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lindi'ical. Bracts elliptic, obtuse, somewhat 

 stalked. L. oblongo-ovate, serrulate, nearly 

 sessile, scattered. Stems many. p. 5, 6. Way- 

 sides and hedges, s. G. Fr. Sw. It. 



^.flavicoma. Floral L. and Bracts yeUo wish. 



20. orientalis. Rays 5, trifid, forked. 

 Accessory Rays nimierous. Warts branched. 

 Bracts ovato-siibrotund. L. lanceolate, quite 

 entire, smooth, glaucescent. p. 6-8. Thickets, 

 Sfc, at foot of mountaijis. Sic. Apul. Cal. 



XXX Plant shruhhj. 



21. spinosa. Much branched from base. 

 Old Branches spinescent. Bracts ovate. Rays 

 2-5, generally undivided. No Accessory Rays. 

 L. approximate, vy. 6, 7. Stony. Prov. It. 



22. fruticosa. Erect. Branches not sjii- 

 nescent. Bracts obovate. Rays 5, trifid, cloven. 

 ■w. 3, 4. Calc. hills. Sic. 



ft Warts filamentous. 



23. fragifera. Rays 5, simply forked. 

 Bracts ovato-subrotund. L. oblong or lan- 

 ceolate, sessile, scattered. Stems many. p. 

 4, 5. Rough hills. Carn. Austrian shore. 



24. epithynxoides. Rays 5, erect, tritid, 

 forked. No Accessory Rays. Bracts elliptic, 

 obtuse, somewhat stalked. L. oblong, sessile, 

 scattered. Stems many. p. 5, 6. Rough 

 woody hills, s. G. 



2.5. micrantha. (Warts filament-like, 

 Koch.) " Rays 3, forked. Caps, with three 

 deep furrows. Bracts cordate. Seed with a 

 sharp ending, and without any dorsal line. a. ? 

 7, 8. Dry. Sw, Heidelberg." — Rchb. 



** Rays more than 6. 



26. palustris. Rays many, trifid, forked. 

 Warts shortly cylindrical. Bracts elliptic, ob- 

 tuse, attenuate at base. L. lanceolate, hairless, 

 sessile, p. 5, 6. Moist meadows and banks. 

 Germany. 



b. Capsule withotct warts, but sometimes 

 with minute raised points. 



27. procera. Rays 5 or 6, trifid, forked. 

 Caps, shagreened, hairless. Seeds smooth. 

 Bracts oval. L. oblongo-lanceolate, serrulate 

 above the middle, pubescent, approximate, p. 

 6, 7. Moist woods, s. G. — Koch. 



28. coralloides. Rays 5 ; accessory flow- 

 er-stalks numerous. Caps, very hairy, quite 

 even. Seeds ovate. Bracts ovate. L. lan- 

 ceolate, nearly entire, scattered, p. 5, 6. 

 Moist shade. Sic. 



29. gerardiana. Rays many, dichoto- 

 mons. Bracts triangulari-ovate. L. lineari- 

 lanceolate, acuminato-cuspidatc, approximate. 

 Margin revolute, entire. Stems many. p. 

 6, 7. Barren, w. G. Sw. Fr. It. According 

 to Bertoluni, the Glands are entire, triden- 

 tate, or slightly crescent- shaped, and the 

 Capsule is sometimes granular and some- 

 times smooth. 



p. saxatilis. Dwarf. L. oblong. Mt. Ven- 

 tous. 



30. pannonica. Rays many, once-forked. 

 Glands truncate. Young Caps, covered with 

 thick, jointed hairs. Bracts broad ovate. L. 

 glaucous, lanceolate, acute. Margin flat, flnely 

 crenulate at top. Upper L. broader. Stems 

 many. p. Fields and borders. Vienna. 



C. No Stipules. Bracts united. Umbel of 

 many rays, forked, with accessory flower- 

 stalks below the umbel. L. crowded. 



31. melapetala. Caps, somewhat villous. 

 Seeds ellipsoid, smooth. Glands subrotund, 

 daj-k purple. Bracts large, 5 or 6 lines in 

 length, half united, forming a cup. L. lan- 

 ceolate, w. 1-3. Woody. Palermo. Cef. — 

 Guss. 



32. Characias. Caps, villous. Seeds ellip- 

 soid, smooth. Glands truncate, dark pmrple. 

 Bracts smaU (3 or 4 Hues in length, Guss.), 

 half united, nearly flat. L. lanceolate, quite 

 entire, w. 2—4. Coasts of Mdt. 



33. eriocarpa. Caps, oblong, 3-edged, 

 very villous. Seeds smooth, ellipsoid. Glands 

 truncate, denticulate. Bracts small, half uni- 

 ted, campanulate. L. narrow lanceolate, acute, 

 downy, ■w, 3-5. Hedges. It. occ. 



34. '^^ulfenii. Caps, densely villous. Seeds 

 smooth. Glands lunate, yellow. Bracts small, 

 half united, forming a cup. L. lanceolate- 

 linear, quite entire, p. 4, 5. Stony. Aus- 

 trian shore. 



35. amygdaloides. Rays sometimes only 

 5. Caps, hairless, rough with fine dots. Glands 

 lunate. Seeds smooth. Bracts united, flat. 

 Floral L. ovate ; others obovato-oblong. Stem 

 single, simple, p. 4, 5. Woods. 



36. semiperfoliata. Caps. even. Glands 

 horned. Bracts small, half united, somewhat 

 concave, somewhat reniform. Rays 4-16. L. 

 obovato-oblong, quite entire. Seeds with a 

 few black points, -w. 5, 6. Trinita, Cors. 

 Gennargentu, Sardinia. 



