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hairs. Heads terminal, on long slender naked peduncles. Invo- 
lucre 3 in. long, of two rows of adpressed lanceolate green rather 
hispid subfoliaceous bracts, the inner rather shorter than the 
outer. Ligules bright yellow, 1-4 in. long, with a rudimentary 
style and small pilose achene. Scales of the receptacle lanceo- 
late, acute, as long as the disk-flowers. Immature achene cylin- 
drical, densely pilose, crowned by a minute dentate coroniform 
pappus.— Central Madagascar, Baron 2084! A near ally of 
A. Boeri, DC., which Mr. Baron has also gathered (1876!), but 
with an involucre nearly as long as the ray-flowers. 
EPALLAGE HUMIFUSA, n. Sp. 
Perennis, caulibus decumbentibus pubescentibus parce ramosis, foliis 
petiolatis ovatis obtusis inciso-crenatis membranaceis utrinque viridibus 
parce pilosis, capitulis solitariis terminalibus longe pedunculatis, involucri 
late campanulati bracteis biseriatis lineari-oblongis subzequilongis obtusis, 
ligulis 10-20 oblanceolatis, achenio glabro subcylindrico, pappo coroni- 
formi dentato. 
A perennial herb, with very slender trailing shortly pubescent 
stems, with ascending monocephalous branches. Leaves alter- 
nate; petiole about 4 in. long; blade 2-1 in. long, bread ovate, 
truncate or slightly cordate at the base, always obtuse, deeply 
crenated, membranous, green and obscurely pubescent on both 
surfaces. Heads solitary at the end of slender erect peduncles 
2-4in.long. Involucre broadly campanulate, 3 in. in diam., § in. 
long ; bracts biseriate, obtuse, slightly hispid, rigid in the lower 
part, foliaceous towards the tip. Ligules bright yellow, § in. 
long, with a small achene and unbranched style. Scales of the 
receptacle rigid, as long as the disk-flowers, sometimes lacerated 
at the tip. Achene glabrous, subcylindrical, with a minute coro- 
niform paleaceous pappus.—East coast of Madagascar, Baron 
1513 ! 1595! Mr. Baron has also collected the allied Æ. dentata, 
DC., several times (641, 910, 952, 982) and E. anemoncfolia, 
DC., once (19881). Dr. Parker has sent us the latter under the 
native name of ** marovolena." 
EPALLAGE MINIMA, n. Sp. 
Annua, erecta, hispida, copiose ramosa, foliis parvis petiolatis utrinque 
hispidis inferioribus ovatis dentatis superioribus lanceolatis, capitulis soli- 
tariis terminalibus lenge pedunculatis, involucri late campanulati bracteis 
subeequilongis lineari-oblongis obtusis hispidulis apice foliaceis, ligulis 
parvis obovatis, achenio glabro clavato, pappo coroniformi dentato, 
