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DESCRIPTIONS OF SEVERAL 



sis subtus hirsutis apice mucronatis externo minu- 

 tissimo ; stipulae semisagittatae lanceolatae mucrona- 

 tae margine ciliatae, posticibus bidentatis ; racemi 

 axillares pauciflori ; flores lilacini, vexillo alisque 

 striatis. 



This plant is very nearly allied to Orobus tubero- 

 sus, and is considered by Willdenow as only a va- 

 riety of it ; but as it never changes its characters 

 and habit in cultivation, I have here given it as a 

 distinct species. Orobus tuberosus is distinguished 

 from it, by having lanceolate flat pinnae, stipulae 

 ovate, posterior lobes with S or 4 teeth ; plant tall- 

 er and stronger, more erect, flowers larger. 



This plant was first observed by the late Mr G. 

 Don of Forfar, near Kinnaird, in Angusshire. 



6.— Lychnis alpina. Linn. Sp. PI. 626. Lam u 

 Encycl. iii. p. 613. Willd. ii. p. 809. Ait. 

 Kew. ii. p. 117. E. B. xxxii. t. 2254. L. pe- 

 talis bifidis fl. corymbosis, Fl. Suec. ii, p. 410. 

 L. petalis bifidis fl. tetragynis, Oed. Dan. lxv. 

 Silene Lapponica alpina, facie viscariae, Fl. Lapp. 

 N. 185. 



Floribus congesto-capitatis, petalis bifidis, ungui- 

 bus petalorum membranis destitutis glabris ; 

 calycibus laevibus. 



Planta dense caespitosa. Radix crassiuscula ra- 

 in os a fibris tenuissimis numerosis tecta ; caules erecti 



