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GENUS II. 
PHYTEUMA, Lin. THE RAMPION. 
Lin. Syst. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Character. — Calyx five-cleft. Corolla five-parted ; seg- i dish. Style filiform, pilose. Ovarium inferior, two or three-celled, 
ments cohering together a long time, and in one species always. Sta- | Capsule dehiscing laterally by two or three valves at the base or middle 
mens five, alternating with the lobes of the corolla ; filaments long, part. Seeds ovoid, sometimes a little compressed, usually shining, 
filiform, broadest at the base ; anthers free, pollen violaceous or red- I 
Description, &c.- — There are numerous species in this genus, all perennials, but, generally speaking, they 
have so great a family likeness to each other that a few will suffice to give a general idea of all the rest. The 
name of Phyteuma was used by Dioscorides, but its meaning is not known. 
1— PHYTEUMA CORDATA, Vill. THE HEART-LEAVED PHYTEUMA, OR HORNED RAMPION. 
Synonymes. — P. comosum, Don. ,* P. brevifolium, Schle. sub-globose, very short. Radical leaves oblong, cordate, crenate ; stem 
Engraving. — Bot. Mag. t. 1406. leaves half clasping the stem. Stigmata three-cleft. 
Specific Character. — Bracts cordate-acuminate. Head of flower 
Description, &c. — This very curious head of flowers looks at a little distance almost like a gigantic specimen 
of Clover. The species is a native of Mount Caucasus, whence it was introduced about 1810. It is quite hardy, 
and it is propagated either by seeds or dividing the root. 
2.— PHYTEUMA SCHEUCHZERI, WiUd. THE SWISS RAMPION. 
Synonymes. — P. ovatum, Lam. ; P. corniculatum. Claim. ; 
Ranunculus alpinus, Scheuchz. 
Engraving.— Bot. Mag. 1797. 
Specific Character. — Radical leaves petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, 
bluntly serrated ; lower cauline ones linear, lanceolate, acutely serrated ; 
upper ones linear, nearly entire of flowers. Heads, spherical ; bracts 
very long, reflcxed. 
Description, &c. — This species bears some resemblance to the last, as the flowers are still in round heads, 
but the heads are more spreading, and not so decidedly horn-shaped. The stems are erect, and grow about a foot 
and a half high ; the leaves are long and narrowed at both extremities. It is a native of Switzerland, whence it 
was introduced in 1813, and it flowers in May and June. It will grow in any soil and situation, and it may be 
propagated either by seeds or dividing the root. 
3.— PHYTEUMA SCORZONERIFOLIUM, Fill. THE SCORZONERA-LEAVED RAMPION. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. 2271 ; and out Jig. 3, in PI. 60. 1 late, ovate-cordate, or ovate ; cauline leaves linear-lanceolate ; spike 
Specific Character. — Leaves of various forms ; radical ones petio- | ovate ; bracteas refle.xed, linear, glabrous. 
Description, &c. — An elegant plant, with a long spike of loose dark purple flowers, with dark orange or 
reddish-purple stamens. The stem is erect and slender, and the leaves are very long and narrow, and they are 
sharply toothed. The spike of flowers is cylindrical, and very handsome, from the colour of the flowers and the 
elegance of their long club-shaped stigmas. There is a variety with white flowers. It is a native of the Alps of 
Dauphine, whence it was introduced in 1817. It is quite hardy, and will grow in any soil or situation that 
is not too rich. 
