306 LXXIII. COMPOSITE (OLIVER AND HIERN). [Brachycome. 
about }-4 in. diameter, solitary on peduncles }-2 in. long, terminating 
the branches and bearing occasionally a few alternate bracts. Scales 
of involucre narrowly elliptical, acute or subacute, pilose, subequal, 
appressed. Ray-fl., ligule linear recurved white bidentate 2-4 times 
longer than involucre. Achenes subcompressed, obovate-oblong, 
minutely hairy, obscurely angled. 
Mozamb. Distr. Moramballa and Zambesi Delta, Dr. Kirk ! 
18. FELICIA, Cass. ; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. PI. ii. 274. 
Capitula heterogamous, radiate. Florets of ray 1—2-seriate pistil- 
late, of disk perfect or the inner or all sterile. Involucre hem1- 
spherical or broadly campanulate, scales 2-00 -seriate, imbricate, narrow, 
with scarious margins, outer smaller or nearly equalling the immer. 
Receptacle plane, naked or foveolate. Corolla of ray ligulate, of disk 
regular tubular gradually dilated to 5-toothed mouth, Anther-base 
obtuse unappendaged, tips lanceolate. Achenes compressed ecostate, 
or with 1-2 slender costs ; pappus setaceous, l-seriate scabrid, cadu- 
cous or subpersistent, sometimes with a minute outer series.— Low 
shrubs or herbs, often much-branched at base. Leaves alternate, 
entire or toothed. Capitula usually distinctly pedunculate. Ray- 
florets blue or white. ; 
A considerable genus confined to the Cape of Good Hope with the exception of the 
two following species. 
Herb from wiry stock. Leaves narrow-elliptic-oblong and 
peduncleshispid . . 2... . 1 1. ee ee 
Shrubby. Leaves narrow-linear. Peduncles glandular-pu- 
berulous . : woe ee 
1. F. Richardi. 
2. F. abyssinica. 
1. FB. Richardi, Vatke in Linnea xxxix. p. 481 (1875). Stock 
slender or wiry; branches ascending or erect, terete, hirsute, 
below, }-3 ft. high, simple, terminating in 1-headed peduncles ° 
1-4 in., naked or 1-2-bracteate. Leaves alternate, narrow-elliptic- 
oblong or oblanceolate, obtuse and shortly apiculate or acute, base 
attenuate, subsessile, entire or with 1-2 small teeth, hispid or setulose, 
margin more or less revolute; about 1 in. long } in. broad. Capit 7 
campanulate 4-3 in. diameter. Involucral scales pluriseriate, bned ° 
lanceolate, acute, setose-hirsute, loosely appressed, inner nearly 3 “ot 
long, scarious-margined. Ray-florets 12-15. Apical connective 7 
anthers linear-oblong. Achenes oblong compressed sericeous. Papp 4 
l-seriate, setaceous, scabrid, tawny, subequal.—Agathea abysein™ t. 
Hochst. in Hb. Schimp. Abyss. sec. iii. 1890 ; Aster abyssinicus, 1100 .. 
le. sec. 1. 37; Agathea dentata, Rich. FI. Abyss. i. 384 (a more lax 
riant form, less hispid and with distinctly toothed leaves). 
Mile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper! Dillon and Petit! &c. 
2. F. abyssinica, Sch. Bip. in Hb. Schimp. Abyss. sec. ies . 
Rich. Fl. Abyss. i. 383. Low shrubby much-branched 3-1 ft. hig? v 
more ; branches terete, leafy, extremities hirsute, older glabrate, rag 
with prominent scars of fallen leaves. Leaves closely alternate, tak 
somewhat narrowed to each end, sessile, entire, or minutely 8¢ 
