Violacese. Resedaceae. 
85 
— Spur as long as the appendages of the cal. or almost 
half as long as the cor.. 24 
24. Stipules gen. lyrate-pinnatifid, terminal lobe gen. much 
larger, often foliaceous and crenate. Ann. or bienn. pis 
(also perenn. in the Alp.).—a. valesiaca Thom. Pets small, 
pale, scarcely as long as the cal.; pis small 3—8cm, 
gen. covered with a dense pubescence; lower Is cor¬ 
date-rounded.—b. arvensis. Pets scarcely longer than the 
cal., yellowish white, the 2 upper ones often partly violet. 
Middle lobe of the stipules foliaceous, crenate. c. sege- 
talis .lord. Same characters but middle lobe of the sti¬ 
pules narrow, scarcely toothed. The same variety with 
larger, and more coloured fls constitutes V. gracilescens 
Jord. —d. alpestris. Fls larger, more brightly coloured; 
middle lobe of the stip. foliaceous, crenate.—e. hella. 
Like the last var. but the middle lobe of the stip. nar¬ 
rower, not or hardly toothed.—Fields, fallow; b. every¬ 
where; a. Wall.; c. Yaud and Friburg rarer; d. and 
e. mount, and subalp. 5, 6 . . tricolor L. 282. 
— Stipules almost palmate-multifid, with linear or linear- 
oblong lobes, the middle one not or scarcely longer 
than the others. Perenn. pis. (Rt-stock branched, creep¬ 
ing.)—Alp. on limestone; from Obwald to Gruyere, 
wanting in Wall., doubtful in Graub. 6 lutea Huds, 283. 
OBS. V. alba-hirta (badensis Wiesb., intricata Arv.-Touv.!), abortiva 
Jord. sec. Lamott., adulterina Godr. ? vaudensis Haussk. ? ; arenaria-Riviniana 
(Burnati Grml.); Beraudii-hirta (according to Favrat and Wolf); calcarata-tricolor 
(Christii Wolf!) hirta-odorata (permixta Jord.); mirabilis-sylvatica (spuria 
Celak.); mirabilis-Riviniana (according to Schmidely); Odorata-scotophylla; 
Odorata virescens. 
9. Resedaceae. 
85. Reseda. Mignonette. XI, 3. 
1. Seps 4. Ls undiv., linear-lanceolate, with a small seta¬ 
ceous tooth on each side of the base.—Road sides; 
rubbish heaps. 6 .... luteola L. 284. 
— Ls 1—2-pinnatifid, or at any rate 3-fid . . 2 
2. Middle caul, ls 1—2-pinnatifid. Seed smooth.—Road 
'sides, shores; distrib. 6 . lutea L. 285. 
— Middle caul, ls undiv. or 3-fid. Seed wrinkled . 3 
3. Divisions of the cal. enlarged at maturity (8—10 mm). 
Fls scentless. Seed 2 1 /zrnm long.—As the last, rare and 
variable; Y. 4, 5 . . . Phyteuma L. 286. 
— Divisions of the cal. not sensibly enlarged at maturity. 
Fls fragrant. Seed l l /2 mm long. An ornamental plant. 5—8 
f odorata L. 287. 
