498 MR. J. O. BAKEK ON THE 



Senecio (§ Klei>'oidet) MONOcEPnALUs, n, sp. 



Fruticosus, carnosus, ramis crassis foliorum delapsorum basibus rugosis, 

 foliis confertis sessilibus ascendentibus lineari-subulatis carnosis glabris, 

 pedunculo brevissimo inonocepbalo, capitulis radiatis multifloris, involucro 

 campanulato piloso, bracteis lanceolatis, ligulis parvis luteis, fioribus dis- 

 coideis involucro aequllongis, achenio glabro, pappi setis albidis flexuosis. 



A fleshy erect imdershrub a foot high, with stout brauchlets 

 rough with the raised bases of the old leaves. Young leaves 

 crowded towards the ends of the stems, ^in. long, j'^in.iti diain., 

 acute. Peduncle not longer than the leaves. Involucre cam- 

 panulate, | in. long and broad; bracts about 12 and a few small 

 ones at the base. Ligules spreading, | in, long. Achene only 

 seen immature. Pappus ^ in. long. — Baron 3561 ! 



Senecio (§ KLEiNTA)HrLDEBRA:N-DTir, n. sp, 



Fruticosus, carnosus, glaber, ramis crassis deorsum foliorum delapsorum 

 basibus rngosis, foliis confertis ascendentibus subulatis carnosis, capitulis 

 parvis discoideis copiose corymboso-paniculatis, pedunculis bracteatis, invo- 

 lucro infundibulari bracteis 5 lanceolatis, floribus involucro sesquilougiori- 

 bus, achenio glabro, pappo albo fragili. 



Stems 1-1| ft. long, simple or dichotomously forked, leafy in 

 the upper half. Leaves crowded, ascending, very fieshy, 2-3 in. 

 long, under a line in diameter. Panicles dense, level-topped, 

 2-4 in. in diam. Involucre ^ in. long; pedicels with lanceolate 

 bracts at the middle and base. Plowers all discoid, 5 in a head. 

 Achene only seen immature. Pappus and corolla ^ in. long 

 :Baron 35G2 ! 4218 ! Also HildebrandtSQ2S ! From Andranga- 

 loaka, on sunny hill-sides. 



GeRBEBA EMIE^^E2^SIS, n. sp. ^ 



Perennis, rbizomate dense piloso, foliis petiolatis oblanceolato-oblongis 

 dentatis subcoriaceis utrinque glabris, pedunculo gracili stricto elongate 

 pubescente, involucro campanulato bracteis paucis lanceolatis pubescen- 

 tibus, ligulis exsertis, floribus discoideis involucro aequilongis, achenio 

 cylindrico piloso, pappo albido setoso. 



A perennial, with a thick short erect pilose rootstock, and a 

 rosette of radical leaves. Leaves 1^-2 in. long, ^| in. broad, 

 narrowed gradually to the base, moderately firm in texture, dark 

 green ; petiole pilose, |-1 in. long. Peduncle slender, erect, 

 densely pubescent, about ^ in. long. Involucre | in. long and 

 broad; outer bracts gradually shorter. Eeceptacle naked, 



