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DAHLIA GLABRATA. Smoota Dwarr 
DAHLIA. 
SSeS Se oe oe ss On On as On OR RS ON DN 
Class and Order. 
SYNGENESIA PoryGaAmtia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Composirs. ) 
Generic Character. 
. Capitulum radiatum, fl. radii ligulatis foemineis neutrisve, 
disci tubulosis 5-dentatis. Involucrum duplex : ext. squa- 
mis foliaceis 1-serialibus circ, 5 patulis reflexisve, int. squa- 
mis 12—16 subbiserialibus longis apice membranaceis basi 
crassiusculis et inter se coalitis. Recept. planum paleaceum, 
paleis membranaceis oblongis indivisis. Styli rami erecti 
aut subincurvi crassi extus piliferi. Anth. ecaudate appen- 
diculate. Achenium oblongo-obovatum obcompressum 
€papposum apice obsolete bicorne.—Herbe Mexicane _ 
8randes. Folia opposita pinnatipartita rarius bipinnati- 
Partita, segmentis ovatis acutis serratis. Radices fascicu- 
late, aliis cylindricis, aliis oblongo-tuberculatis. Rami 
apice elongati nudi 1-cephali. Capitula versicolora disco 
nempe luteo, radio purpureo roseo albo aut flavo. DC. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Dauwia* glabrata ; caule viridi glaberrimo fistuloso, foliis 
bipinnatis glabris superioribus linearibus indivisis, 
rachi alata, foliolis ovatis acutis grosse serratis ciliatis, 
ligulis foemineis, involucri foliolis extimis linearibus 
patentibus. Lindl. 
Danuta glabrata. Lindl. Bot. Reg. 1840. ¢. 29. 
j ilful Curator 
I am indebted to Mr. Fereuson, the very skilful 
of the Satanic Garden of Belfast, for beautiful petite be 
: So named in compliment to ANDREW DaxL, a Swedish Botanist, who 
Wrote on systems of Botany in 1787. 
