COMPOSITE. 



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b. L. decurrent, but not to the next L. 



26. pannonicum. L. lanceolate, undi- 

 vided, ciliate, spinulose, scabrous, green on 

 both sides. Fl. solitary, on long stalks. Phyll. 

 smooth, linear, adpressed, unarmed, acuminate, 

 coloured, p. 6, 7- Rugged mountains, s. G. 

 s. Switzerland. 



HYBRIDS. 



1. pannonico-acaule. L. of C. acaide, but 

 glaucous. Stems intermediate. Fl. of C. pan- 

 nonicum, but somewhat lai'ger. Carn. 



2. pannonico-Erisithales. L. more Kke those 

 of C. Erisithales. Fl. and Inflorescence nearer 

 to those of C. pannonicum. M. pui-ple. It. 

 Switzerland. 



Another form differs little fi-om C. Erisi- 

 thales, except in having somewhat decun-ent L. 

 and purple flowers. — N^geli in Koch. 



27. tuberosum {pratense, DC). Stem 

 striate, villous, branched at top. L. lanceolate, 

 incise, ciliato-spinulose. Fl. sohtary, nearly 

 globose, on a stalk bearing small L. PhyU. 

 lanceolate, adpressed, mucronate. p. Mea- 

 dows, s. Fr. Besemhles C. monspessulanum, 

 bzit has Ft. more detached and L. more divided 

 and less decurrent. 



c. L. decurrent to next L., forming two wings. 



28. monspessulanum. The Stem tall, 

 branched. L. lanceolate, undivided, somewhat 

 repand, unequally ciliate, generally wehhj be- 

 neath. Fl. crowded, ovato-globose. Phyll. 

 lanceolate, adpressed, mucronate. p. 8, 9. 

 Moist meadows, mdt. Fr. Pdm. 



i8. pgrenaicum. L. cano-tomentose beneath. 



7- dissectum. L. sinuato-pinnatifid. 



29. canum. Root ofbundled fusiform fibres. 

 Stem somewhat striate, webby. L. oblongo- 

 lanceolate, sinuate or eroso-dentate, somewhat 

 hoaiy beneath. Lobes triaugulari-lanceolate. 

 Fi. solitary, subglobose, on long, nearly naked, 

 webby stalks. PhyU. lanceolate, adpressed, 

 with short mucro, spreading after flowering. 

 p. 7, 8. Moist fertile meadows, e. G. 



30. serratum. Lower L. decurrent, ob- 

 long, fleshy, serrato-dentate, spinoso-ciKate : 

 upper lanceolate, hardly decurrent. Fl. soli- 

 tary, on long stalks. PhyU. ovate, adjjressed, 

 mucronate. p. s. Eur. Perhaps not dis- 

 tinct from canum. 



The Hybrids are so numerous in this genus, 

 that it seemed necessary to mention them. It 

 will be seen that they mostly assume two forms, 



in each of which we find the L. and lower part of 

 the plant most like those of what is considered 

 to be the male parent, whUe the Fl. rather resem- 

 ble those of the female. The name of the female 

 parent is imiformly placed first by Mr. Nageli. 

 Between the hybrid and the male plant there are 

 often intermediate fonMS ; but not, apparently, 

 between the hybrid and the female. Whether 

 a similar pecidiarity can be traced in Carduus, 

 and whether hybrids ever occur between Car- 

 dmis and Cirsium, I am not able to say. 



483. GHAM/EPEUCE. 



1. gnaphalodes. A shrub. Fits, ringent. 

 Axils of the upper L. furnished with 2 spines. 

 PhyU. long, with short spines, somewhat wooUy ; 

 lower hardly spreading. Pilts. feathered. s.S. 

 Calab. lapygia. 



2. stellata. L. sessile, lineari-lanceolate, 

 flat, white and cottony beneath, with I or 2 

 spines on each side of the base. PhyU. tuber- 

 cled at the base of the appendage. Fits, nearly 

 regular, a. 6, 7- Dry fields. Nice. Sic. 



3. Casabonse. L. sessUe, ovato-lanceo- 

 late, reddish and cottony beneath, bearing hi- 

 ternate spines on margin. PhyU. hardly tu- 

 bercled within. Fits, nearly regular, b. 7- 

 Open barren. Elba. I. of Hyeres. Sard. 



4. stricta. L. semidecurrent, forming a 

 somewhat spinose wing, lanceolate, sinuato- 

 dentate, webby beneath. Segm. cloven. PhyU. 

 lanceolate, with subulate appendage, webby, 

 spreading. Fits, nearly regular, p. Rugged 

 hills. Naples. 



5. Srma. L. amplexicaul, rigid, wooUy be- 

 neath, pinnatifid. Segm. divaricate, 3-spined. 

 Stem straight, simple. Fl. crowded, braeteate. 

 PhyU. webby, linear, spinulose, spreading at 

 top. Cor. ringent. FUts. hirsute, p. 6, 7- 

 Fields. Palermo, according to Fresl. 



6. nivea. L. semiamplexicaul, sinuato-pin- 

 natifid, webby above, tomentose and very white 

 beneath. Div. 2-3-lobed. Lobes acuminato- 

 spinescent. Fl. thick, nearly glo))ose, w-ebby. 

 AU Phyll. acuminato-spinescent : appendage of 

 outer ones spreading, with a prominent mid- 

 rib. Fits, ringent. p. 6, 7. Abr. Nebrodes. 



484. NOTOBASIS. 



1 . syriaca. L. amplexicaul, oblong : the 

 upper pinnatipartite, with spinose segments. 

 Y\. terminal and axiUary, nearly sessUe. a. 

 6-8. Dry stony. It. Sic. Sard. 



