340 MR. SPENCER MOORE ON THE 
revolutis supra glabris et nitentibus subtus araneoso-tomentosis, 
capitulis mediocribus turbinatis deorsum attennatis (se. in caulem 
decurrentibus) ramulos (numero 3-7 approximatis) terminantibus, 
involucri multiseriati aliquantulum araneosi phyllis lineari- 
lanceolatis longissime caudatis sursum recurvis exterioribus 
insigniter brevioribus, radii flosculis circa 20 involucrum vix 
superantibus albis, acheniis basi plumosis, pappi setis scabridis 
adjectis totidem paleis lanceolatis brevibus. 
Hab. Nyika Country, Lake Nyassa, 6500-7890 feet ; Rzchard 
Crawshay. 
Caulis 0°1 cm. diam., subteres, demum glaber. Folia 2°5-3°5 cm. 
long., summa vero gradatim paullo breviora, 0-1 em. lat. Capitula 
circa 1:5 em. long., sunmmum 1:2 cm. lat. Involucri phylla 
extima paullo ultra 1:0 cm. long.; intermedia 1°4 cm., intima 
quam reliqua minus caudata 1-5 em. long. Flosculorum fem. 
corolle tubus 0°4 em., ligula 0-6 em. long., hee summum 0°2 cm. 
lat. Flosculorum hermaph. corolle fere O-4cm. long. Achenia 
nondum matura 0°1 cm. long.; pappi sete 0°5 cm., palew 0:04 em. 
long. 
The singular habit, the relatively narrow involucres, the 
elongated tails to the involucral leaves, and the white florets are 
the main distinctive features of this plant. 
Inuta, Linn. 
I. macropuytua, Sch. Bip. 
Mau, 7-8000 feet; G. F. Scott Elliot. Somaliland, Sheik 
Mahomet ; Dr. Donaldson Smith. 
J. sHrIrENsIs, Oliver. (Bojeria vestita, Baker; Inule Bakervana, 
O. Hoffm.) 
Nyassaland; J. Buchanan, no. 123. 
J. acERVATA, sp. nov.; caule herbaceo elato robusto superne 
ramoso sparsim folioso fulvo-pubescente, folio radicali unico viso 
magno elliptico deorsum cuneatim angustato margine dentato 
petiolo brevi anguste alato fulto supra scabriusculo subtus. 
pubescente, foliis caulinis parvis oblongis obtusis breviter amplexi- 
cauhibus nequaquam decurrentibus supra pubescentibus subtus 
dense tomentosis, capitulis homogamis parvis cy lindrico-turbinatis 
fere 50-flosculosis in glomerulas densas a foliis summis imminutis 
bracteatas digestis, involucri villosuli 6-seriati phyllis exteriori- 
bus (se. serr. I-III.) oblongis obtusis herbaceis sursum scariosis 
