NEW CHINESE PLANTS. 511 
Yunnan: mountain-slopes at 6000 ft. near Mengtze, Han- 
cock, 8; in woods at Mengtze, A. Henry, 9851. 
Gerbera Henryi, Dunn; a G. Delavayi, Franchet, bracteis in- 
volucralibus angustis, vel certius, quum plante vive comparantur, 
nervis prominentibus (A. Henry) distinguenda. 
Herba perennis, pedalis, acaulis ; rhizomate erecto vel ascen- 
dente, fibros longos crassos emittente. Folia petiolata, sub- 
coriacea, supra glabra, subter preter nervos albotomentosa, 
ovata, 23-6 poll. longa, cordata, apice obtusa, dentata vel 
irregulariter inciso-sinuata, nonnunquam basi lobis paucis run- 
cinatis ; petioli alati, 3-14 poll. longi. Scapa solitaria, mono- 
cephala, laxe lanuginosa, bracteis subulatis multis provisa. 
Capitulum radiatum, 1-11 poll. diam. Involucrum ex basi 
turbinata campanulatum, 8-9 lin. longum; bractew exteriores 
subulate, interiores gradatim latiores, acute. Flores radii dilute 
rosei, 10-11 lin. longi, ligula tubo quali tridentata, biseriati. 
Antherarum caudicule glabre. Achenium pubescens, pappo 
albido. 
Yunnan: Mengtze, on grassy mountains in exposed rather 
- barren spots, Henry, 9111. 
Crepis Phenix, Dunn ; ex affinitate C. setose, Hall. f. 
Herba perennis, 6-18 poll. alta, rhizomate multicauli. Caulis 
undulatus, striatus, ramosus, setis flavidis plus minus indutus vel 
subglaber. Folia sessilia, chartacea, setis flavidis subter (pra- 
cipue in venis) conspersa, supra subglabra, oblonga, acuta vel 
breviter acuminata, basi rotundata vel subcordata amplexicaulia, 
13-23 poll. longa, margine setaceo-dentata. Capitula corymbosa, 
sepe numerosa, 6-9 lin. diam., receptaculo nudo. Jnvolucrum 
4-6 lin. longum; bractee uniseriate cum paucis exterioribus 
brevibus, laxis, linearibus, anguste, obtuse, margine scarioso, 
costa setis pectinata. Flores flavi, 8-9 lin. longi. Achenia 
brunnea, supra angustata, vix rostrata, striata; pappo albo. 
Yunnan: Mengtze, mountain pastures and waste places, local, 
Hancock, 162, grass mountains at 6000 ft., A. Henry, 10290: 
Yunnanfu, Ducloux, 293. 
Six out of eight of these specimens, collected at different times 
and places, had apparently sprung up after older stems had been 
destroyed by fire. It is possible that the species affects such 
pastures as are subject to periodical fires. 
