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419. CREPIS. 



lets 2-3-flewered, nodding before flowering. 

 Upper L. sagittate, a. 4, 5. Barren, uncult. 

 mdt. Pr. adr. G. It. 



4. tectoruxu. Seeds somewhat conti-acted 

 into a neck, rough with minute points. Inner 

 Phyll. hairy within. Stem branched from 

 near the base. Upper L. lineari-sagittate. 

 Margin revolute. a. 6-9. Uncult. m. 

 Eur. occ. 



5. biennis. Seeds smaller at top but not 

 contracted into a neck, rough with very mi- 

 nute points. Inner PhyU. hairy TOthin. Stem 

 corymbose at top. Lower L. runcinato-pinna- 

 tifid; upper lanceolate, dentato-pinnatifid. a. 

 5, 6. Meadoios and inoist pastures. 



I gathered at Munich, where it was abun- 

 dant, in August 1844, a plant with the flowers 

 and fruit of this, but in foliage and habit more 

 Kke virens : Query if a species. 



6. nicseensis. Seeds not contracted into a 

 neck. Ribs smooth. Inner Phyll. smooth 

 within. Stem corymbose at top. Stem-L. 

 flat, sessile, sagittate : the a"uricles acuminate 

 downwards. b. 5, 6. Bri/ pastures and 

 rough, s. Pr. Nice. Ger. occ. 



7. virens. Seeds smooth. Inner PhyU. 

 smooth within; outer erect. Stem panicled 

 nearly from base. Stem-L. sagittate and often 

 incise at the base ; upper linear, flat. 



a. 6-9. Fields and loaysides. 



fi. diffusa, DC. Stems difiiise. 



y. agrestis, "W. K. 



M. larger. 



8. corsrmbosa. " Hispid with spreading 

 bristles. Stem erect, paniculato-corymbose at 

 top. Root-L. spatulato-runcinate, attenuate 

 into stalk. Stem-L. lanceolato-sagittate, in- 

 cise at base. Cal. hispid, equalling crest. 

 Seeds oblong, striato-sulcate, glabrous. a. 

 Stony. Apulia and Camp." — DC. 



iii. Calyx tiled. 

 a. Scape one-flovjered, nearly or quite leafless. 



9. bulbosa. Fibres of Root bearing tubers. 

 Base of Cal. and top of Scape hairy. L. ob- 

 longo-lanceolate, somewhat dentate, hairless. 

 p. 4, 5. Sandy pastures, s. Pi". It. 1st. 



10. aurea. Fibres of Root -n-ithout tubers. 

 Scape very rarely branched. L. oblong, den- 

 tate or runcinate. PhyU. covered with black 

 hairs, p. 7, 8. Mountain pastures. Alps. 



11. chrysantha. Pibres of Root without 

 tubers. Cal. and top of Scape densely covered 

 with somewhat flexuose, yeUow hairs. L. ob- 



longo-lanceolate, obtuse, attenuate, p. 7, 8 ? 

 Val Bagne in the VaUais. 



12. Coluxnnse. " Root preemorsej^Scapes 

 tufted, filiform, nearly hairless. L. somewhat 

 lanceolate, nincinato-dentate, nearly hairless. 

 Cal. nearly cylindrical, mealy, p. Monte Pol- 

 Uni. Cal. Habit of Thrincia. Buds nod- 

 ding."— T>C. 



b. Scape nearly leafless, many -flowered. 



13. preemorsa. Fl. in a raceme, yellow. 

 Lower Stalks 1-3 -flowered. L. ovaU -oblong, 

 attenuate, denticulate, pubescent, p. 5, 6. 

 Stony calc. lulls, m. Eur. 



14. incamata. Fl. in a corymb, pink. 

 Cal. cylindi-ical, hairless, L. oblongo-obovate, 

 attenuate, crenato-denticulate, softly hirsute. 

 p. 5, 6. Hough hills. Carinthia. s. Tyr. 



j3. frcelichiana. Fl. yeUow. 



15. pulmonariifolia. " Stem erect, 

 nearly leafless, with few flowers. L. membra- 

 nous, reticulate, cUiate, glaucescent. Root- 

 L. cordato-ovate, denticulate, on viUous stalks. 

 Stem-L. bract-Uke. Cal, cyUndrical, smooth, 

 slender, p. Apenn." — DC. 



c. Stein branched, leafy. 



16. paludosa. Crest somewhat yellowish, 

 rigid, fragUe. Bracts and Cal. covered with 

 black hairs. Stem corymbose, leafy. L. re- 

 trorsely dentate. Root-L. oblong, attenuate. 

 Stem-L. hastato-amplesicaul : upper part en- 

 tire, ending in a long, very acute acumen, p. 

 6, 7- Moist hill woods. 



17. chondrilloides. Crest somewhat yel- 

 lowish. Cal. oblong. Stem erect, few-flowered, 

 smooth. L. lanceolate, smooth : earUest entire ; 

 others pinnate or deeply pinnatiparte. Divi- 

 sions cut immediately into numerous Unear 

 segments, p. 7, 8. Stony, e. Alps. 



18. foenieulacea. " Crest white. Pits of 

 Recept., when young, lacerate. Cal. ovate. 

 Cal. and Stalk albo-tomentose. Stem erect. 

 Panicle furrowed, somewhat leafy, glanduloso- 

 hispid. L. pinnate. Segments linear, mu- 

 cronate, entire or deeply divided, unequaUy 

 decurrent. p. 6, 7. Open rocky. Carniola. 

 Trieste. Piume." — DC. Considered by Koch 

 as a var. of chondrUloides. 



B. Stripes of Seeds 20 or more. 

 i. Stripes 20. 



19. succissefolia. L. oblong, obscm-ely 

 toothed. Root-L. attenuate. Stem-L. am- 

 plexicaul : the lower contracted above the base. 



