476 
245, Succisa. 40. DIPSACEiEL 
PL ex. cal. 
ILL 245. SUCCISA. Fuchs. Devils-lit . 
Pericline-scales few, equal, lanceolate, in one series ; cli- 
nanthus ovate, convex, honeycombed, cells fringed ; chaffs 
lanceolate, shorter than the flowers; outer calyx 4-toothed, 
free, contracted above; inner 5 -toothed, teeth bristlelike, 
rough ; corolla 4-cut, regular ; stamens 4 or 5$ exserted ; 
stigma headed; akenium 1 -seeded, free, within the inner 
calyx.— Stem herbaceous; leaves petioled ; calathides ter- 
minal. 
Succisa Fuchsii . Fuchs’ devils-lit . 
Stem, simple, upright; leaves simple, lower and upper- 
most not cut, middle-toothed ; calathides rather globular ; 
cor olive 4-cut, regular. 
Scabiosa radice succisa, fiore globoso, Raii Syn. 191, 3. 
Morsus Diaboli, Ger. em. 726. 
Morsus Diaboli vulgaris, Park. 492. 
Scabiosa succisa, Lin. S. P. 142. 
Fore-bit. 
Fields and meadows; perennial; August. 
Root truncated ; stem branched above ; root-leaves blunt, 
upper leaves lanceolate ; corollce blue, violet, flesh-colour, 
or white. — Herb dyes, yellow and green ; a strong decoction 
alterative, used in gonorrhoea. 
IV. 246. COLUMBARIA. Lobell. Field-scalious . 
Pericline-scales lanceolate, equal, in one row ; clinanthus 
ovate, convex, honeycombed, cells fringed; chaffs short, 
lanceolate ; outer calyx free, dilated at top ; inner 5-toothed ; 
teeth bristlelike, rough ; corolla 4 or 5-cut ; stamens 4 or 5, 
exserted; akenium i -seeded, free, crowned by the inner 
calyx. 
Columbaria minor. Small field-scabious. 
Root-leaves ovate, crenate ; stem-leaves pinnate, lobes 
bristlelike; corolla 5-cut, radiating ; akenium 8- furrowed. 
Scabiosa minor vulgaris, Raii Syn. 191, 2. 
Scabiosa minor sive Columbaria, Ger. em. 719, 2. 
Scabiosa minor campestris, Park. 484. 
Scabiosa columbaria, Lin. S. P. 143., 
Chalky and sandy pastures; perennial ; June and July. 
Stem brachiated above; leaves downy; uppermost not 
cut, bristlelike. 
