256 LXXVIII. COMPOSITE. (J. D. Hooker.) [ Erigeron. 
Wightii, DC. Prodr. v. 286; Wight. Ic. t. 1090. E. multicaulis, var. madurensis and 
E. Leschenaultii, DC. l. c. 292. Neilgherry Mts., alt, 7500 ft. Wight describes the 
achenes as glabrous, but figures them hispid. 
Van. 6. uniflora ; subscapigerous, hirsute, radical leaves obovate-lanceolate, cauline 
linear-oblong, heads subsolitary, involucre woolly, bracts sometimes herbaceous and 
recurved, achenes about as long as the pappus. E. acris, var. 6. erigeroides, Clarke 
Comp. Ind. 54. Heterocheta erigeroides, DC, Prodr. v. 282.—Alpine Western 
Himalaya and Tibet, alt. 10—17,000 fz. 
6. E. bellidioides, Benth. in Gen. Pl. ii. 980; perennial, glabrous or 
nearly so, stem very slender grooved sparingly branched, radical leaves lanceo- 
late acutely serrate, cauline sessile oblong or linear-oblong entire or crenate, 
heads 4 in. diam. few long-peduncled, ligules thrice as long as the red pappus, 
shorter hairs few, achenes sub-silky. Clarke Comp. Ind. 55. Aster bellidioides, 
Ham. in Don Prodr. 177 ; Wall. Pl. As. Rar. ii. t. 101; Cat. 2978, Stenactis 
bellidioides, Nees Aster. 274. 
C&NTRAL and Western HiMALAYA, from Kashmir to Nipal, alt. 5-10,000 ft. 
This passes into slender forms of A. alpinus, var. multicaulis, but is usually dis- 
tinet, and perhaps into Æ, monticolus, 
7. E. multiradiatus, Benth. in Gen. Pl. ii. 280; hirsute or pubescent, 
erect, stem stout or slender simple or branched sparingly above, leaves all cauline 
obovate or lanceolate obtuse or acute entire or 1-2-toothed, heads 2-8 in. diam. 
solitary or few long-peduncled, ligules 2-8 times longer than the red pappus 
very numerous, short pappus hairs few, achenes A, in. nearly glabrous. Clarke 
Comp. Ind. 56. Aster multiradiatus, Wall. Cat. 2969. ` A. inuloides, Don 
Prodr. 178, Stenactis multiradiata, Lindl. in DC, l. c. 999, ? Diplopappus 
Roylei, DC. Prodr. v. 276. 
TEMPERATE and ALPINE HIMALAYA, from Kashmir and Kumaon, alt. 7-9000 ft., 
and to Sikkim, alt. 9—12,000 ft. 
The smaller states of this are difficult to distinguish from E. alpinus, var. semi- 
barbata, but the heads are larger, the ligules are very numerous, often 3 in. long, and 
the involueres are broad and villous. The achenes resemble those of Æ. alpinus. 
In respect of the double pappus and habit this comes very near some Sikkim asters, 
especially A. molliusculus. 
DOUBTFUL SPECIES, 
E. aveustissrmus, Lindl, in DC. Prodr. v. 286, is a doubtful plant. The Afghan 
plant of Griffith, doubtfully referred to by Clarke Comp. Ind. 51., is certainly not 
Lindley's E. augustissimus. 
Enicrron, sp, ` hispid and glandular-pubescent, leaves 2-3 in. sessile obovate- or 
oblong-lanceolate acute entire or toothed, heads % in. diam. crowded subglobose, 
invol. bracts linear, ligules rather longer than the yellowish pappus very numerous 
and narrow, achenes small unripe.—Mountains near Peshawur, Stewart (Afghanistan, 
Safed Koh, alt. 9000 ft., Collett). 
23. MICROGLOSSA, DC. 
Slender shrubs, sometimes climbing. Leaves alternate, quite entire. Heads 
small, corymbose or panicled, heterogamous; ray-fl. 9, 1-0 -seriate, fertile, 
ligule minute, white; disk-fl. few or many, D. fertile, tubular; limb dilated, 
3-4-fid.  Involucre campanulate; bracts oo-seriate, narrow, outer shorter; 
i dere flat, naked or nearly so. Anther-bases obtuse, entire. Style-arms of 
` attened, tips long lanceolate. Achenes angled; pappus-hairs copious, 
slender, 1-2-seriate, rather unequal.—Disrris, About 6 Asiatic and African 
species, 
