, but with a broad and blunt extremity. 

 Seeds smooth, p. 4, 5. Rocky hills, s. e. 

 Ger. s. Sw. 



11. parviflora. Root many-headed. Coma 

 0, or of a few scales. Stem 1— 4-flowered. 

 Root-L. Hneaii-lanceolate, acute. Stem-L. 

 few, linear. Outer Phyll. equalling floi-ets, 

 ovate ; inner lanceolate. Seeds with smooth 

 stripes, p. 5-7. Moist meadoios. s. e. G. 

 Shores of Mdt. Fr. 



B. Seeds villous. 



13. hirsuta. Stem 1-flowered: upper 

 part Dearly naked. L. linear, keeled, some- 

 what hairy. Phyll. acuminate, hairless, with 



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