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MR. G. BENTHAM ON COMPOSITAE. 
Genera. American races. Common races. Old-World races. 
ARNICA. 
Connexions ...| None close; Crocidium, l |. Doronicum, 10 species, 
species, rather distant. Mediterranean and 
Europeeo-Asiatic. 
BENECIO ......... Very numerous species, S. palustris, Hook.; S. Very numerous species, 
north and south, igidus, Less.; S. rese- | north and south. 
difolius, L.; S. pseudo- 
arnica, Less. 
Connexions ...| Culcitium, Gynoxys, and |. HH Notonia, Emilia, Gynura, 
other divergent genera. Cineraria, and other 
» divergent genera. 
WERNERIA ...... 16 Andine species. No common species. 1 Himalayan, 1 Abyssi- 
nian species. 
Connexions ...| Senecio, very neam, == AE Senecio, very near. : 
ONIGUS. o... 35 North-American and | No common species be- | About 130 species, Eu- 
Mexican species, sides colonists. ropeo-Asiatic, Medi- 
terranean, with a few 
tropical species. 
Connexions ...| None very near; the |HMMHMs Carduus, 60 species, very 
two followin; enera close, and many others 
the only apo, A slightly divergent. | 
SAUSSUREA...... None besides the com- | S. alpina, DC About 60 species, chiefly 
mon species. Asiatic, a few Euro- 
pean. 
Oonnenrons -. None near. = -PPa aeres ssori ar SS Serratula, Jurinea, and 
several others, nume- 
rous in species. 
CENTAUREA ...|1 North-American, 5 | No common species, but | Above 300 species, Eu- 
Chilian species. the erican ost | ropzo-Asiatic and Me- 
cosectional with a few | diterranean, 6 tropical 
Mediterranean, tropi- | and 1 Australian spe- 
cal African, and the | cies. 
Australian species. 
HYOSERIS group! Microseris, Krigia, and | No common genera. Hyoseris and Arnoseris, 
Phalacroseris, 16 spe- 5 Mediterranean and 
cies,chiefly North-west Europzo-Asiatie spe- 
American. cies. 
Connexions ...| Cichoriacese generally. A 00 Cichoriacee generally. 
LAPSANA group.| Apogon 1 North-Ameri- | No common genera. Lapsana, 4 species, 1 
can species. orth-east Asiatic (the 
nearest to Apogon), the 
others Europseo-Asiatic 
: and Mediterranean. 
Connexions ...| Cichoriaces generally.  |.................... eese Cichoriacese generally. 
CREPIB ............ 6 species, North-Ame- | C. nana, Richards.; C.bi- | About 90 species, Euro- 
rican; all Eucrepis,in- | ennis, Linn, pzeo-Asiatic and Medi- 
cluding the 2 common terranean, 1 South-Af- 
species, rican, and 1 Australian. 
Eucrepis and several di- 
E verging sections. 
Connexions ...| None nearer than Hie- |... ees Phecasium and a few 
racium, other small nearly 
allied genera. Hiera- 
| cium rather more dis- 
| > tant. 
PORE aos | None besides the com- | P. hieracioides, Linn. About 28 species, Euro- 
mon species, pæo-Asiatic and Medi- 
terranean, including 
the common species, 
which is almost cos- 
x mopolitan. 
Connexions ...| None nearer than Crepis. |........... esee None nearer than Crepis. 
HIERACIUM ....| About 25 northern and | Sections Archhieracium | Above 100 species, many 
15 southern species, | and Stenotheca. H.mu- | Archhieracium, few 
belonging to the com- | rorum, Linn.? Stenotheca besides 
mon sections; mostly Pilosella, which is not 
| extratropical or moun- American. 
| tain, and chiefly Steno- 
| | theca. 
Connexions ... Malacothrir, 9 Andryala, 6 Mediterra- 
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Anisocoma, 1 species ; 
neither very close. 
nean species, very close. 
