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LI. DIPSACEH3 
2. Morina longifolia, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 216. Stems 
2-4 ft. Leaves up to 15 in. Flowers deep pink. Calyx-lobes 
notched. Corolla-tube 1 in. Filaments much shorter than the 
corolla-lobes. (Fig. 74.) 
Mahasu, Theog, Huttoo ; July-September. — Temperate Himalaya, 9000- 
14,000 ft. 
3. Morina Coulteriana, Boyle ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 216. Stems 
1-2 ft. Leaves up to 6 in. Flowers yellow. Calyx-lobes bifid ; 
segments spinous. Corolla-tube J-| in. Filaments shorter than 
the corolla-lobes. 
Patarnala ; September. — W. Himalaya, 9000-13,000 ft. — Kashgar. 
2. DXFSACUS. The classical name of the Fuller's Teasel, 
1). fullonum ; derived from the Greek dipsaein, to be thirsty, 
referring probably to the united leaf-bases holding water. — Asia, 
N. Africa, Europe. 
Dipsacus inermis, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 217 including D. 
strictus , Don. More or less rough with stiff hairs or bristles ; stems 
robust, 4-10 ft. Leaves ovate or lanceolate, 3-12 in., coarsely 
toothed, long-pointed ; lower leaves pinnatifid, terminal lobe much 
the largest ; upper leaves sometimes 3-parted ; stalks dilated and 
united at the base. Flowers numerous, white, crowded in hemi- 
spheric, terminal heads 1 in. diam., surrounded by an involucre of 
6-8 spreading, leaf -like bracts. Receptacle covered with broad, 
concave scales abruptly narrowed in long, fringed, spine-like points 
overtopping the flowers when in bud. Involucel small, 4-toothed, 
adnate to the calyx-tube. Calyx-limb cup-shaped, hairy, 4-angled, 
4-lobed, overtopping the involucel. Corolla pubescent ; limb 
unequally 4-lobed. Stamens 4, anthers protruding. Stigma linear. 
Achene enclosed in the 8-ribbed involucel, crowned with the calyx- 
limb or ultimately naked. 
Simla, Mushobra ; July-October. — Temperate Himalaya, 6000-12,000 ft. 
Closely allied to the British Small Teasel, D. pilosus. 
3. SCABIOSA. From the Latin scabies , mange or itch ; refer- 
ring to the former use of the plants as a remedy for skin diseases. 
— W. Asia, Africa, Europe. 
*Scabiosa Candolliana, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 219. Rootstock 
perennial ; stems tufted, 12-18 in. Leaves chiefly basal, pubes- 
cent, narrowly oblong, 1-1 1 in., entire. Flowers purple, in 
hemispheric, terminal heads \ in. diam., surrounded with an 
involucre of short, imbricate, ovate bracts. Receptacle covered 
with short, soft hairs. Involucel-base adnate to the calyx-tube ; 
