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4. Cymes of the fls whorled, almost arranged in a spike. 
Stem 8 — 12 cm. Ls entire, glabr., the caul, linear. Fls 
of a dirty yellow.—High Alp.; W. (Saasthal, Zermatt, St. 
Bernard, 7 ..... celtica L. 1080. 
— Cymes of fls contracted into a head. Stem 5—15 cm. 
Fls pale rose-coloured ....... 5 
— Cymes, at least when in full bloom or when bearing 
seed, arranged in a corymb. Stem 10— 45 cm . 6 
5. Ls ciliate, entire or slightly toothed.—Calc. Alp.; G. 
(Miinsterthal and Yal Muschem). 7 . supina L. 1081. 
— Ls glabr., entire.—Alp.: W. V. B. O. (western Switz.). 7 
saliunca All. 1082. 
6. Stem 10—30 cw, leafless, or with 1 pair besides the 
floral ls. Rt-stock covered with remnants of ls of former 
years. Fls white.—Alp. G. T. U. A. (especially in eastern 
Switz.). 6 ..... saxatilis L. 1083. 
— Stem 25—45 cm , with 3 or several pairs of ls. Rt-stock 
without the remains of ls of former years. Fls rose 7 
7. Ls rather firm, gen. of a bright green, shining, those 
of the non-floriferous stems rounded at the base, scarcely 
cordate, the caul, ls gen. undiv. (very rarely trisect).— 
Rocky places of mount, and subalp. 5, 6 
montana L. 1084. 
— Ls softer, of a rather ashy green, dull, those of the 
non-floriferous stems distinctly cordate, the caul. gen. 
trisect (rarely 5-sect), very rarely (v. intermedia Hopp.) 
undiv.—As the last. 5 . . tripteris L. 1085. 
280. Valerianella. Corn-salad. Ill, 4. 
1. Cal.-limb indistinct on the fr. Spring pis (4—5). Stem 
about 15 cm ........ 2 
— Cal.-limb distinct on the fr., obliquely truncate, one 
tooth (the back one) distinctly larger. Summer pis 
(6—7). Stem 30—40 caw. 3 
2- Fr. round-ovoid, rather compressed, fairly flat on both 
sides, wrinkled crosswise. Common corn-salad. —Fields, 
road-sides, grassy places; everywhere. 4 
olitoria Poll. 1086. 
—, Fr. linear-oblong, quadrangular, with a deep furrow on 
one side.—As the last, but almost exclusively in western 
Switz. 4.carinata Lois, 1087. 
3. Cal.-limb as broad as the fr.; net-nerved. Fls more 
dense than in the' 2 following. Y. eriocarpa auct. not 
Desv.—Fields; very rare and probably only adventitious. 
(Middes, St. Blaise, Aubonne, Zurich) 
* incrassata Chaub. 1088. 
Cal.-limb distinctly narrower than the fr., not net- 
nerved ......... 4: 
