DIPSACACE^-TEASEL FAMILY 



SWEET SCABIOUS. MOURNING BRIDE 



Scabiosa atropurpurea. 



Scabiosa, from scabies, scale; because of its repute as a medicine 

 in skin diseases. 



Sweet Scabious. Scahibsa 

 alropwpiirea 



A perennial herb from southern Europe; in our gardens an annual. 

 July to September. 



Stems. — Branched, two to three feet high. 

 Slem-kaves. —Vmn&tdy lobed; lobes toothed or cut. 

 Flower-heads— On long>eduncles; involucre a single row of bracts; 

 florets all tubular; outer row larger than the inner florets. 



45° 



