COMPOSITiJL 



31 ; 



Flowering-stems ascending, simple. L. silky ; 

 lower tripartito-mnltifid. Segm. linear; upper 

 somewhat digitate : tlie stalk often auriclcd. 

 Fl. subrotundo-tiu-binate. Phyll. tomentose, 

 oblong. Fits. 15. Gor. bairy at top. p. 7, 8. 

 Very high open rocks, Alps. Pyr. 



ii. Corolla without hairs. 



24. glacialis. Barren Stems tufted. Flow- 

 ering-stems ascending, quite simple. L. silky ; 

 lower tripartito-multifid. Segm. linear ; upper 

 somewhat digitate : the stalk often auricled. 

 Fl. large, globose, erect, crowded. Phyll. ob- 

 long, tomentose. Fits. 30-40. Cor. hairless. 

 p. 7, 8. Snoioy, very high. Alps. Dau. Pdm. 

 Sai-. Sw. 



25. rupestris. Barren Stems tufted. Flow- 

 ering-stems ascending, simple. L. hairless : 

 lower bipinnate, stalked ; upper pectinato-pin- 

 natifid. Fl. large, globose, cernuous, racemose 

 or panicled, Koch. Outer Phyll. lax, numerous, 

 equal. Fits. 50-60. Cor. hairless, p. 7. 

 " Solo sterilissimo calcareo salito." Stass- 

 ftirth. Bernburg and Borksleben, upper Sax. 



26. caiuphorata. Shi-ubby. Barren Stems 

 decumbent. Flowering-stems ascending. L. 

 tomeiitoso-canescent ; all on auricled stalks ; 

 lower bipinnate. Segm. lineari-filiform. Floral 

 L. entii'e. Fl. in a rod-like panicle, globose, 

 nodding. Phyll. tomentose : outer few, linear, 

 leaf-like, shorter than disc ; inner oval, mth a 

 white membranous margin. (Hairs of Recept. 

 few, curled, Koch.) p. 9, 10. Calc. stony. 

 Colmar in Alsace, s. Tyr. s. Cam. Dau. Prov. 

 Lang. Sicily. 



27. achilleifolia. Stems tufted, woody. 

 Lower L. and those of barren stems tripinnate. 

 Lts. lanceolato-linear. Floral L. undivided. 

 Rac. long, spreading. Fl. hemispherical, nod- 

 ding. PhyU, hoaiy. Plant green, with a very 

 sweet smell, -w. Rocky. Monte Gargano. 



28. Absinthium. Erect. L. silky ; lower 

 tripinnatifid. Segm. lanceolate, somewhat den- 

 tate, oblong, without auricles. Floral L. undi- 

 vided. Fl. subglobose, nodding. Outer Phyll. 

 linear, lax, somewhat silky ; inner rounded, 

 scariose, nearly hairless, p. 7, 8. Stony. 

 Rare in Ger. 



29. arborescens. Shrubby, erect. L. 

 siOcy, tripinnate. Segm. linear. Stalks not 

 am'icled. Floral L. undivided. Fl. large, globose, 

 cernuous, afterwards erect, in a panicled raceme. 

 PhyU. oval, pubescent at base, scariose and 

 shining at top. Cor. hairless. s.S. Open 

 stony. Hyeres. It. Sic. 



30. argentea. Shrubby, erect. L. silky, 

 bipinnate. Segm. linear or lanceolate, without 

 auricles. Floral L. undivided. Phyll. ail to- 

 mentose to the top. Fl. globose, cernuous, in 

 a panicled raceme. Cor. hairless. s.S. Marit. 

 rocks. Palermo. Not noticed by Gussone. 



468. CARPESIUM. 



1. cernuum. Fl. solitary, terminal, cer- 

 nuous. Outer Phyll. patulo-reflexed. Stalks 

 with leafy bracts. L. elliptic, dentate, p. DC. 

 a. Koch. 7, 8. Moist valleys. Dau. Vail. s. Alps. 



2. abrotanoides. Fl. axillary, secund, on 

 short, naked stalks. Phyll. adpressed. Stem- 

 L. oblongo-lanceolate, attenuate at each end, 

 nearly entire, p. DC. a. Koch. Woods in 

 a rich soil. Aquileia. Monfalcone. The flowers 

 have the appearance of being in a raceme, 

 but the upper ones open first. 



469. MICROPUS. 



A. Phyll aries involving seeds, prickly on back. 



1. supinus. Covered with silky wool. 

 L. spatulate. Fl. axillary, not much clustered. 

 a. Dry coasts. Prov. Nice. 



H. Phyllaries involving seeds, woolly, un- 

 armed. 



2. erectus. Covered -with white wool. L. 

 oblongo-lanceolate, obtuse. Fl. axillary and 

 terminal, clustered. Phyll. convex, scantily 

 woolly, a. 6, 7. Barren, open; and dried 

 splashes. Etampes. Mdt. 



3. bombycinus. Covered with white 

 wool. L. Uneari-oblong, obtuse. Fl. axillary 

 and terminal, crowded. Phyll. convex, fioccose. 

 a. Dry hills. Lang. Var. of preceding ? 



470. EVAX. 



1. pygxneea. 11. in a dense umbel. Bracts 

 radiating round umbel. L. spatulate, or Une- 

 ari-oblong. PhyU. and Pales acumiuate. Seeds 

 rough. Scales of Recept. aristato-acuminate. a. 

 5, 6. Open marit. rocks. Mdt. 



2. asterisciflora. Fl. in a dense umbel. 

 Bracts radiating round umbel. L. lineari-oblong. 

 Floral L. much exceeding umbel. PhyU. and 

 Pales acuminate. Seeds with a double beard ! 

 Chaff aristato-acuminate. a. 5, 6. Open and 

 rocky. Sard. Sic. Calab. 



3. rotundata. L. shortly spatulate or ob- 

 ovato-cuneate, equalling or slightly exceeding 

 flowers. PhyU. with a short acumen. Inner 



