28 MR. G. F. SCOTT ELLIOT 01* 



terminal; involucre-scales very woolly and ciliate at the tip. 

 Corolla about 1 cm. long, with rather long lobes. Pappus of about 

 15 scabrous hairs, with an exterior row | their length. 



Allied to V. Baroni, Baker. 



Bevooy, Fort Dauphin, 2287 ! 



NlDOEELLA LIOULATA, Sp. Xi? 



Frutescens, ramis striatis hirsutis, foliis ovatis aeutis dentatis 

 utrinque scabrido-pilosis, pedunculis brevibus lanatis, involucri 

 eampanulati bracteis sub 3-seriatis, exterioribus linearihus, inte- 

 rioribus oblongis obtusis dorso dense ciliatis, receptaculo foveo- 

 lato, corollse <j> ligulis brevibus 2-dentatis, achieniis hispidia basi 

 areolatis, pappi setis numerosis. 



Leaves somew r hat cuneate at base, coarsely dentate (the teeth 

 callous and glandular) ; leaves 3-6 cm. long and 2-3 cm. broad. 

 Peduncles short, 2-3 together, densely covered with white hairs. 

 Capitula 1*5 cm. in diameter ; outer bracts linear, inner broader, 

 densely white-hairy on the back. Ligule of female flower 3-4 mm. 

 long- Pappus of thin, rather numerous hairs ; achenes with a 

 white cupular areola. 



Woods, Fort Dauphin, 2698 ! also 3005 ! 



APODOCEPHALA MINOR, Sp. 11. 



Frutex, ramis striatis hirsutis, foliis ovatis subacutis basi rotun- 

 datis coriaceis utrinque scabrido-villosis, capitulis corymbosis 1- 

 floris, eorollse tubo glanduloso-hirsuto, involucri bracteis 7-8 f 

 exterioribus parvis lanatis, interioribus gradatim majoribus, intimo 

 magno margine circa florem inflexo, achseniis nigris hirsutis an- 

 nulo cartilagineo coronatis. 



An erect shrub with striate branches covered with scattered 

 brownish hairs. Leaves rounded or subcordate at base, hairy 

 on both surfaces, but especially on the prominent veins below ; 

 blade about 5-9 cm. long and 3-5 cm. broad, with a petiole 

 about 4 cm. Panicles very dense ; capitula in groups of 3-4 ; 

 bracteoles 2, linear, woolly ; outer bracts woolly, inner becoming 

 gradually larger and more glabrous, the innermost with, the edges 

 bent in so as to completely surround the solitary flower. Corolla 

 about 4 mm. long. Achenes black and hirsute, when mature 

 about 4 mm. long. 



This species differs from A. pavcijlora, Baker, by the solitary 

 flower in each capitulum and the very peculiar involucre. 



Woods near Fort Dauphin, 3014 ! also 2527 ! 



