COMPOSITiE. 



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8. Nymanni. " Smooth. Root creeping. 

 L. obovato-oblong, runcinato-pinnatifid, with 

 long, sharp, spinnlose teeth. Root-L. stalked. 

 Stem-L. cordato-amplexicaul. Fl.-staUcs some- 

 what umbellate. Seeds smooth, margined, with 

 5 nerves ou each side. p. 4, 5. Clayey fields. 

 Vicari. Alia in Sic." — Guss. 



9. palustris. Root simple, somewhat tu- 

 berous. Stem hairless at base, hispid at top, 

 as well as Cal. and Stalks. L. lanceolate, sa- 

 gittate, spinuloso-ciliate. Lower L. runcinate ; 

 upper undivided, p. 6, 7- Marshy meadows 

 and clayey banks, occ. 



413. PICRIDIUM. 



1. tingitanum. All L. runcinato-pinnati- 

 fid, semiamplexieaul, denticulate. Outer Scales 

 of Cal. squarrose. Stalks scaly, p. Sea 

 rocks. Sic. — DC. 



2. vulgare. Stem naked at top. Lower L. 

 pinnatifid; upper entire, somewhat dentate, 

 amplesicaul. Scales of Cal. adpressed. Stalks 

 scaly, p. 4, 5. mdt. Er. It. Istr. 



414. PRENANTHES. 



1. tenuifolia. Stem erect, simple. L. li- 

 near, very entire. Stem-L. amplexicaul. Pan. 

 lax. PI. stalked, nodding, p. Woody moim- 

 tains. Dan. Monte Generoso. 



2. purpurea. Stem erect, simple. L. lan- 

 ceolate, attenuate, somewhat denticulate. Pan. 

 las. Fl. on long stalks, nodding, p. 7, 8. 

 Woody hills. 



Tribe XII. CREPIBEM 



415. PTEROTHECA. 



1. nexnauseusis. L. runcinato-lyi'ate, 

 dentate, obtuse. Scape naked, many-flowered, 

 hispid. Scales of Cal. membranous on margin. 

 a. 6. Dry. mdt. Pr. It. 



4ie. ZACYNTHA. 



1. verrucosa. Root-L. lyrate. Stem-L. 

 sagittate. Fl. sessile, a. 6. Fields, mdt. 

 Fr. It. Istria. 



417. ENDOPTERA. 

 1. Dioscoridis. Stem and L. smooth. 



Phyll. somewhat hoary : outer small, Uneari- 

 subulate. a. Fr., Linn. ; Pdm., Balbis ; 

 Belg., RcHB. : — all doubtful. 



2. aspera. Stem with scattered bristles. 

 Outer Phyll. ovato-lanceolate, scariose, prickly 

 on the back. a. Frejus (or Friuli ?), SuFFK. 

 Sic. ? Vaillant. 



418. iETHEORHIZA. 



1. bulbosa. 



simple, leafless. 

 Sandy shores. 



Root tuberous. Scape erect, 

 Cal. haiiy at base. p. 4, 5. 



s. Eur. 



419. CREPIS. 



A. Seeds with fi'om 10 to 13 stripes. 



i. Calyx double. Outer Phyllaries very 



small, adpressed. Sp. 1, 2. 

 ii. Calyx double. Outer Phyll. about half 

 as long as inner. Sp. 3-8. 



iii. Calyx tiled. 



a. Scape 1 -flowered, nearly or quite leaf- 

 less. Sp. 9-12. 



b. Scape many-flowered, nearly leafless. 

 Sp. 13-15. 



c. Stem branched, leafy. Sp. 16-18. 



B. Seeds with 20 or more stripes. 

 i. Stripes 20. Sp. 19-23. 



ii. Stripes 30. Sp. 24. 



C. Hairs of Crest somewhat subulate. Stem 

 one-flowered. Sp. 25, 26. 



. A. Seeds with from 10-13 strii^es. 



i. Calyx double. Outer Phyllaries very 

 small, adpressed. 



1. pulcbra. Fits. few. Stria of the Seeds 

 nearly obsolete. Pits of Recept. not fringed. 

 Cal. cylindrical, smooth. Outer Phyll. ovate, 

 acute. Stem panicled. Root-L. runcinate. 

 Stem-L. ovato-lanceolate, sagittate, a. 6, 7. 

 Vineyards and broken grounds. 



2. lacera. Cal. tomentose. Outer Phyll. 

 linear. Stem panicled, many-flowered. Pits of 

 Recept. somewhat fringed. Root-L. runcina- 

 to-pinnatipartite. Stem-L. Unear, pinnatifid 

 at base. Sap milky, very poisonous, b. 7. 

 Cole, mountains. Rome. Naples. 



ii. Caly.r double. Outer Phyllaries about 

 half as long as inner. 



3. neglecta. Seeds contracted at top into 

 a short neck, rough with minute points. Inner 

 Phyll. smooth withiu. Stem leafy. Branch- 



