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441. ANTHEMIS. 



somewhat acute ; the inneiinost obtuse. Ee- 

 cept. hardly conical. Chaff scariose, naiTow, 

 acuminate, easily separating. a. b. 5, 6. 

 Open hills. Nebr. ^tna. 



5. arvensis. Pubescent. Stems somewhat 

 diffuse. L. pinnatipartite : lobes Hneari-lan- 

 ceolate, approximate, furnished with very acute 

 teeth. Branches 1 -flowered. PhyU. scariose 

 on margin, white, obtuse. Recept. an elon- 

 gated cone. Chaff lanceolate, acuminate into 

 a rigid mucro. Seeds obtusely 4-edged : the 

 outer with a swelling ring at top ; the inner 

 with an acute mai'gin, Koch. a. 5, 6. Fields. 



6. nobilis. Pubescent. L. sessile, pinnate : 

 divisions much separated into lineari-setaceous 

 lobes, riowering-brauches 1-flowered. Phyll. 

 obtuse. Mai'gin hyaline. Chaff oblong, sca- 

 riose at top and on margin, pointless, some- 

 what shorter than florets. Eecept. an elongated 

 cone. p. 7, 8. Dry fields and pastures. 

 Hardly native in G. or Sw, 



ii. Rays very short, not exceeding style. 



7. aurea. Hoary. Stem ascending, pu- 

 bescent, branched. Branches naked above, 1- 

 flowered. L. bipinnate, dotted. Lobes linear, 

 somewhat acute. PhyU. obtuse. Margin hy- 

 aline, p. s. Em'ope. Anacyclus aureus of 

 Lion. Ferha^is var. of Sp. 5. 



B. Seeds with a short crown. 



8. setnensis. Stems somewhat tufted, as- 

 cending, leafy at base, naked for a long way at 

 top, 1-flowered. L. somewhat villous, rather 

 fleshy, attenuate, bipinnatipartite. Lobes ob- 

 long, short, quite entire. PhyU. with a brown, 

 scariose margin. Recept. convex. Chaff small, 

 oblong, acute. Margin brown, scariose. Tube 

 of Pit. with a broad wing. Seed 4-edged, with 

 a membranous crown, p. 7, 8. Volcanic 

 sand. Top of JStna. Monte Cammerata. 



9. petrsea. Quite hairless, somewhat shrub- 

 by at base, tufted, ascending, naked for a long 

 way at top. L. fleshy : lowermost staUced, 

 bipinnatipartite ; upper pinnatipartite. Lobules 

 oblong: lower obtuse; upper acute. PhyU. 

 lanceolate, acute. Margin black. Chaff hya- 

 line, oblong, obtuse, ending in a brown bristle. 

 p. Gravel. Abruzzi. Very close to A. mou- 

 tanum. 



10. montana. Pubescence adpressed. Stem 

 somewhat shrabby at base, ascending, naked 

 for a long way at top, 1-flowered. L. stalked 

 (hairless, Koch), pinnatipartite. Lobes Unear, 

 trifid or undivided. Outer Phyll. lanceolate, 

 with a brown margin ; taner scariose at top, ' 



obtuse. Chaff lanceolate, sphacelate, meni" 

 branous, tridentate: the middle tooth rigid 

 and longer (Uneari-oblong, sphacelate, and 

 lacero-dentate, Koch) . Seeds sometimes bald. 

 p. 8, 9. Stony mountains. Pyr. s. Alps. 

 Apenn. Sic. 



^. Rays wanting. Calabria. 



11. maritima. Stems diffase, branched. 

 L. fleshy, dotted, smooth, pinnatipartite. Lobes 

 cuneate or lanceolate, wdth a few teeth at top. 

 PhyU. adpressed, somewhat membranous on 

 margin. Chaff lanceolate (oblong, laciniate at 

 tip, with excm'rent nerve, J. W.), equalling 

 flowers, p. 4-6. Sandy shores. Mdt. 



13. erucifolia. Stems somewhat shrubby, 

 erect, branched, haii-less. L. fleshy, oblong : 

 lower pinnatipartite, with trifid segments ; 

 upper inciso-dentate. Stalks long, nearly 

 naked. PhyU. smooth. Chaff lanceolate, 

 acute. s.S. 6, 7- Fields. Sic. 



13. chia. Stem herbaceous, erect, some- 

 what hairy, leafy at base, naked at top, 1-flow- 

 ered. L.-stalk smooth, piunatipartite. Lobes 

 incise or pinnatifld. Lobules mucronate, the 

 stalk semisheathing at base and fni-nished with 

 several very acute teeth. PhyU. oblong, some- 

 what obtuse, browTi on the margin. Recept. 

 hemispherical. Chaff hyaline; that of the 

 margin brownish ; of the middle pale. Crown 

 of the Rays one-sided ; of the Disc complete. 

 a. Calabria. This is the Anthemis of Fhos- 

 corides. 



14. peregrina. Hoary. Stem ascending. 

 Branches 1-flowered. L. stalked, pinnatipar- 

 tite. Segm. few, divided into 3-5 oblongo- 

 linear, somewhat obtuse lobes. Uppermost L. 

 simple, pinnatifld. PhyU. hirsute, hardly 

 acute (finely acuminate, J. W.), lanceolate. 

 Margin hyaline. Chaff scariose, rigid, lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, with a bro\vn nerve equalUng 

 florets, a. 5, 6. Fields. Sic. Cal. 



15. secundiramea. Stem diffuse. Branches 

 ascending, shortly naked at top, pubescent, at 

 last thickened, 1-flowered. L. rather fleshy, 

 somewhat dotted, hairless, pinnatipartite. L. 

 subincise or nearly entire. PhyU. with 

 a whitish margin. Recept. conical. Chaff 

 oblong, hardly acute. Margin hyaUne, some- 

 what shorter than tube of corolla, a. 5, 6. 

 Sea-shore. Catania. Sard, rare. 



p. Chaff obovate, somewhat denticulate. 

 Malta. 



16. altissima. Smooth. Stem erect, 

 branched. Branches shortly naked at top, 1- 

 flowered. L. bipinnatipartite. Lobes lanceolate. 



