BKITISH HIERACIA. S9 



Glen Fiadh, Glen Prosen, and other Mgli valleys of the Clova 

 district. Head of Canlochen Glen, on hornblende. Lochnagar and 

 mountains of the Cairngorum range, on granite. Very luxuriant 

 among the granitic sand at- the foot of Caimtoul. Ben Nevis. 



Flowers in 7th and 8th months. 



Tlant very variable in size and form, 9 to 18 inches high, or 

 (when reduced to the one headed form) 4 to 8 inches, with medium 

 sized or large heads. Root-stock thick, woody, descending with 

 few strong fibres. Stem erect or ascending, usually with 

 1 leaf, sometimes with 2 or 3, or with minute bract-like leaves 

 only ; glabrous, or floccose and with scattered soft white or black- 

 based hairs, and setse; simple and with 1 large head or with 

 ascending more or less elongated branches, each bearing 1 to 3 

 heads. Leaves green or slightly csesious, with scattered hairs 

 or glabrous above, sub-coriaceous. Eoot-leaves rosulate, 

 ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acute, apiculate, sometimes broadly 

 ovate and obtuse, irregularly and often coarsely dentate with 

 gland-tipped teeth, rarely denticulate, entire towards the point ; 

 original leaves broad, rounded j all narrowed or suddenly con- 

 tracted into slender, sometimes elongated, hairy petioles. 

 Stem-leaves rather broad, stalked or nearly sessile. Peduncles 

 thickened at the top, floccose, frequently with scattered hairs and 

 setse. Bvds usually erect. Involucres dark with black glandular 

 white-tippad hairs and setse, sometimes slightly truncate at the 

 base. PAyllaries rather broad, floccose at the points (especially 

 when in bud), with whitish pubescence. Florets deep brilliant 

 yellow. Styles dark with fuliginous hairs. 



