470 71. composite: cynaboid bls. 



1. Centaurea Picris, Pall, in Willd. Sp.Pl. iii. p. 2302. 

 Acroptilon Picris, DC. Prodr. vi. p. 662; Ledeb. Fl. Ross. ii. p. 750; 



Franchet, PL David, p. 183. 



Kaxstth : north of the Hoangho (Piasezki ex Maximowicz in 

 litt.). 



Central Kussia and Asia Minor to North-west India and 

 Siberia. 



[Centaurea moschata, Linn. (Amberboa moschata, DC), is com- 

 monly cultivated in gardens around Peking.] 



2. Centaurea monanthos, Georgi, Itin. i. p. 231, ex Ledeb. Fl. 

 Boss. ii. p. 751. 



Centaurea grandiflora, Pall. Itin. iii. pp. 237, 321 . 



Centaurea membranacea, Lam. Encycl. i. p. 666. 



Rhaponticum uniflorum, DC. Prodr. vi. p. 664; Ledeb. FL Boss, ii. 

 p. 751 ; Maxim. Prim. Fl. Amur. p. 176, et Ind. Fl. Pek. p. 473; Franchet, 

 PI. David, p. 183. 



Leuzea daburica, Bunge, Enum. PL Chin. Bor. p. 37. 



Chihli : near Peking {Bunge ! Bretschneider ! Hancock !), 

 Jehol (David, 1746!); Shingking : Peiling (Webster I), Fung- 

 shan (Boss !) ; Coeea : Chemulpo (Carles !). Mus. Brit. ; Herb. 

 Kew. 



Altai eastward. 



[Carthamus tinctorius, Linn., is extensively cultivated in China 

 (Bretschn. Early Ees. p. 160), and is more or less naturalized iu 

 some parts.] 



71. COMPOSITE: MuTisiACEiE. 



1. Ainsli»a acerifolia, Schultz-Bip. in PollicMa, xviii. p. 188 ; 

 Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. ii. p. 187 ; Francli. et Savat. 

 Enum. PI. Jap. i. p. 264. 



Ainsliaea affinis, Miq. loc. cit. 



Coeea : Soul mountains (Carles !) ; Coeean Aechipelago : 

 Green Island (Oldham, 441 !). Herb. Kew. 

 Japan. 



2. Ainsliaea fragrans, Champ, in Hook. Kew Journ. Bot. iv. 

 p. 236 ; Walp. Ann. v. p. 311 ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. p. 192 ; Fran- 

 chet, PI. David, p. 184; 8. Moore in Joum. Bot. 1875, p. 231. 



