326 MR. J. G. BAKER ON THE 
texture, green on both surfaces, with tufts of hairs in the axils of 
the distant areuate main veins beneath. Heads in a dense level- 
topped panicle 4 in. diam.; branches and short pedicels pilose. 
Involuere 4 in. diam. Flowers twice as long as the involucre. 
Pappus 4 in. long.—North Antsihanaka, Baron 5486! Near 
V. Baroni, Baker. 
SpH#RANTHUS HILDEBRANDTII, n. Sp. 
S. caulibus erectis ramosis alatis, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis acutis denti- 
culatis subglabris membranaceis, glomerulis parvis globosis, involucro cam- 
panulato glabro bracteis oblongis obtusis, floribus feemineis pluribus, her- 
maphrodito solitario corolla limbo pallide viridulo profunde dentato, 
achenio dense glanduloso. 
An erect annual, with broadly winged stems about a foot long. 
Leaves 2-3 in. long, about an inch broad, the decurrent base 
forming the stem-wing. Capitula 30-40 in a globose cluster 1-3 
in. diam. Involucre } in. long. Flowers including the achene 
js in. long. Achene rough with glands.— Hildebrandt 2896! 
North-west Madagascar, Baron 5740! Near S. sphenoeleoides, 
Oliv. et Hiern. 
ROCHONIA SENECIONOIDES, n. sp. 
Fruticosa, ramulis glabris, foliis sessilibus lanceolatis acutis facie viri- 
dibus glabris dorso albo-incanis, capitulis copiose paniculatis, involucro 
campanulato bracteis pauciseriatis glabris intimis linearibus obtusis, 
ligulis involucro wquilongis, achenio glabro multicostato, pappo albido 
setis inequilongis. 
A shrub or small tree, with the habit of an Olearia. Leaves 
alternate, moderately firm in texture, 4-5:in. long, under an 
inch broad above the middle, acute, narrowed gradually from 
above the middle to the base. Panicle ample, deltoid; branches 
racemoso-corymbose ; ultimate peduncles 1-2 in. long. Involucre 
4 in. diam.; bracts green, glabrous, rather rigid. Ligules pale 
yellow, 4 in. long. Achene clavate, glabrous, compressed, 3 in. 
long. Pappus as long as the achene— Forests of North-east 
Imerina, Baron 5518! A showy new species of this small 
endemic genus. 
DICHROCEPHALA GossyPINA, n. sp. 
Perennis, caulibus dense cxspitosis brevibus racemosis albo-gossy pinis, 
folis sessilibus profunde lyrato-pinnatifidis, capitulis globosis terminalibus 
peduneulatis, involuero campanulato bracteis foliaceis obtusis, achenio 
ompresso distinete bimarginato flore aurantiaco equilongo. 
