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latter are terminal relatively to the males which surround them. 



The sepals are valvate 



and inflexed, and the sanicuia europ<Ba. 



fruit is quite covered 



with prickles hooked 



at the point. Sanicuia 



comprises herbs from 



all parts of the world, 



with palmati-3-5-sect 



leaves and inflo- 



rescen,ces on an erect 



bare or more rarely 



leaved axis. 



Arctopus, perennial 

 herbs of the Cape, are 

 analogous both to As- 

 trantia and Eryngium, 

 and especially resemble 

 certain of the latter in their rosetted leaves with dilated petiole, 



Pig. 177. Facial view 

 ofmerioarp (^), 



Fig. 178. Long, sect, 

 ofmerioarp. 



Peiagnia sanioulcefoUa. 



Fig. 179. Portion of inflorescence. Fig. 180. Long. sect, of fertile flower (J). 



dentate or incised, ciliate or spinous limb. The flowers are dioecious 



