is in the Prodromus of the latter some confusion about 
them which we cannot unravel. L. glabrata was first 
described by Professor Linptsy, and he correctly defines 
and figures it as “ glaberrima:” but De Canpotte’s plant 
of that name is slightly downy, and seems to be the 
Californica of Linvt. Bot. Reg. p. 1823. Yet Dr Can- 
DOLLE is quoted as authority for that plant, which in the 
Prodromus he calls “ Lasta. glaberrima,” and distin- 
guishes by the presence of a pappus of five chaffy scales. 
Both the species of Linp.ey, however, are destitute of pap- 
pus, and are, perhaps, not specifically distinct. H. gla- 
brata has been distributed by the Horticultural Society 
to various gardens, in which it forms a lively hardy annual, 
flowering during the summer months, 
Descr. Root annual, fibrous. Stems somewhat decum- 
bent, flexuose, a foot long, branched, rounded, fistulose, 
glossy, glabrous, as is every part of the plant. Leaves 
opposite, lanceolate, acuminated, carinated, quite entire in 
our specimens, dilated and connate at the base. Flowers 
rather large, golden-yellow, solitary on terminal peduncles. 
Involucre broadly campanulate, cut into twelve to fifteen 
spreading, acute teeth, each tooth corresponding with a 
floret of the ray. Florets of two kinds: those of the cir- 
cumference ligulate ; ligule oblong-oval, spreading, two- or 
three-toothed at the apex ; tube narrow, cylindrical, elon- 
gated, glandular. Germen oblong, broader upwards, com- 
pressed : pappus none. Style scarcely so long as the tube 
of the corolla: Stigma of two linear branches. Central 
florets: Corolla tubular, campanulate above, five-toothed, 
the teeth fimbriated at the back ; the base contracted, glan- 
dular: Anthers yellow : Germen oblong, compressed, a little — 
broader upwards: Pappus none. Style a little longer than 
the anthers: branches of the stigma clavate, hairy on the 
back at the extremity. Receptacle conical, covered with 
numerous little, elongated papillz, upon each of which a 
floret is situated. 
Fig. 1. Floret of the Ray. 2. Stigma of ditto. 8. Floret of the Disk. 
4. Section of the Involucre, showing the Receptacle :—magnified. 
