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AFFGHAXISTAN FLORA, ETC. 



612. Caricis sp. — Culino obtuse 3 gono, spica composita, nutanto. 

 About cuts Caudehar common, very variable in size according 

 to quantity of moisture. 



613. Carduaceus. — Erectus sub simplex, iuvolucro ob conicuiscula, 

 flosculis rosaceis, in agris, Caudehar, common here and there, 

 flores odorato. 



614. Erucoideus. — Robusta 3-4 pedalis rainosus, ob foliis decur- 

 rentibus, omuino spiuosus involucro ovato squamis spinesccn- 

 tibus exterioribus, sub pateutibus, flosculis lilacinis; along cuts 

 Caudehar. 



615. Ranunculaceus. Nigelloides. — Habitu odoris ; bipedalis, foliis 

 pinnatisectis, floribus albidis nectareis viridescent ; loborum 

 apicibus nigro capitatis. Ovariis viridibus. Sepalis 5 breve 

 unguiculatis oblongisvenosis, initio foliaceis demum petaloideus 

 imbricat cestivatione. 



Neetariis 8 sitio irregularibus ? Cum sepalis semper alter- 

 nantibus, et plerumque inter haec per paria interjectis ungui- 

 culatis, lamina cum unguem patent, angulum rectum formanti- 

 bus, bilamellata, lamina interiore ovato cuspidato, cavitate par- 

 vo, margine velutino, laminam exteriorem applicet, lamina 

 exteriora bilobo, lobis sub acinaciformibus vel dolabriformis, 

 basin versus glandularum viridem magnorum gereut, coeterum 

 pilis sub clavatis, laxis parcis obsit. Anuulum atro purpureum 

 ad apicem dolabri, et linea concolor curvato glandum paullo 

 suprum. 



Stamina non numerosa, filamentis viridescentibus. Antheris 

 adnatis, lateraliter dehiscent, introrsis potius quam extrorsis, 

 valvula interiora minora. Anth interior vacuis. Ovaria 6 coa- 

 lita glandulosa. Stylis teretibus viridibus, radiata pateutibus. 

 Stigmatibus concoloribus, iudistinctis simplicibus. Ovulis oo 

 biseriatis trans versis. 



In hortis Caudehar. 



The want of uniformity of the nectaries compared with the 

 flora lenvelopes, their curious structure points out that they 

 are modiucatious of stamina All genuine Ranunculaceae are 

 thus in reality apetalous, the two extremes of structura viz 

 almost perfect petaloid metamorphosis of the o out stamina, 

 and the total want of any tendency to such metamorphosis, 



