SCABIO'SA* * 
Linnean Class and Order. Tetra'ndria f, Monogy'nia. 
Natural Order. Dipsa'ceeJ, Juss. Gen. PI. p. 194. — Lindl. 
Syn. p. 139.; Introduct. to Nat. Syst. of Bot. p. 196. — Rich, by 
Macgilliv. p. 457. — Loud. Hort. Brit. p. 520. — Don’s Gen. Syst. of 
Gard. and Bot. v. iii. p. 680. — Mack. FI. Hibern. p. 140. — Syrin- 
gales ; subord. Asterosas; sect. Valerine ; type, Dipsacee ; 
Burn. Outl. of Bot. v. ii. pp. 900, 901, 916, & 918. — Aggre- 
gate, Linn. 
Gen. Char. Involucrum ( common calyx) (see fig. 6.) of many 
spreading leaves, surrounding the common receptacle, to which 
they are attached (see fig. 7) . Proper calyx (see figs. 3, 4, & 5.) 
double ; the outer ( involucellum, Lindl.y mostly membranous, and 
plaited ; the inner ( calyx, Lindl.^ (fig. 3.) with a limb consisting 
of 5 awned bristles, rarely only 1 or 4 from abortion. Corolla 
(figs. 1 & 2.) of each flower monopetalous, tubular, dilated upwards ; 
limb in 4 or 5 equal, or unequal, segments. Filaments (see figs. 
1 & 2.) 4, spreading, lax, from the mouth of the corolla, longer 
than its limb. Anthers oblong, incumbent. Germen inferior. 
Style thread-shaped. Stigma blunt, cloven. Fruit (figs. 4 & 5.) 
nearly cylindrical, crowned with the double calyx. Common 
Receptacle (fig. 7.) convex, chaffy. — Heads of Flowers depressed. 
Outer Flowers of the Heads usually radiant. 
The many-leaved involucrum ; the double calyx, the outer mostly 
membranous and plaited, the inner with about 5 bristles ; will dis- 
tinguish this from other genera, with a monopetalous, superior 
corolla, in the same class and order. — Differs from Knautia, in the 
limb of the inner calyx being attenuated into a neck at the base, 
and ending in 4 or 5 awned bristles. 
Two species British. 
SCABIO'SA SUCCI'SA. Devil’s-bit Scabious. 
Spec. Char. Corolla in 4 equal segments. Heads of Flowers 
nearly globose. Stem-leaves distantly toothed. 
Engl. Bot. t. 878. — Curt. FI. Lond. t. — . Curt. Brit. Eutomol. v. i. t. 40. — 
Linn. Sp. PI. p. 142. — Huds. FI. Angl. (2nd ed. ) p. 62. — Willd. Sp. PI. v. i. pt. i. 
p. 548. — Sra. FI. Brit. v. i. p. 170. ; Engl. FI, v. i. p. 194. — With. (7th ed.) v. ii. 
p. 217. — Lind. Syn. p. 139. — Hook. Brit. FI. p. 61. — Lightf. FI. Scot. v. i. p. 114 — 
Sibth. FI. Oxon. p. 55. — Abbot’s FI. Bedf. p. 29. — Davies’ Welsh Bot. p. 14. — 
Purt. Midi. FI. v. i. p. 95. — ltelh. FI. Cant. (3rded.) p. 56. — Hook. FI. Scot. p. 49. 
— Grev. FI. Edin. p. 34. — FI. Devon, pp. 25 & 162. — Johnston’s FI. of Berw. v. i. 
p. 35. — Winch’s FI. of Northumbl. and Durh. p. 9. — Walker’s FI. of Oxf. p. 35. — 
Don’s Gen. Syst. of Gard. and Bot. v. iii. p. 695. — Bab. FI. Bath. p. 24. — Mack. 
Catal. of PI. of Irel. p. 17. ; FI. Hibern. p. 141. — Scabiosa radice succisa, .ft ore 
globoso, Ray’s Syn. p. 191. — Succisa Fuchsii, Gray’s Nat. Arr. v. ii. p. 476. — 
Morsus Diuboli, Johnson’s Gerarde, p. 726. 
Fig. 1. A single Flower. — Fig. 2. Corolla opened. — Fig. 3. The Calyx. — Figs. 
4 & 5. The Fruit; fig. 5. magnified. — Fig. 6. Involucrum, and Seeds. — Fig. 7. 
Involucrum, and Receptacle, with one of the Scales. 
* From scabies, an eruptive disease, which certain species were supposed to 
cure. Withekino. 
+ See folio 114, note +. 
t See folio 179, a . 
