TLOEA OF MADAaASCAE. 497 



^ in. long and broad. Lignles about 8, | in. long. Pappus and 

 disk-flowers ^ in. long. Acbene not seen fully deyeloped. — Baron 

 4272! 



Senecio (§ Klei>"oii)et) MEiiASTOMiEFOLiirs, n. sp. 



FruticosuS; carnosus, j^laber, ramis cylindricis, foliis sessilibus carnosis 

 oblongis acutis integris confertis, pedunculo gracili oligocephalo, capitulis 

 radiatis multifloris, involucro campanulato bracteis 10-12 lanceolatis, 



ligulis hiteis, pappo albo flexuoso. 



Stems short, thick^ fleshy, curved, forked, bare except at tbe 

 tip. Leaves crowded at tbe tips of the branches, ascending, 1- 

 1| in. long, \'^ in. broad, disstinctlj triplinerved from the base 

 upwards. Peduncles slender, naked, 2-3 in. long, 3-4-headed. 

 Involucre \ in. in diam. Ligules 8-10, linear. Disk-flowers not 

 exserted from the involucre. Pappus ^ in. long. — Baron 3569 ! 



Sekecio (Kleinotdei) vERXxcosus, n. sp. 



Fruticosus, carnosus, glaber, foliis confcrtis sessilibus oblanceolatis 

 obtusis integris asceiidentibus trinervatis, capitulis radiatis niultifloris 

 corymboso-paniculatis, involuero campanulato bracteis 9-10 lanceolatis, 

 liguHs parvis luteis, floribus discoideis, involucro duplo longioribus, achenio 

 hispidulo, pappo albido fragili. 



Leafy stems woody, ^| in- in diam. Leaves 3-4 in. long, ^- 

 in. broad, shining as if varnished, narrowed gradually from the 

 middle to the base, triplinerved doAvn to the base. Peduncles 

 naked, 3-4 in. long, including the corymb ; ascending minutely 

 bracteatcd peduncles longer than the beads. Involucre -^ in. 

 long and broad. Ligules small, yellow. Achene cylindrical, ^ 

 in. long. Pappus soft, white, ^ in* long. — Baron 3563 ! 



Sexecio (§ Kleixoidei) cicateicosus, n. sp. 



Fruticosus, carnosus, glaber, ramis furcatis, foliorum delapsorura basibus 

 rugosis, foliis confertis sessilibus ascendentibus lineari-subulatis, pedunculo 

 nudo brevi oligocephalo, capitulis multifloris radiatis, involucro campanu- 

 lato bracteis circiter 8 basi connatis, ligulis patulis luteis, achenio glabro, 

 pappo albo fragili. 



Stems woody, cylindrical, | ft. long, simple or once or twice 

 dichotomously forked. Toung leaves crowded towards tbe tips of 

 tbe branches, very fleshy, acute, l-l|in. long. Peduncles slender, 

 stiffly erect, 1-4 in. long, 1-7-headed. Involucre \ in. in diam., 

 glabrous. Ligules about 8, \ in. long. Uisk-flowers rather 

 longer than the involucre. Achene brown, cylindrical, ^ in. long. 

 Pappus and disk-corollas -^ in. long. — Baron 3564 ! Near S. 

 canaliculatuSj Bojer. 



