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sometimes cordate, amplexicaul. b. 7, 8. Grass// 

 hills and opodugs iii looods. lower Austr. 



21. Gussonii. " Greenish, tomentoso- 

 iHilveriilent. Lower L. stalked, obovato-oblong, 

 sinuato-dupHcato - deutate ; uppermost ovate, 

 acuminate, denticulate, somewhat decurrent. 

 Eac. pyramidal. Clusters scattered, many- 

 flowered, b. 5, 6. Sand// hills. On Rio Nisi, 

 Sicily."— Guss. 



22. pulverulentum. Floccose on both 

 sides of L. Stem terete. Branches somewhat 

 angular. Pan. spreading. Clusters many-flow- 

 ered. Cal. small. Div. narrow lanceolate. 

 Lower L. attenuate ; upper sessile, sometimes 

 amplexicaul. b. 7, 8. Open hills and un- 

 cidt. Rare in Eng. 



23. Lychnitis. Mealy. L. greenish above : 

 lower attenuate; upper sessile. Stem angu- 

 lar'. Pan. pyramidal. Branches erecto-patent. 

 Clusters many-flowered. M. white or yellovj. 

 b. 6-8. Stony hills. 



** Hairs of Fil-artients purple. 



24. Ghaixii. Tomentum thin, whitish. 

 Clusters lax, many-flov\-ered. Lower L. cune- 

 ate at base, green (somewhat lyrate, Koch) ; 

 upper sessile, rounded at base. b. 6, 7. lower 

 Alps. 



25. nigrum. Tomentum thin. Stem an- 

 gular' at top. Eac. nearly simple, long. Clus- 

 ters lax, many-flowered. Lower L. cordate, on 

 long stalks ; upper nearly sessile, rounded at 

 base. b. 7, 8. Woods and uncult. 



iii. Flowers axillary, solitary. 



26. phoeniceiiia. Eac. with glandular 

 bail's, nearly simple. Stalks many times longer 

 than calyx. L. hairless above. Eoot-L. ovate 

 or oblong, attenuate. Stem-L. few and small. 

 b. 6, 7. Open hills, e. G. It. 



In addition to these, Hybrids are ft'equently 

 found, some of which have been described. I 

 copy the following from Koch : — 



a. L. semidecurreiit. Flowers yellovj. 

 * Hairs of Fihmients white. 



1. TJiapso-Lychnitis {spuriwni; KoCH, ed. 1). 

 L. hoary with adpressedtomentum. Stemsharjily 

 angular at top. Anthers equal, not decm'rent. 

 AH PH. wooUy. b. 7, 8. Vncult. hills. Offen- 

 bach in the Palat. 



2. thapsiformi-Lychiitis irarmgerum, ScHE.) 

 L. hoary with adpressed tomentum. Stem 

 sharply angular at top. Fl.-stallvS clustered, 

 longer than calyx. All Fil. woolly. Anthers 



unequal : the longer decun'ent. b. 6, 7- 

 tares and uncult. G. occ. 



Pas- 



** Hairs of Filaments pur'ple. 



3. thapsiformi-floccosum {nothum, Koch, 

 ed. 1). Stem terete. Clusters many-flowered. 

 Haii's of Fil. white, or the longer ones purple. 

 Anthers of longer Fil. somewhat decurrent. 

 b. 7, 8. V7icult. Maintz. 



4. Thapso-nigrum {collinum, ScHR.). Stem 

 acutely angular at top. Clusters of about 5 

 flowers, on stalks as long as calyx. Anthers 

 equal. AH Fil. with pm'ple wool. b. 7, 8. 

 Stony shade. G. oce. 



5. thapsiformi-nigrum {adultennum, Koch). 

 Upper L. cuspidate. Stem acutely angular at 

 top. Clusters of 5-7 flowers, on stalks as long 

 as calyx. Anthers of longer Fil. decurrent. All 

 Fil. with purple wool. b. 7, 8. FaMures and 

 gravel. G. occ. 



b. L. shortly decurrent. Flowers reddish- 

 brovjn. Hairs of Filaments purple. 



6. TJiapso-phce?iiceum {versiflorum, Schr.). 

 Stem terete. Stalks of Fl. half as long again as 

 calyx; ; of Fr. nearly three times as long. An- 

 thers of longer I'll, somewhat decurrent. b. 

 7, 8. Uncult. Prague. 



c. L. not decurrent. Floicers in clusters. 



7. Lychnitidi -floccosum {pulverulentum, 

 ViLL.?). L. slightly tomentose above, densely 

 beneath ; upper sessile. Branches and upper 

 part of Stem obtusely angidar. Eac. panicled. 

 Fl. in clusters, yellovj. Spreading Hairs of Fil. 

 white, b. 7, 8. Uncult. Als. and Maintz. 



8. nigro-floccosum {schottianum, ScHE.). L. 

 crenate, tomentose on both sides. Root-L. 

 ovali-oblong, stalked. Upper Stem-L. cordate, 

 semiamplexicaul. Eac. panicled. Fl. in clus- 

 ters, yellow. Stalks tvrice as long as calyx. 

 Hairs of Fil, pm'ple. b. 7, 8. Uncult. G. occ. 



9. 7iigro- Lychnitis {Sckiedianum, Koch). 

 Lower L. obtuse at base, contracted into a long 

 stalk. Stem sharply angular' at top. Eac. long. 

 Fl. in clusters, yellovj. Stalk twice as long 

 as calyx. Hairs of FU. pm'ple. G. occ. 



10. nigro - phoeniceum {rubiginosum, W. 

 and K.). Eac. panicled. Fl. in clusters, bromi. 

 Stalk many times longer than calyx. Hairs of 

 Anthers purple, b. 6, 7- Fields. Briionin 

 Moravia. Montreux on Lake of Geneva. 



d. L. not decurrent. Floicers solitary or in 



pairs, yellow. 



11. Lychnitidi- Blattaria {pseudo-Blatfaria, 

 ScHL.). Branches rod-like, and with Cal. and 



