COMPOSITiE. 



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velly. Alps. ProlaUy Chrysanthemum atra- 

 tum of Linn., Koch. 



C Rays yellov), as well as disc. 



11. Myconis. Erect, branched. L. sen-ate. 

 Lower L. obovate, somewhat attenuate. Stcm- 

 L. ligulate. semiamplexicaul. Branches l-ilow- 

 ered. PhyU. hardly margined. Resembles 

 Chiysanth. segetum. a. 5, 6. Fields, s. Eur. 



j3. hyhridum, Guss. L. less sharply serrate. 



445. LETJCANTHEMUM. 



A. Lower L. iipinnatipartite ; upper pinnati- 

 partite. 



1. cebemiense. Smooth, branched at base. 

 Branches long, nearly simple. Lower L. stalked; 

 upper sessile. Lobes linear, sometimes divided 

 at top. Fl. terminal, solitary, p. 7- Shady. 

 Cevennes. Ardeche. 



S. Lower L. lyrate. 



2. eorsicum. L. oblongo-ovate : upper 

 oblongo-eUiptic. Segm. narrow, caUoso-mucro- 

 nate, acuminate, quite entire. Crown divided 

 by a deep sinus, p. Cors. 



C Lovjer L. cuneate or ehovate, nearly undi- 

 vided'. 

 [I have given De Candolle's descriptions in 

 this section, doubting whether they do not all 

 apply to one, or, at most, to two species.] 

 i. Seeds of Rays crowned. 



3. latifoliustt. " Nearly smooth. Stem 

 erect, terete, somew^hat striate, and sparingly 

 branched. L. semiamplexicaul, ovato-lanceolate, 

 coarsely caUoso-serrate. PhyU. coriaceous, oval, 

 obtuse, pallido -hyaline at top. Crown of outer 

 Seeds short, of 2 or 3 ears. p. Pyr. ? " — DC. 



4. pallens. " Stem erect, hispid, simple or 

 somewhat branched. L. somewhat hispid : lower 

 stalked, obovate, obtuse, creuate ; upper semi- 

 amplexicaul, ligulate, with obtuse teeth ; up- 

 permost entire. Branches naked above, 1- 

 tlowered. PhyU. ovate, oblong, obtuse, pale: 

 innermost hyaline at top, brown, bipartite, p. 

 Shade. Grasse, Prov." — DC. 



5. lanceolatuiu. " Smooth. Stem erect, 

 terete, sparingly branched. L. lanceolate, all 

 very acute and acutely inciso-serrate at base : 

 lower attenuate into stalk. Branches naked 

 above, 1-flowered. Phyll. oblongo-laneeolate, 

 obtuse, hardly rufous on margin, brown, 

 toothed, not cloven at the back of the ligule. 

 p. 6. Pr. very rare."— DC Var. of h. mon- 

 tanum, Koch. 



6. heterophyllum. "Smooth. Stem erect, 

 simple, 1-flowered, striate, naked at top. L. 

 long, sessile : lowermost attenuate, lanceolate, 

 serrate ; upper linear, quite entire. Phyll. 

 oblongo-laneeolate. Margin rufous. Tip of 

 the inner ones hyaline, brown, dentate in fi'ont, 

 deeply cut down on the back of the ligule. p. 

 Sliady hills. Carseletti, Pdm." — DC. Var. 

 of L. montanum, Koch. 



7. afcratum. " Smooth. Stem erect, simple, 

 naked at top, 1-flowered. Lower L. cuneate, 

 attenuate into stalk : summit very obtuse, 

 with 3-5 teeth ; elsewhere coarsely dentate. 

 Phyll. lanceolate, oblong, with a dark brown 

 margin. Crown nearly entire, p. High pas- 

 tures. vUps. Auv." — DC. Probably a var. 

 of L. montanum, Koch. 



8. montasiuni. " Smooth. Stem erect, 

 striate, simple, naked at top, 1-flowered. Lower 

 L. attenuate into long staUf, lanceolate, obtuse, 

 dentate at top. Stem-L. sessile, ligulate, den- 

 tate at top ; uppermost entire, mucronulate. 

 PhyU. oblong, obtuse, pale and hyaline on 

 margin. Crown toothed, various, p. 6, 7. 

 Opeti stony, s. Eur. ? " — DC. 



9. graminifolium. " Smooth. Stem erect, 

 terete, naked at top, 1-flowered. Lower L. 

 stalked, narrow, obovate, dentate ; the rest ses- 

 sile, linear, qaite entire. PhyU. lanceolate. 

 Margin fuscous. Crown dentate, complete, p. 

 Dry open. s. Pr. It."' — DC. Perhaps a var. 

 ofL. montanum, Koch. 



ii. All the Seeds bald. 



10. vulgare. " Erect, somewhat branched. 

 Lower L. stalked, obovate, dentate. Stem-L. 

 semiamplexicaul, serrate, iuciso-serrate at base. 

 Stem and branches naked at top, 1-flowered. 

 PhyU. with a narrow, rufous margin, p. 6, 7- 

 Meadows, SfcT — DC. 



ll.maxinmni. "Smooth. Stem ascending, 

 somewhat angular, simple, or branched only quite 

 at the base, naked at top, 1-flowered. Lower L. 

 stalked, cuneate at base, lanceolate, dentate in 

 the upper half. Stem-L. sessUe, broadly Uneari- 

 lanceolate, serrate in their- whole length. Phyll. 

 oblong, with an albido-hyaUne margin at top. jj. 

 Meadows. Pic de I'Heris near Barrege." — DC. 



446. NANANTHEA. 



1. perpusilla. L. stalked, pinnatipartite. 

 Segm. 2 or 3 on each side, obtuse, quite entire, 

 a. 5. Rocks. Isle of Sanguinaria near Ajaccio, 

 and I. Lavezzo near Bonifacio, w. Sard, A 



very small plant. 



