948 MR. H. H. W. PEARSON ON THE 
HELICHRYSUM BUDDLEIOIDES, DC. Hooker, iii. 290. Trimen, 
iii. 32. 
A semi-shrubby perennial; stems densely lanate; leaves 
glabrous above, densely white-tomentose beneath, with re- 
curved margins. At 6000 ft. (Trimen). 
? CHRYSOGONUM HETEROPHYLLUM, Benth. ` Hooker, iii. 303. 
Trimen, 111. 34. 
Perennial. (635, 5600 ft.) 
Gynura  Pseudo-china, DC., var. hispida. Hooker, iii. 335. 
Trimen, iii. 45. 
A stout biennial (?) herb. Root tuberous and very long ; 
young shoots and leaves densely strigose ; leaves crowded. 
On rocks. (477, 2200 ft. ; 825, 5600 ft.) 
Emilia zeylanica, C. B. Clarke. Hooker, iii. 336. Trimen, iii. 46. 
A erect perennial. Rootstock woody ; roots long, fibrous ; 
leaves semi-erect, semi-coriaceous, glabrous, with recurved 
margins. Common about 6000 ft. (475, 2000 ft.; 666, 
5600 ft.; 355, 5800 ft. ; 815, 6000 ft.) 
Senecio ZEYLANICUS, DC. Hooker, iii. 340. Trimen, iii. 48. 
Perennial. Rootstock woody; roots long and fibrous; 
stem decumbent, leafless below; leaves crowded, linear, 
glabrous, thick and strongly recurved. Young leaves and 
shoots often coloured brown-red. Abundant above 5000 ft. 
(346, 5800 ft.) 
S. LUDENS, C. B. Clarke. Hooker, iii. 345. Trimen, iii. 49. 
A straggling perennial. Rootstock erect and woody; 
leaves rather thick, rugose, or scabrid. Abundant in wet 
places above 4000 ft. 
CREPIS FUSCIPAPPA, C. B. Clarke. Hooker, iii. 395. Trimen, iii. 51. 
A glabrous perennial. Above 5000 ft.; rare. (684, 
5600 ft. ; 378, 5800 ft.) 
TARAXACUM OFFICINALE, Wigg. Hooker, iii. 401. Trimen, iii. 51. 
An introduction from the Hakgala Botanic Gardens, 
which is spreading widely over the patanas. (5600 ft.) 
LOBELIA NICOTIANAFOLIA, Heyne. Hooker, iii. 427. Trimen, 
iii. 57. 
A tall perennial. Stems 5-12 ft., erect, thick, usually 
unbranched, naked below. Leaves thin, pubescent beneath. 
Young leaves semi-erect and hairy. Abundant on the 
patanas above 5500 ft., particularly near Nuwara Eliya; 
usually near streams. Rare below 5000 ft. (467, 3800 ft.) 
