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flosculis hermaph. circa 60, acheniis immaturis angustis cylin- 
dricis apice paullulum contractis obscure puberulis, pappi setis 
albis scabriusculis. 
Hab. British East Africa, Sotik; F. J. Jackson. 
Rhizoma 0°4 em. diam. Caulis 1:0-2°0 em. alt., foliorum 
vaginis omnino obtectus. Folia 3-0-6:0 em. long., in sicco 0°15- 
0°35 cm. lat. Corymbus summum vix 3°0 cm. long. Pedunculi 
proprii usque ad 2:0 em. long.; horum bractex lineares, basi 
dilatatee, circa 1:0 em. long., juniores vero breviores. Invo- 
lucrum 1:0 em. long., vix totidem lat.; calyculi phylla 0°5 em. 
long., erecta. Ligule lutew, obovato-oblonge, brevissime 
3-denticulate, 4-nervosw, 0°8 cm. long. Flosculorum hermaph. 
corolle 0°65 cm. long. Styli rami truncati, penicillati, 0°13 em. 
long. Achzenia 0°15 em. et pappus 0°7 em. long. 
Perhaps near Senecio pachyrhizus, O. Hoffm., but with different 
leaves and inflorescence, smaller heterogamous capitula, &e. 
SENEcIo sarmeENtosus, O. Hoffm. 
British East Africa; Dr. J. W. Gregory. 
S. MaRANGUENSIS, O. Hoffin. 
Mt. Ruwenzori, over 10,000 feet; G. F. Scott Elliot, no. 8110. 
S. cypon1rFoLtius, O. Hoff. 
Tropical East Africa; Rev. W. E. Taylor. 
S. MILANJIANUS, ‘sp. noy. Planta herbacea, erecta, glabra, 
caule crasso humili folioso, foliis longipetiolatis peltatis sub- 
orbiculatis margine plurilobulatis tenuiter carnosulis, capitulis 
mediocribus homogamis pauciflosculosis in corymbos elatos folia 
Magnopere excedentes deorsum eramosos sparsim bracteatos 
digestis, pedunculis propriis capitula excedentibus sparsissime 
bracteatis, involucri cylindrici calyeulati phyllis 12-138 linearibus 
vel anguste lineari-lanceolatis obtusis marginibus hyalinis, 
flosculis cirea 17% involucrum paullulum superantibus, styli 
Tamis truncatis penicillatis, achzeniis subcylindricis superne 
leviter attenuatis 10-costatis dense sericeis, pappi setis sub- 
stramineis scabridis involucrum paullo superantibus. 
Hab. Nyassaland, Mount Milanji; 4. Whyte. . 
Caulis 6°0-8-0 em. alt., 0°5 em. diam., deorsum sx#epe foliorum 
dilapsorum petiolis quasi fibrillis onustus, intervallis 0°5—L*5 cm. 
foliigerus. Folia 3°5-6:°0 cm. long. et totidem lat., tenuiter 
palmatinervia, horum lobuli inter se inequales, sepissime 0°3— 
