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glabrous achenes, and the longer pappus are the chief points by 
which this can be distinguished from H. felinum, Less. 
Heticurysum Kirxu, Oliver 6 Hiern. 
Masailand, 5~-6000 feet; G. F. Scott Elliot, no. 6458. 
H. Krrrmansart, Oliver. 
Kilimanjaro; Rev. W. E. Taylor. 
H. (Chrysolepidea § Xerochlena) Gregori, sp. nov. Veri- 
similiter suffrutex elatum, caulibus robustis subteretibus striatis 
piloso-pubescentibus deinde glabris, ramulis gracilibus piloso- 
pubescentibus, foliis sparsis parvis ovatis vel  ovato- 
lanceolatis obtusis amplexicaulibus margine undulatis pilosis 
supra scabriusculis membranaceis, capitulis mediocribus late 
campanulatis ad apicem ramulorum corymbosis pedunculatis 
multiflosculosis, pedunculis gracilibus araneosis, involucri circa 
7-seriati_glabri phyllis obovato-oblongis obtusis integris vel 
rarius erosis intimis oblongis quam reliqua brevioribus omnibus 
appendice scariosa radiante lutea coronatis, flosculis minimis 
extimis femineis, receptaculo plano, acheniis minimis glabris, 
pappi setis corollas sepe excedentibus barbellatis luteis. 
Hab. Rangatan Ndaro, Leikipia; Dr. J. W. Gregory. 
Folia modice 1°5-2°0 em. long., alia vero extant paullo longiora 
vel breviora. Pedunculi usque ad 3°5 cm. long., spe vero 
breviores. Involucri 0°6 cin. long. demum 1-2 em. diam. phylla 
extima 0°4 cm. interiora 0°5 cm. intima 0°3 em. long. Corolle 
modo 0:06 em. long. Achenia 0°03 em. long. Pappus sub 
flore 0:12 em., tandem 0°3 em. long. 
Very near H. fetidum, Cass., which has a different clothing 
and different leaves, larger flower-heads and florets, &e. 
H. srrosum, Harv. 
Nandi, 7-8000 feet, ‘and Ruwenzori Mt., 9500 feet; G. F. 
Scott Elliot. 
H. (Chrysolepidea § Xerochlena) Ex.1ort, sp. nov. Humile, 
subacaule, dense foliosum, foliis radicalibus comparate elongatis 
oblongis sessilibus 5-nervibus una cum foliis caulinis brevioribus 
tomento dense coarcto cutem mentiente obsitis, eapitulis medi- 
ocribus paucis (2-3 ?) ad apicem caulis arcte approximatis late 
ovoideis multiflosculosis, involucri multiseriati phyllis oblongis 
obtusis acutisve scariosis basi spe araneosis in exemplariis 
duobus mihi obviis nondum radiantibus pallide brunneis deorsum 
sordide albis phyllis intimis quam reliqua angustioribus necnon 
